When managers are unethical, employees will emulate the bad behavior. Eventually, the unethical environment will hinder business. For example, if managers take credit for subordinates' work, some ...

GM's 2014 ignition switch recall cost over $1.7 billion and was linked to 124 deaths. The company knew about the defect for ...

In the world of business, the pursuit of profit can sometimes lead companies down an immoral path. While some corporations maintain high ethical standards, others turn to dubious practices to gain an ...

As a business owner, finding employees you can trust is not just a desire, it's an absolute need. Most of us want to believe that the person sitting in the office is ethical and trustworthy. However, ...

Last week, I was interviewed by David Banks, the Senior Content Marketing Manager at NAVEX Global, for the firm’s blog. One of the questions he posed to me struck me and it was “When it comes to ...

Most leaders would claim they want the utmost ethical standards upheld by those they lead. But they might be shocked to discover that, even with the best of intentions, their own leadership may be ...

For example, the spontaneous moments of ethical behavior – like how a manager handles unexpected dilemmas or navigates tough decisions in real time – are more likely to be witnessed in person. Remote ...

People share many different things at work to try and brighten the drudgery of office life. They append moral quotes to an email signature line. They sit little statues of Buddha or other religious ...

In today’s difficult business environment, it can be easy to overlook ethical dilemmas in the workplace out of sheer exasperation. But when a company makes the effort to treat employees in a fair and ...

Scientists have developed a concept called Empowerment to help robots to protect and serve humans, while keeping themselves safe. Rather than trying to make a machine understand complex ethical ...