This leads to a clear understanding of the logic that stands at the basis of the memo, giving suggestions about the position and attitude of the author and shedding light on the sequence of arguments. 3. The memo is ethical because it encourages open communication, characterized by the lack of ulterior motifs or personal agendas, thus eliminating possible sources of lies or half-truths, rendering the process moral (Mazur). The memo addresses the problem of communication within the organizational frame, but, at a deeper level, it has implications on the values shared by employees, on the organizational culture.

Attempts of influence are omnipresent today. Each person is surrounded by messages that suggest a certain behavior or try to induce change at a certain level, through different tactics. Freedom of choice is a desiderate far from reach at present. While one might think he makes decisions independently, without exterior influence, he finds himself conditioned by numerous factors that limit his options or determine a certain behavior.

Societies today, and especially Western societies, are groups of people that influence, persuade, demand, request and manipulate each other to reach desired aims. All relationships are negotiations, give-and-take transactions. The present environment is extremely dense with influence attempts. The need for an ethical view in inherent. But ethical issues are especially complicated because the boundaries and variables are fluid and highly subjective. Usually,...

Influence is not coercive by nature, hence the difficulty to establish any clear determinations. Pronouncements of right and wrong become a tough challenge and an open subject for debate.
In all areas of activity people try to steer situations toward their desired ending, and in doing so they employ different tactics directed at influencing behavior. This phenomenon is extremely important in organizations, where it can easily transcend ethical requirements and become a source of negative pressure on the individual, diminishing his free will.

Along with every managerial position comes also the responsibility to the subordinates for true leaders. From an ethical perspective, in each decision the leader has to consider also the interest of the followers. Hence thoroughly analyzing every aspect prior to decisions, a real dive into details, results to be not only a good basis for acquiring a strategic perspective over business, but also an ethical measure.