Ethical standards are often considered difficult to enforce.Which one of the following is a good approach to ensuring ethics are followed?
A)Randomly inquiring of certain employees whether they are being ethical or not.
B)Routinely check to ensure that applicants make truthful statement on their employment applications.
C)Ensuring the CEO always includes a comment on the newsletter that ethics are important and must be followed.
D)Ensuring that key employees sign conflict of interest statements.

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Enforcing conflict of interest statements for key employees is a good approach to ensuring ethics are followed because it helps to mitigate potential ethical violations before they occur. It also holds employees accountable for their actions and helps to establish a clear understanding of what is and is not acceptable behavior in the workplace. Randomly inquiring about ethical behavior or including statements about ethics in a newsletter are not as effective in ensuring ethical behavior, and routine checks of applicant information only address a small portion of potential ethical issues.

Ethical Standards Are Often Considered Difficult to Enforce