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What is ethics training?
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The common perception of ethics is that it is simply doing the right thing. Real life, however, is rarely black and white. Often, the choices we make are not between right and wrong, but between good and best or between the questionable but beneficial option and the pure but unproductive choice.
The goal of ethics training is to provide both motivation and instruction. Ethics training should motivate employees and executives to do the right thing but also instruct them in how to choose the right thing to do.
In a 2003 survey by The Conference Board, the majority of ethics, human resource, and legal officers expected more than six major business scandals among Fortune 500 companies during the next year. At the same time, though, nearly sixty percent, believed that ethics programs greatly reduce the likelihood of a major scandal at their own company.
Corporate America is still reeling from scandals at Enron and other corporations, and one of the main ways businesses are responding is through developing ethics training for employees. Much of the material covered at ethics training may seem like common sense, or simple reminders to do the right thing. Experience has taught, however, that in the heat of the moment or in the fog of bureaucracy, it often becomes much more difficult to recognize and to do the right thing. Ethics training aims to help employees see their situations clearly and make the ethical choices.
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