1) You are the Assistant human resource manager for Proctor and Gamble. One of your tasks is to monitor the e-mail of all employees. You have discovered an e-mail that you would consider “sexual harassment,” which was sent from one employee to another. What specific action steps would you take in this situation? What are your ethical responsibilities under these circumstances? 2) Analyze in detail the five types of internet fraud. Please describe any personal experiences you have encountered with internet fraud? What are practical preventative measures to deter being a victim of internet fraud? Please be specific 3) Examine and discuss the types of computer and telephone monitoring systems being used in the workplace. What are the ethical issues involved with these type of monitoring systems? How does your workplace use a monitoring system? What are your personal feelings about monitoring employee’s computer and telephone communication? Reference: Stanwick, P.A. & Stanwick, S.D. (2009). Understanding business ethics (1st ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Business Ethics at Worldcom Accounting Fraud
Accounting Fraud at WorldCom 1. Write a synopsis on accounting fraud at WorldCom. 2. Research and describe the external environment that WorldCom faced during 1999-2000. 3. Identify and describe all ethical dilemmas found at WorldCom. 4. Identify the stakeholders at WorldCom. 5. Briefly describe the culture within the company of WorldCom. 6. Describe the impact of the decisions made at WorldCom to the stakeholders. 7. Write a recommendation to the Board of Directors outlining corrective action for each ethical dilemma that you have identified in question 1, 2, 3, and 4. Be specific and thorough in your description of each dilemma (cite examples at WorldCom.) 8. How would the recommended corrective actions in question 6 impact the stakeholders? 9. Assuming you are the Chief Executive Officer at a Fortune 500 company what questions would you ask Cynthia Cooper in an interview for the Chief Financial Officer position? Would you hire her? Why or why not.
Role of management in organizations: Effectiveness, efficient, ethics, specialization
. Discuss the three reasons to reach objectives to maintain balance with conflicting goals, to achieve efficiency and effectiveness and why management is needed. Be specific and thorough. 2. Briefly describe one specific, real-world example for each of the following: a. organizational effectiveness b. organizational ineffectiveness c. organizational efficiency d. organizational inefficiency 3. Define managerial ethics. List three common ethical problem areas for managers and provide a specific real-world example of each problem area. 4. Why is the practice of specialization so important to organizations? What are the downsides to specialization?
Ethics in Negotiations: Negotiating has typically been viewed as a no-holds-barred
Ethics in Negotiations: Negotiating has typically been viewed as a no-holds-barred game of liar’s poker. Negotiating has typically been viewed as a no-holds-barred game of liar’s poker. Explain the role of ethics in negotiations. Describe situations where it might not be best to take complete advantage of the other side in negotiations. Evaluate the win-win approaches to negotiations that watch for the best interests of both parties. Assess if ethical negotiations and win-win negotiations are feasible in the real world. Support your opinion with a recent real-life example such as UAW/Chrysler.
ExxonMobil in Chad and Cameroon
Synopsis In November 1999, ExxonMobil and its CEO Lee Raymond had to determine what course of action to take after two major partners, Royal Dutch/Shell and France’s TotalFinaElf, withdrew from the Chad-Cameroon Oil and Pipeline Project. The project was enormously complex, involving billions of dollars in potential revenue, with a wide variety of stakeholders, an array of critics, and a potentially volatile political and social environment. The situation was further complicated by the history of oil extraction in developing countries and the unbridled corruption that had inevitable ensued. Shell’s and Elf’s pullout threatened to sideline the whole operation and seemed to give credence to those critics who thought that the environmental and human costs of oil exploration and extraction in the extremely poor countries of Chad and Cameroon were too great. Raymond and ExxonMobil had to decide whether to proceed with the project. Questions 1. How should managers think about the environment as part of their decision-making? How much should it matter and how should it be incorporated? 2. If ExxonMobil is truly committed to the environment, is this the last place they should be drilling or exactly where they belong? For those who say they should leave, where else is it OK to drill for oil? For those who say stay, is there anywhere that ExxonMobil should not drill for oil? 3. What about this case and its appeal for ExxonMobil? What are the biggest opportunities and risks for the company? 4. Strategically, what is at stake for the firm and its future operations? How important is it for them to earn recognition for being environmentally responsible? 5. How much does it matter that someone else is likely to partner with the Chad government and develop this oil to your decision here? Especially if they are likely to do a worse job on the environmental issues, does that impact your thinking – and if so, how much? 6. What about the Chad government? Do you ‘own the ethics’ of your business partners? Will ExxonMobil end up suffering for being associated with this government and be seen as supporting its activities? Are they the kind of business partner ExxonMobil wants to do business with? 7. Make the case: vote to stay and invest or leave and make the best arguments for your side.
Wrongful Termination of Employee
write a response to the following: Wrongful termination of an employee is a frequent complaint filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). To avoid a finding of wrongful termination, organizations must develop policies and procedures that ensure that proper steps are taken that are consistent with regulations and laws. Providing senior leaders with information that is critical to effectively mitigate potential liability is a critical role for HR. Research the legal issues associated with terminating employees, and prepare an executive-level paper that addresses the issue of wrongful termination, including the following: Identify the duties and rights of the parties in an employment contract as well as the liabilities of each in the event of noncompliance. What is the EEOC’s responsibility and process for determining wrongful termination? Define employment-at-will. List the policies and procedures you would recommend organizations issue to prevent cases of wrongful termination.
Given that the U.S. work force is becoming increasingly Hispanic
(1) Given that the U.S. work force is becoming increasingly Hispanic (or Latino), should all managers be required to speak and read Spanish? Why or why not? (2) Suppose you are a team leader and one of your team members has a very strong work ethic, based on his or her cultural values. Is it fair to assign this member much more work just because he or she is willing to work longer and harder than the other team members? Defend your answer.
Business Ethics – Misleading Advertising
Sometimes communications to the public can be misleading or do not provide complete information. In a summary, describe an advertisement that was misleading and did not provide complete and honest information about the product or service. Your example can be from print, television, radio, or the Internet. It can be local, national, or international. Summarize how its deception could have been harmful. Recommend an action that would deter this type of activity in the future. (Roughly 2 paragraphs for response)
Code of Ethics:Identify the provisions that should be included in the code
Include a real-world example of an instance where a company code has demonstrated social responsibility. Describe how the company has benefited from the code of conduct or code of ethics. Describe a real world example of a company or individual who did not adhere to the code of ethics. Identify the consequences to the company and individual.
George is a recent MBA who just joined a manufacturing firm'
George is a recent MBA who just joined a manufacturing firm’s Cedar Valley plant as its only cost accountant. Cedar Valley is a town of 20,000 people, and the plant is one of several owned by the firm. George’s boss, Arthur, tells him that management wants to automate this particular plant with robots as a pilot project, to help judge whether the other plants should be automated. Arthur admits that the community will be in an uproar due to the loss of jobs. However, the firm can save some of the jobs through retraining. Once George releases accounting information showing that the upgrade is necessary, the community will be less likely to resist. George points out that the report he sent to headquarters last year found that automation would not benefit the plant. But Arthur responds that the report was based on cost assumptions and that these can be adjusted as necessary to make the bottom line come out differently. After all, market prices fluctuate, and there is no solid proof that one cost estimate is better than another. How would you deal with this situation? What factors would you consider? Is any of our reading helpful in analyzing the issues? How, if at all, do virtue ethics bear on this case? Are there other ethical approaches that might be helpful?