Work-Place Ethics WHAT DO WE MEAN BY WORK-PLACE ETHICS? One of the most important responsibilities that we place on the leaders of organizations is upholding the highest standards of ethical behavior. In a nutshell, this comes down to doing the right thing even when the wrong thing might also have some attraction. Work-place ethics are most often related to decision-making processes. Most leaders face the opportunity to choose between alternative courses of action in their work situations
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example, once two employees stop dating, one person may believe that the former partner no longer treats them fairly or ignores them when a promotion should be considered. It is at this point that the less senior employee could claim that a hostile work environment has evolved and pursue litigation against the employer. This concept was displayed eight years ago in the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal. Former President Clinton allegedly had an affair with then a White House intern Monica Lewinsky. As a result
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Ethical Issues in Management Jaceson Bradford MGT 216 May 3, 2010 Bill Link Introduction In today’s workplace it is important to understand how making an accurate hiring decision can affect the organization. With jobs becoming increasingly difficult to arrive at because of the economy, applicants for employment are willing to misrepresent their credentials in the application process. Managers are faced with ethical and legal aspects of hiring along with social issues that make ethically
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My Nursing Ethic Grand Canyon University Ethical Decision Making in Health Care NRS-437V July 21, 2011 My Nursing Ethic There are several factors that contribute to who humans truly are as individuals. We are all shaped by our personal experiences, memories, emotions, and knowledge affecting our perceptions, reasoning and judgment of people and situations. The collection of these factors makes up the basis for an individual’s personal ethical philosophy. A personal philosophy, or worldview
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Preparing to Conduct Business Research Preparing to Conduct Business Research: Part 3 A current situation happening at St. Luke’s Medical Center is the dilemma of transitioning their work force of temporary employees to full-time employees, but they cannot choose them all. When St. Luke’s decided to undertake this hiring process the first things they had to consider were the significance of the hiring, the scope and magnitude of the hiring, and finally how feasible the hiring was going to be.
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Ethical Ethical Dilemmas 1 Mayah, a 2.5 years old child in your care, get extremely tired and agitated after lunch each day but her parents have strongly suggested they do not want Mayah to have a nap as they find it hard to get her to sleep at night if she sleeps during the day care. The staff member decides to let Mayah sleep as she believes the child really needs it. The parents visit at the time the child is sleeping and complains to the director about this matter: Recognition of the dilemma:
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The concept of ethical obligation GEORGE Tenet and the Last Great Days of the CIA PADM 500: Modern Public Administration August 2, 2013 Identify four (4) cross-coded ethical dilemmas facing former CIA Director George Tenet and assess their impact on his leadership abilities. During George Tenet tenure as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, there were several ethical dilemmas he faced, among which most significantly were the violations of national and international
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Nilam Sari C1I015031 7. Karina Aprilia W C1I015037 8. Riyan Ardiyana C1I015043 Jenderal Soedirman University Faculty of Economics and Business I. Introduction I. Background Ethics Behavior and Social Responsibility Ethical behavior is that which is morally accepted as “good” and “right”. And opposed to “bad” and “wrong”. Social responsibility is a moral principle of an entity, be it an organization or individual, to act towards betterment of society at large. It is
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Measurement 15 Productivity Variables 17 Productivity and the Service Sector 19 Ethics and Social Responsibility 20 Summary 20 • Key Terms 21 • Solved Problems 21 < Self-Test 22 • Internet and Student CD-ROM/DVD Exercises 22 • Discussion Questions 22 • Ethical Dilemma 23 • Problems 23 • Case Studies: National Air Express 24; Zychol Chemicals Corporation 25 • Video Case Study: Hard Rock Cafe: Operations Management in Services 25 • Additional Case Study 26 • Bibliography 26 • Internet Resources 26 Developing
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A Model of Ethical Decision Making: The Integration of Process and Content Roselie McDevitt Catherine Giapponi Cheryl Tromley ABSTRACT. We develop a model of ethical decision making that integrates the decision-making process and the content variables considered by individuals facing ethical dilemmas. The process described in the model is drawn from Janis and Mann’s [1977, Decision Making: A Psychological Analysis of Conflict Choice and Commitment (The Free Press, New York)] work describing
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