June 2016

Confronting Harassment and Discrimination Complaints

Business Ethics, Sexual Harassment, Workplace Behavior / /

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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Signs of Ethical Collapse in an Organization?

Business Ethics, Ethical Culture, Workplace Behavior / /

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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