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Pam works for a corporation that recently fired three top managers who were caught using the company credit cards to lavishly furnish their offices and even purchase office furniture that was found in their personal homes.
 
  Which method of maintaining an ethical culture is Pam's company pursuing?
  A) serve as a visible role model
  B) communicate ethical expectations
  C) provide ethical training
  D) visibly punish unethical acts
  E) provide protective mechanisms

Question 2

Describe and discuss the use of written essays as a means of performance evaluation.
 
  What will be an ideal response?


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Answer to Question 1

D
Explanation: D) Research suggests managers can have an effect on the ethical behavior of employees by adhering to the following principles: be a visible role model, communicate ethical expectations, provide ethical training, visibly reward ethical acts and punish unethical ones, and provide protective mechanisms. In this example, the company is visibly punishing unethical acts.

Answer to Question 2

Probably the simplest method is to write a narrative describing an employee's strengths, weaknesses, past performance, potential, and suggestions for improvement. The written essay requires no complex forms or extensive training to complete. But, in this method, a useful appraisal may be determined as much by the evaluator's writing skill as by the employee's actual level of performance. It's also difficult to compare essays for different employees (or for the same employees written by different managers) because there is no standardized scoring key.



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