Meaning ● Ethical Asymmetry Management, within the SMB landscape of growth and automation, involves the strategic navigation of disparities in knowledge, resources, or negotiating power between the business and its stakeholders. It’s about ensuring fairness and ethical conduct when an SMB leverages technological advancements or implements changes that might create imbalance. Crucially, it also addresses the ethical dimensions of scaling operations using automation, where decisions impact employees, customers, and the broader community. Automation of key functions often accentuates asymmetry.● Small to medium-sized businesses should incorporate ethical oversight mechanisms when implementing new AI driven automated processes. SMB owners must recognize that a reliance on algorithms, for instance, should never come at the expense of employees. In order to grow, ethical conduct is paramount when imbalances in power come to light. Ethical issues arise when SMEs need to utilize information obtained at potentially asymmetrical informational contexts to successfully expand their product into larger markets.
