Managerial secrecy: An ethical examination
Journal of Business Ethics · 1992 · Volume 11 · Issue 2
Abstract
The paper studies the ethics of withholding information about an impending layoff and describes those situations in which managerial secrecy might be justified. It describes a layoff situation in which a manager has the latitude to decide what information to release and when, lists the reasons managers commonly give for withholding the information and analyzes each reason from a consequentialist and a Kantian perspective. The paper uses Sisela Bok's analyses of lying and secrecy to create the prima facie case against secrecy in the situation.
Keywords
Economic Growth, Prima Facie, Reason Manager, Managerial Secrecy, Prima Facie Case
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