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Glossary of Management Values and Ethics

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By Éric Charette. Ethical values are an important topic of discussion both in the federal government and in the private sector. These days, decision-making processes leading to a plan of action, the hiring of an employee or a dismissal must be carried out in keeping with a code of conduct. Considerable efforts have been made by society in recent years to eradicate workplace problems such as harassment, blackmail, wasted time and money, conflicts of interest . . . Employees and managers are strongly encouraged to resolve conflicts with discretion, honesty, respect.

The terms in boldface are just a few examples of the terminology contained in the Glossary of Management Values and Ethics which was prepared from terminological information taken from publications on the theory of management values and ethics and from the reports of discussion groups on values and ethics in the public service.

The Glossary contains some 250 entries, along with a number of definitions and observations. The terminological content on management values reflects new trends being adopted by managers at the dawn of the twenty-first century. These are new terms to the layperson, yet they bear some resemblance to general vocabulary. Management values and ethics are, in fact, very closely related, particularly when it comes to the description of certain realities or ethical dilemmas relating to the workplace.

The Glossary of Management Values and Ethics is a very valuable reference work for any organization wishing to set up an ethics program and for anyone required to translate a document relating to management values and ethics. The Translation Bureau invites you to consult the Glossary free of charge on its Internet site.

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