A year ago, a production facility of a beverage company became the subject of ne

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A year ago, a production facility of a beverage company became the subject of negative news coverage following complaints that it had been slow to alert the community to some contamination of the water supply. During the reporters' investigation, several employees came forward to blame a supervisor who they claimed was nasty and unfair in his dealings with them. After the stories spread online, the human resource department noticed that the number of workers applying for jobs at the facility had tumbled, and so had the quality of applicants who did apply. The troublesome manager was dismissed, and now the human resource department is investigating how to improve the ethical climate at the facility. Which of the following measures would contribute most to the effort? O shutting down channels through which unethical acts might become known O recognizing that, for a business, ethical issues are mainly relevant in the short term O including measures of ethical behavior in performance management O keeping quiet until the incidents are forgotter O sending executives to an off-site private retreat to write a code of ethics together

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1. C. Including the measures of ethical behavior in performance management

2. A. It will solve a significant problem

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