Learning focus: recognizing your
personal ethical values, recognizing the importance of ethical values in the
workplace, unique ethical dilemmas and decisions, personal ethical decisions
Weekly Discussions:
LA 1:
Following is a list of ethical issues that are
significant in most workplaces and issues that are often associated with
ethical dilemmas in organizations.
·
invasion of privacy
·
confidentiality of personnel information
·
being penalized for refusing to do something in violation of
common morality
·
being penalized for after work conduct
·
written reasons for demotion or transfer
·
privacy related to accessibility of others to personnel files
Which one of these is personally most important – or would be most
important – to you in the workplace and why?
LA 2:
Scenario:Assume you have frequently been late to work in the past several
months, not for a specific reason except that you overslept several times, are
often disorganized about getting your children to the school bus in the
mornings, and about getting yourself ready for work. Your manager asked to meet
tomorrow to discuss your tardiness. You are concerned you will be fired.
You are considering lying to your manager
about the reason(s) for your tardiness.
How would you respond to your manager and why?
