Managing Ethically [109-10,9481 fter implementing efficiency.imprwing techniques, many companies commonly lay off hundreds or thousands of employees A situation that can generate employee stress and other work-related problems. Also, these enployees may experience guilt because they stayed while many of their colleagues and friends were fired. Questions 1. Either by yourself or in a group, think through the ethical implications of using a new functional strategy to improve organizational performance 2. What criteria would you use to decide which kind of strategy is othical to adopt and how far to push employees to raise the level of their performance? 3. How big a layoll, if any, is acceptable? If layoffs are acceptable, what could be done to reduce their harm to employees