Effective Supervision You return from vacation and find that while you were away, your assistant forged your name to a cash advance to cover the cost of office supplies. Although the purpose of the advance is appropriate, you're frankly shocked that your assistant would forge your signature. A young man you manage tells you that one of your female peers has made a sexual advance toward him. Your peer is married, has children, and is a popular and respected department head. The young man is very flirtatious and has mentioned unwanted sexual attention from other women in the company on at least two other occasions.
Integrity is defined as that quality of state of being complete, whole, or undivided.
But managers should pursue that goal with the practical understanding that many people find it quite possible to divide themselves into multiple ethical selves. It has been noted earlier in discussions related to Schwartz's The Battle for Human Nature that assumptions concerning human nature have a profound impact on our attempts to control human behavior. Acceptance of this assumption logically leads to change efforts focused almost exclusively on behavioral control. However, we believe that human beings are essentially good and open to growth and change. Most employees prefer being associated with a just organization that supports ethical behavior and disciplines unethical behavior.