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Based on the ethics climates presented in chapter 6, which climate best describes PPG Industries? Is this climate type best for promoting ethics in the workplace? Explain why or why not.

There is a section in the book entitled Ethical Climates where it talks about what ethical climates are and goes on to say, "three different types of ethical yardsticks are egoism (self-centeredness), benevolence (concern for others), and principle (respect for one's own integrity, for group norms, and for society's laws). These ethical yardsticks can be applied to dilemmas concerning individuals, a company, or society at all.

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Based on the ethics climates presented in chapter 6, which climate best describes PPG Industries? Is this climate type best for promoting ethics in the workplace? Explain why or why not.

There is a section in the book entitled Ethical Climates where it talks about what ethical climates are and goes on to say, "three different types of ethical yardsticks are egoism (self-centeredness), benevolence (concern for others), and principle (respect for one's own integrity, for group norms, and for society's laws). These ethical yardsticks can be applied to dilemmas ...

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