Associations, like other professional organizations, are made up of individuals with unique sets of values.
Association ethics should embody and support the values held by members, staff and other integral parties; positive alignment of values for the good of an association can be managed when there is commitment by organizational leaders.
When the leader and organizational decision-maker takes on the role of chief ethics officer and models ethical leadership, it sends a strong message that ethics and integrity are top priorities for the entire organization.
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