Exercising your Ethics
I Heard it Through the Grapevine
The Situation
Assume that you are a divisional manager at a large high-tech company. The company has just lost a large contract, and the human resources director has just advised company executives that they must cut the workforce by 10 percent within three months to preserve their financial position. You are distressed at the prospect of losing long-time employees, especially those nearing retirement or with young families.
The Dilemma
As you ponder the situation, another regional member has brought up a potential solution that will spare you from actually laying off employees. “The grapevine has worked against us in the past, so let’s make it work for us this time. If we leak word that ...
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