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1. What do you think about the notion presented by Terris that Lockheed's ethics program does little to prevent ethical breaches at the highest level of the organization? (Terris, Daniel. (2005) Ethics at Work: Creating Virtue at an American Corporation. Brandeis University Press. Waltham, MA.)
2.. Are the efforts put forth—such such as making sure higher level executives participate in training—enough to help executives navigate what Terris calls the 'ethical minefield' faced by leadership in such an organization?
3. What are some things that could be done to address the issue related to ethics at higher executive levels of the organization.
4.Terris points out that the company's program is overly focused on individuals and that it doesn't really address group dynamics that can impact ethical situations. For instance, there can be a tendency for groups to 'go with the flow' of the group decision making process and overlook ethical issues in the process. What would you recommend that Lockheed Martin do to address this situation?

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1. What do you think about the notion presented by Terris that Lockheed's ethics program does little to prevent ethical breaches at the highest level of the organization? (Terris, Daniel. (2005) Ethics at Work: Creating Virtue at an American Corporation. Brandeis University Press. Waltham, MA.)

Consider the main objective for effective ethical conduct to prevent breaches deals with (a) realistic protocols that hold everyone, including, the highest level of the organization to operate accordingly to such policies (b) not imposing consequences that prevents attempts to breach areas of concerns, i.e., privacy, confidential data, etc. Try and think on Terris main concept in limited consequences for that higher level of management that are often prone to breach such areas of ...

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