The Ethical Organization

Learning Objective 3

  1. Explain what is meant by ethical behavior.

People face ethical choices every day. Is it wrong to use a company credit card for personal purchases? Is a $50 gift to a client unacceptable? Compare your answers by doing the quiz in Figure 12.2.

An ethics quiz.

Figure 12.2 The Wall Street Journal Workplace Ethics Quiz

Source: Ethics and Compliance Officer Association, Waltham, MA and the Ethical Leadership Group, Global Compliance’s Expert Advisors, Wilmette, IL. (Printed in The Wall Street Journal, October 21, 1999, pp. B1–B4). © 1999 by Ethics and Compliance Officer Association. Reprinted by permission. All rights ...

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