There are times when the employees in a company, especially at tech firms, influence the ethics there. Google and Microsoft employees recently made their employers go back on some initiatives, the employees deemed weren’t adhering to their set of values. Engineers and skills developers have been known to place value on aspects of work beyond merely monetary compensation. This is a crucial aspect tech firms need to understand to improve their talent recruitment and retention levels. Younger employees from the millennial generation, in particular are known for their preference towards companies adhering to their set of ethics. Social media also plays a strong role now, as employees can gang up together to voice their views and concerns. The governance paradigms also influence the employer- employee relationship.

Source:http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/can-tech-employees-change-the-ethics-of-their-firms/

Uploaded Date:07 January 2019