ACCOUNTING TERMS - ACCOUNTING DICTIONARY - ACCOUNTING GLOSSARY

From the web's #1 provider of ratio analysis / financial analysis

With over 3,600 accounting terms and growing, we are the Internet's most complete and popular accounting dictionary of accounting terms. Ranked #1 by all major search engines for: Accounting Terms, Accounting Dictionary, and Accounting Glossary.

Your requested accounting terms definition is below. If you require additional accounting glossary definitions, please enter the accounting terms you require.

TONE AT THE TOP Definition

TONE AT THE TOP

 

TONE AT THE TOP refers to how an organization's leadership creates the tone at the top - an ethical (or unethical) atmosphere in the workplace. Management's tone has a trickle-down effect on employees. If top managers uphold ethics and integrity so will employees. But if upper management appears unconcerned with ethics and focuses solely on the bottom line, employees will be more prone to commit fraud and feel that ethical conduct isn't a priority. In short, employees will follow the examples of their bosses


purchase and download glossary
Suggest a Term