Ethical Issues In The Workplace

Jerry Mason, senior vice president and general manager at Morton-Thiokol, and Morton-Thiokol were on the brink of negotiating the booster’ rocket contract renewal with NASA. Although, it is not an acceptable reason, we could see how engineers and others below the authority of Jerry could be afraid to state something contrary to what he stood by. When someone’s self-interest and pride gets in the way of engineering, it can neglect the welfare of the public, and cause them harm. This case study highlights many irresponsible, and ethical failures in a professional work environment. Jerry Mason failed to abide by the following impediments for responsible action; self-interest, ignorance, and group thinking.

Paying attention to business ethics is crucial to all companies, including business owners. Human resources functions and associates directly with most ethical challenges in the workplace. (Ingram, 2015) Human resources deals directly with employees of a company, meaning human resources deals with and handles the numerous ethical pitfalls that can lead to a company's demise or put a dent in the reputation or financial sustainability or a company or business if not handled properly. (Busse, 2014) Understanding the importance of ethics in human resources is crucial for any company and business owner, whether in a local startup or a multinational place of business. (Ingram, 2015)

Ethics helps one to understand the concepts of right and wrong, while also teaching us what it means to be moral. Factors including religion, beliefs, feelings, and our culture are the foundation of the decisions we make in life, but is not the sole voice of reason. In this scenario of What Would You Do, a hair dresser begins by asking her client about her boyfriend and if he is tall, dark and handsome. The client proceeds to respond but is interrupted once her white boyfriend walks into the shop. The hair dresser then bashes the interracial couple stating, “you are an embarrassment to the black family, you should be with a strong black man.” Throughout the video, several clients defend the couple and explain that love conquers all and if

1. Discuss an ethical dilemma that you have had to face in the workplace. Ethical dilemmas

Ethical dilemmas are particularly sensitive issues in the workplace because the well-being of the individuals and the organization as a whole are at stake. Employees must feel as though they are being supported and not punished, and should not feel as though they were being put on display; their dignity should always remain intact. This paper examines how, as a high school principle, I would address the issue of one of the high school teachers becoming addicted to prescription drugs.

Current curricula at most educational institutions teach students the financial implications of unethical acts, such as the risk of fines, penalties, lawsuits, and damaged reputations. It is true these actions negatively affect the firms bottom line but more importantly the students need to learn that unethical behavior can actually harm employees in tangible, nonmonetary ways. This harm can also propagate to the family and friends of the victim and other coworkers who whiteness these unethical behaviors such as bullying and discrimination. Business students are the future managers and directors of companies, therefore; it is crucial for them to recognize the physically and psychologically damage that unethical behavior in the workplace causes. Educators, have the ability, to help students to consider the financial implications of unethical acts, and the adverse effect on the profitability of the firm. Professors help students to put themselves in those workers’ shoes who are affected by bad behavior.

Can we improve the effectiveness of decision-making in the workplace; absolutely, but the question remains, how, and by what measure, if we take the ethical decision tree as an example, it narrows the deciding factor down to four ethical questions and from there we can make an intelligent decision, first is it legal, secondly, will maximize shareholder value, thirdly, is the proposed action ethical, and fourthly, would be ethical not to take action.

I believe in the given situation that the most obvious solution is to publish it with both names, the fired colleague and myself, because being fired from a job for being honest and respectful to coworkers reflects well on you, and poorly on your boss. If, however, he does decide to fire you, it would be easy to explain to future employers the cause of your termination, and would hopefully to other companies, to prove you are a respectful and honest employee. The ethics codes that support this claim are as follows: I. Fundamental Canons: sub 3., 4., 5., 6.; II. Rules of Practice: e., f.; and III. Professional Obligations 1, 2, 4, 5.. "Issue public statements only in an objective and truthful manner, Act for each employer or client as faithful

Good ethics is essential in the workplace to have a good, working environment. Many companies now enforce ethics training, in hopes that the good ethics will rise above bad ethics. But in too many cases that does not happen.

Stating this new position, I was bright eyed and bushy tailed, I was not prepared for this at all. This make me wonder when people are facing an ethical dilemma, do we need to have crucial conversations? For example, what would you do if or what lines should never be cross in business. What is their thought process? Did the go into ethical dilemma with the intent to cover things up and deal with the consequences as it arrive? For instance, Volkswagen deliberately deceived consumers with its "Clean Diesel" campaign and decided to pay. Not one person involved went to jail. It makes me wonder, did anyone had any remorse. This is my third time bringing up the ethical dilemma, I was a part of, and I still cry about it. I'm not the same person;

An organization which actively promotes ethical behavior creates a positive work environment with dedicated employees. Corporate policies and training can support procedures for handling situations that may arise. Employees feel more confident when they know they will be treated equitably at work and given opportunities to succeed. Confident employees are more productive, creative, involved, and committed to the organization. When we know we will be treated with honesty, fairness, and respect, we are able to trust our coworkers. That trust enables people to work together more effectively and accomplish the goals of the organization.

Social media policies are becoming more and more prevalent and are a commanding tool that companies can used to protect their image and reputations. These policies often have "strict rules regarding what employees can post about the company online, including whether or not they are even employed by the company." (Admin, 2013) When an employee breaks these policies and posts something that is inappropriate, too personal or unprofessional, the lines between personal and professional lives are blurred and careers can be

Many reports and lawsuits have been registered related to ethical and other legal issues in the workplace. Sexual harassment is one of the most registered lawsuits in the courts over the past several years. The news of this ethical issue is common in multi-national companies, political institutes, schools and colleges as well as military institutes. Because of this, many bright professionals have lost their careers; a huge amount of cash has been paid in legal settlements; there have been many devastated families; and the court has been compelled on numerous occasions to make changes in legislation related to this issue. However, everything has been changed with the new legislation. Now, there are certain aspects or laws that might not be acceptable, which were accepted ten years ago (Marshall, 2005).

In the business world, one of the biggest problems that companies and employee’s face is whether or not it’s ethical for companies to monitor their employee’s social media accounts. It is very common for companies to conduct Internet searches for their potential employees, in order for them to decide whether or not they should hire them. Many companies have also begun to fire based on what their current employees are posting on their social media accounts. Some employees believe these are major violations of their rights to privacy and feel that companies have no right being allowed access to their social media accounts, much less, fire based on them. However, companies have it in their best intentions to

Personal values may conflict with ethical decision making if those personal values are different than the organizational norms of the business or institution. Constructing, and maintaining personal ethics in the workplace rests with the individual, and how willing he or she is in assimilating to the evolving cultural dynamic of the corporate world. Many times a person find their personal, cultural and/or organizational ethics conflicting and must reconcile a course of action that will mitigate cognitive dissonance. In order to be a productive member of society, in small groups and globally, one must reconcile these conflicts on a daily basis and continually move forward while maintaining personal integrity and