Imagine that you are a manager at a consumer products company.Your company is in negotiations for a merger. If and when the twocompanies merge, it seems probable that some jobs will be lost, butyou have no idea how many or who will be gone. You have fivesubordinates. One is in the process of buying a house whileundertaking a large debt. The second just received a relativelylucrative job offer and asked for your opinion as his mentor. Youfeel that knowing about the possibility of this merger is importantto them in making these life choices. At the same time, you fearthat once you let them know, everyone in the company will find outand the negotiations are not complete yet. You may end up losingsome of your best employees, and the merger may not even happen.What do you do? Do you have an ethical obligation to share thispiece of news with your employees? How would you handle a situationsuch as this?
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