Whether you decide to do what is best for everyone or what you feel is best to protect an individual's rights, deciding what to do in difficult situations will always be a challenge. In all ethical dilemmas, everyone would agree that it is important to think carefully before taking action. How can managers communicate to their employees that they expect them to act ethically? List three or four concrete ways that a manager can create an atmosphere at work in which employees know that the company expects them to act in an ethical manner.
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There are a number of things that a manager can do.
Model ethical thinking and behavior in his/her own actions. That is, managers can share with employees some of the dilemmas they've found themselves in and the actions that they have taken.
Write an ethics code and display it prominently in the building.
Make ethics training a part of the orientation process for new employees.
