1. What is the ethical dilemma facing Wal-Mart in this case? Do Wal-Mart’s associates also face an ethical dilemma? If so, what is it? Wal-Mart is trying to implement the Kronos system which will automate a process that usually requires personal judgment. The Kronos system will create work schedules that are favorable to the company’s profit margin. Wal-Mart will be responsible for the potential conflicts the new system may cause its employees. Wal-Mart employees will face an ethical dilemma
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1. What is the ethical dilemma facing Wal-Mart in this case? Do Wal-Mart’s associates also face an ethical dilemma? If so, what is it? Wal-Mart is trying to implement the Kronos system which will automate a process that usually requires personal judgment. The Kronos system will create work schedules that are favorable to the company’s profit margin. Wal-Mart will be responsible for the potential conflicts the new system may cause its employees. Wal-Mart employees will face an ethical dilemma
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1. What is the ethical dilemma facing Wal-Mart in this case? Do Wal-Mart’s associates also face an ethical dilemma? If so, what is it? Wal-Mart is trying to implement the Kronos system which will automate a process that usually requires personal judgment. The Kronos system will create work schedules that are favorable to the company’s profit margin. Wal-Mart will be responsible for the potential conflicts the new system may cause its employees. Wal-Mart employees will face an ethical dilemma
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1. What is the ethical dilemma facing Wal-Mart in this case? Do Wal-Mart’s associates also face an ethical dilemma? If so, what is it? Wal-Mart faces the ethical dilemma of Quality of Life. While there are many components discussed in the book that comprise quality of life, the one component most subject to violation by Wal-Mart would be Maintaining Boundaries. The flexible schedule system being implemented by Wal-Mart does have business value, but at what cost? Wal-Mart rationalizes the system
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* 10. M A N U A L work scheduling is COSTLY and INEF FECTIVE * 11. KRONOS * 12. %IMP R O V E D P RODUC T IVI T Y H I G H E R CUSTOMER SATISFACTION * 13. How it works INPUTS PROCESSES OUTPUTS * 14. BUT w...a..it. * 15. UNPREDICTABLE WOR K HOURS * 16. UNSTABLE h o u r l y W A G E S * 17. Case SOLUTIONS * 18. 1 What is the ethical dilemma facing Wal-Mart in this case? Do Wal-Mart’s associates also face an ethical dilemma? If so, what is it? * 19. E T H I
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DCS5138 Management Information Systems CASE STUDY 1 Flexible Scheduling Good or Bad for Employees? With nearly 1.4 million workers domestically, Wal-Mart is the largest private employer in the United States, Wal-Mart is also the nation’s number one retailer in terms of sales, registering nearly $379 billion in sales revenue for the fiscal year ending January 31, 2008. Wal-Mart achieved its lofty status through a combination of low prices and low operational costs, enabled by
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To: Board of Director’s Audit Committee From: Director of Internal Audit RE: Audit of Generic Hospital Report Corporation Date: Feb 5th, 2014 I. Introduction: Many questions have arisen regarding the quality and efficiency of the in-house maintenance group. All four departments have consistently gone over their maintenance budget by an average of $200,000 per year, including a total of $250,000 spent on rework at extra cost. The aim of this audit is to identify any control weaknesses
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Case Class Discussion – Farma Corporation Do not Pass in Discussion Questions QI: Gain an Understanding of the Client: • What does the organization do? o Farma Corporation: Farma Corporation is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in New Jersey; sales for 1982 were $2 billion. • Why were we called in? o Maintenance Cost Allocation and Quality Concerns: Managers are complaining that they are being overcharged by the in-house maintenance group for poorly-performed
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................................................. 3 Defining Different Types of HRIS Solutions..................................................................................... 5 What Are HR Systems Managing? .............................................................................................. 5 What Are the Main HR Software Solutions? .............................................................................. 5 HRIS Solutions ..................................................
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confidence in the system. • Revoke over 52,000 user IDs suspected of misusing access to students’ private information. • Demonstrates IT’s role in providing quick and convenient access to data. • Illustrates how the very same technology has the potential to threaten privacy and cause more harm than good. 4 Management Information Systems Chapter 4 Ethical and Social Issues in Information Systems Understanding Ethical and Social Issues Related to Systems • Past five years: One of the
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