Decisions are made every day in the workplace and can have ethical implications. It is important to conduct business ethically because these decisions can impact their businesses, their employees, their shareholders, their customers and eventually society. As organizations integrate ethical values ​​into their corporate culture, they will have an engaged workforce that will have higher morale, higher employee retention, and higher production. “Executive members of the American Management Association (AMA) responded to an online survey about company values. Ethics and integrity were among the company values ​​of 76% of respondents and 72% said they were practiced most or all of the time. Yet respondents witnessed unethical behavior: micromanagement (70%), hidden agendas (56%), dissension within senior management (58%), and failure to extend appropriate credit (59%) )” (Plunkett, Attner and Allen, 2008). , p.66). The company's environment put a lot of pressure on their employees, both managers and line workers. Without questioning the competence in their role and assuming that it is adequate, many employees experience dissatisfaction and frustration in their position. They feel that their professional goals are either undemanding or unrealistic, and they experience stress that can harm their performance. Conflicting responsibilities for their work, family, friends and themselves leave staff feeling confused. This personal confusion and conflict negatively impacts their thinking and personal well-being and much of the stress comes from the difference between what people think "is happening" and what they think "should" happen in their lives. .. middle of paper ......that employees treat their customers. Some of the best traits a leader can possess are personal ethics and personal responsibility. The leaders of the scandalous companies of the 2000s failed in their personal ethics, which had a negative impact on their companies, their employees, their shareholders and their communities. Unethical organizations can cause an individual to behave unethically. An organization can induce unethical behavior in employees in several ways: by offering unusually high rewards, threatening unusually harsh sanctions, and placing too much emphasis on results (Plunkett, Attner, & Allen, 2008, p.68). Leaders have great influence over their subordinates. Leaders teach their employees about ethics more through their actions and example than through the organization's code of ethics. Unethical employee behavior is also linked to company culture.