Ethical Considerations. A company executiveaccidentally emailed you a confidential spreadsheet with thesalaries of all employees in the company. You took only aquick peek before deleting it, but you looked at it longenough to discover that other managers at your level areearning anywhere from 10 to 40 percent more than you are,even though you’ve been at the company longer than any ofthem. Based on this discovery, you believe you deserveconsideration for a raise. How will you handle the situation?

Ethical Considerations. A company executiveaccidentally emailed you a confidential spreadsheet with thesalaries of all employees in the company. You took only aquick peek before deleting it, but you looked at it longenough to discover that other managers at your level areearning anywhere from 10 to 40 percent more than you are,even though you’ve been at the company longer than any ofthem. Based on this discovery, you believe you deserveconsideration for a raise. How will you handle the situation?

Management, Loose-Leaf Version

13th Edition

ISBN:9781305969308

Author:Richard L. Daft

Publisher:Richard L. Daft

Chapter5: Managing Ethics And Social Responsibility

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