IMPLEMENTING ETHICS POLICIES3

When implementing an ethics policy, a company should consider various issues that may arise and affect the implementation process. The problems may include employees’ resistance to change, mostly when the management has not effectively communicated the change. Employees may also resist change when there is bias in decision-making, and the administration does not uphold transparency (Kazmi et al. 2014). Equal employee treatment facilitates their commitment and can improve productivity and compliance to attain organizational objectives. Secondly, the cost of implementing the ethics policy may be high due to the training required for managers, supervisors, and workers. The practice should also align with the corporate objectives to prevent further costs.

The Communications Plan of The Ethics Policy

Every company's management must properly communicate their ethics to the workforce to create awareness and facilitate policy enforcement. The managers should adopt several communication channels and outline the message so that the employees and other stakeholders can quickly understand. The communication may involve providing copies of the policy to employees and newsletters. The policy message should also be divided into smaller parts and distributed to the personnel gradually. Presenting huge information may overload the workers with the policies, preventing them from capturing critical information. The personnel in charge of communicating the ethics policy should coordinate with other organizational departments to ensure proper utilization of the available firm resources. Sometimes the existing communication channels may be efficient for sharing the new guidelines, and at times the management may require new media that require organizational resources.