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Branford Develop Formal Ethics Policy Statement Dealing Specifically With Issues Related To Genetic Screening For Employees

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Learning Activity 5

Learning Activity 1

Can a CEO have personal values that conflict with the values promoted by the organization and still be an effective ethical leader for the organization?

The CEO’s personal values are affected by his personal values because ultimately, judgment is linked to a person’s character and their values. Because judgment is linked to leadership, in order for the CEO to be an effective leader in the organization he must inspire trust and his values must be aligned with the companies. Eich’s judgment suppresses Mozilla’s commitment to “keeping the web open” as well as the values of equality and inclusive.” (Week 5 Learning Activities, 2016) This is why many are leaving Mozilla.

Communication is the key to letting people know what your values and philosophy. Had Eich expressed his values, senior management would have known and weighed that with the company’s values before deciding to promote him to CEO. (Waters & Bird, 1987)

Learning Activity 2

1. Should Branford develop a formal ethics policy statement dealing specifically with issues related to genetic screening for employees? And if so, what points should be included in the policy?
Yes, as corporate Ethics Officer for Branford I would advise them to form an ethics policy dealing with employee genetic …show more content…

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