{"id":522,"date":"2019-04-10T16:53:58","date_gmt":"2019-04-10T16:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-organizationalbehavior\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=522"},"modified":"2024-04-24T22:58:01","modified_gmt":"2024-04-24T22:58:01","slug":"introduction-to-behaving-ethically","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/wm-organizationalbehavior\/chapter\/introduction-to-behaving-ethically\/","title":{"raw":"Introduction to Behaving Ethically","rendered":"Introduction to Behaving Ethically"},"content":{"raw":"<h2>What you'll learn to do:\u00a0Describe the methods to encourage ethical behavior in contemporary organizations<\/h2>\r\nAs you read in the last section, ethical violations can happen on an individual or corporate level. It is imperative to implement ethical standards and behaviors throughout every level of business operations. An ethical company begins with smart hiring practices and onboarding processes. 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