Organizations SHOULD Be Informed
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Ethical Principles
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Self-Interests: “Never take any action
that is not in the long-term self interests
of yourself and the organization to which
you belong.”
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Personal Virtues: “Never take any
action that is not honest, open, and
truthful, and which you would not be
proud to see reported widely in national
newspapers and on network television.”
Hosmer, Larue, The Academy of Management Review, Volume
20, Issue 2, (April., 1995), 379-403.
Code of Ethics
III. Avoid Conflicts of Interest
In working at Google, we have an obligation to always do what's best for the
company and our users. When you are in a situation where competing
loyalties could cause you to pursue a personal benefit for you or your friends
or family at the expense of Google or our users, you may be subject to a
conflict of interest. All of us should avoid circumstances that present even
the appearance of such a conflict.
Below we provide guidance in six areas where conflicts of interest often
arise:
• personal investments
• outside employment and inventions
• outside board memberships
• business opportunities found through work
• personal relationships at work, and
• accepting gifts and other business courtesies
“ In each of these situations, the rule is the same - you must avoid conflicts, and if you face a potential
conflict of interest, review the situation with your manager and Ethics and Compliance officer and get
their approval.”
Google Code of Conduct. Google, 28 July 2009. Web. 9 June 2010.
<http://www.scribd.com/doc/17736210/Google-Code-of-Conduct>.
Office Romance in the News
Good Morning America video on office romance
•Supervisor encourages open-communication
•“Asking them not to date would be impossible,
and in fact not helpful to creating the kind of
culture we want here.”
•Less people than ever are keeping their office
romance a secret
Office Romance. ABC News Video, 25 Oct. 2007. Web. 9 June 2010.
<http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/playerIndex?id=3767500>.
Advantages of our Position
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Protects both parties from potential
lawsuits regarding harassment and
retaliation
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Employer is not responsible if the
relationship ends badly
Disadvantages of our Position
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Employees right to privacy
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Can cause unwanted competition in a
work environment
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Can upset office politics
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Dealing with the breakup at work
Our Preference
Only office romance between a boss and
subordinate should be reported to the organization
Excerpt from NCR Corporation’s Code of Conduct
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NCR does not seek to insert itself into employees' personal relationships. However,
when an employee has a significant personal relationship with another employee,
complications can sometimes arise that may cause problems in the workplace. To
minimize the chances of any adverse impact on the workplace, it is essential that
employees conduct themselves in a fully professional, appropriate, and mature manner.
Additionally, employees with management responsibilities should be aware that having
an intimate relationship with a lower-level employee in their organization might limit
their ability to manage certain aspects of the business or otherwise cause problems in
the workplace. Therefore, the company strongly discourages employees from living
with, dating, or becoming involved in a romantic relationship with another person over
whom the employee has supervisory, hiring, or disciplinary authority.
Managers/subordinates who have or enter into such a relationship are required to
immediately disclose the existence of the relationship to Human Resources or the
Ethics & Compliance Officer, so that the Company may take appropriate action to
address issues that may arise.
Self-interests and Personal Virtues Principles
support this position
Nuti, William. NCR Corporation Code of Conduct. NCR Corporation, 5 Jan. 2010. Web. 9 June 2010.
<http://www.ncr.com/documents/CodeCond-English.pdf>.
Works Cited

Google Code of Conduct. Google, 28 July 2009. Web. 9 June
2010. <http://www.scribd.com/doc/17736210/Google- Codeof-Conduct>.

Hosmer, Larue, The Academy of Management Review, Volume
20, Issue 2, (April., 1995), 379-403.
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Nuti, William. NCR Corporation Code of Conduct. NCR
Corporation, 5 Jan. 2010. Web. 9 June 2010.
<http://www.ncr.com/documents/CodeCond-English.pdf>.
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Office Romance. ABC News Video, 25 Oct. 2007. Web. 9 June
2010.
<http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/playerIndex?id=376
7500>.