Ethics sage “Sons and Daughters” Program Violates FCPA For seven years, between 2006 and 2013, J.P. Morgan Chase hired about a hundred interns and full-time employees at the request of government officials in China and Asia as part of its efforts to build banking relationships in the fast-growing region. The hiring, dubbed internally as a […]
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Protecting Confidential Information in the Workplace Imagine you have “proprietary information or “trade secrets” that are not generally known to the public and would not ordinarily be available to competitors except via illegal or improper means. For example, trade secrets of manufacturing processes, business plans, computer programs, customer lists, and so on. To protect the
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Social Media Increasingly Used to Bully Others in the Workplace I have previously blogged about the problem of cyberbullying in the workplace and how it emanates from an abuse of power. It has been reported that most of the time cyber cyberbullying in the workplace is treated with shoulder shrugs. Employers do not see how this social
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Occupational Well-Being of Women Lags That of Men Pay equity between men and women persists, with women earning 80% of what men earn. Gender bias may be even more of a problem as old stereotypes still exist, and women are judged by a different set of standards than men. Recently, more women have moved up
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How to Develop a Process to Manage Ethical Dilemmas Yesterday I blogged on my ethicssage.com website about “The Role of Management in Establishing an Ethical Culture.” The culture of an organization evolves from the values and ethical standards that should guide all actions and decisions. Today’s blog addresses “How to Deal with Ethical Dilemmas in
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Employee Protections & Workplace Harassment Workplace retaliation occurs when an employer punishes an employee for engaging in legally protected activity. Retaliation can include any negative job action, such as demotion, discipline, firing, salary reduction, or job or shift reassignment. However, retaliation can also be subtler, as explained by the legal website, NOLO. Federal Protections Federal
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How to Identify Bullying Behavior by Employees Workplace Bullying refers to repeated, unreasonable actions of individuals (or a group) directed towards an employee (or a group of employees), which are intended to intimidate, degrade, humiliate, or undermine, or which create a risk to the health or safety of the employee(s) including physical and emotional stress. Workplace Bullying often
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Guidelines to Promote Ethical Decision-making in the Workplace In my last post I discussed a model for ethical decision making, which can be applied to the ethical analysis of challenging issues in the HR function. Today I address the ethics of handling discrimination and harassment complaints. Most employers are anxious when faced with discrimination and
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Reasons and Rationalizations for Unethical Conduct Are there specific signs to look for of impending collapse of an organization? In her book The Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse, Marianne Jennings analyzes the indicators of possible ethical collapse in companies and provides advice how to avoid impending disaster. Jennings starts with a description of ethical collapse,
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Developing an Effective Whistleblowing Program Does a strong workplace ethic that promotes whistleblowing enhance the moral actions of corporations? Yes, is the short answer. As we found out during the frauds at companies like Enron and WorldCom, as well as the financial recession, corrupt organizations can only be stopped through whistleblowing. Cynthia Cooper is a
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