Section Six
book company Alibris, started collecting
messages sent from Amazon.com to its
customers.^12Nonetheless, the guidelines for evaluation of the ethics of
various practices and programs are available, and it is often the
role for those in human resources to take the lead when it
comes to ethical treatment of employees. Michael Losey has
provided the following guidance on the matter of ethics:
Advocacy and ethics are important for any
profession, but they are especially significant
roles for human resource managers... It is
customary that the HR executive makes his or her
contribution by first and always being a member
of management. At the same time, HR executives
are paid to understand their communities,
workplace, employee attitudes, and government
regulations and requirements. It is up to the HR
professional to balance and advance the interests
of all parties within the business and strategic
thrust of the organization. On occasion, the HR
executive may even find it necessary to put him-
or herself at risk in order to balance these
interests. This is especially the case when