5CO03: Workplace ethics has been an increasing focus for businesses, policymakers, and regulatory bodies in recent years: Professional Behaviors and Valuing People Assignment, CIPD, UK

Rotten apples, bad barrels, and sticky situations: unethical workplace behavior

Workplace ethics has been an increasing focus for businesses, policymakers, and regulatory bodies in recent years. In the wake of corporate scandals, talk often turns to how organizations can change their culture and manage unethical behavior. But, to make a much-needed change, we need to understand why unethical behavior occurs in the first place. With this knowledge, business leaders and people professionals can take meaningful action to tackle it.

This report Rotten apples, Bad Barrels, and Sticky Situations: a review of Unethical Workplace Behavior provides evidence-based, practical lessons that people professionals and leaders can use to minimize the likelihood of unethical behavior in their workplace.