Case Study : Ethical Dilemma, Ethical Decision Making ,Utilitarian, Individualism, Justice,Moral rights

Scenario 1

A well-known member of my staff diagnosed with AIDS, how will I Handel this

situations practicing ethical behavior

a- Tell him to keep you informed about his health and say nothing to his coworker

b- Arrange for him to transfer to an area of the organization where he can work

alone

c- Hold a staff meeting and tell his coworker’s about his situations and his

future presence in your team

d- Consult your human resource officer how to proceed

According to my understandings towards practicing ethical behavior if I go for

option A if I don’t inform his coworker’s it will be unethical and will affect the level

of trust of my coworkers and as a result they will loss faith in me, if I am going to

arrange his transfer for him to work alone it might affect his confidence and He feel I

sense of being ignored or a extra weight for the company which will affect his

performance, if I go for the option D and consult with my Human Resource Manager

this means I am failed to handle the situation or I am not capable to handle

uncertain situations, what I feel option C will the best approach to handle the

situation as it will improve teams trust level and also results a collaborative

solutions for the situations which will be best to execute and support

Scenario 2

Need to reduce to staff of the department I manage and the job would be much

easier if the two professionals above the age of 60 would go for retirements, the

approaches to tackle the situations are

A- Say nothing and determine layoffs based on purely performance and length

of service

B- Schedule a meeting with employees and ask if anyone interested in early

retirement

C- Schedule a meeting with all staff and ask if anyone interested in severance or

early retirement

D- Layoff the older workers

Well in this scenario if I am going with the option A it will might be a just decision

but morally unjust because the old employees who served the company from very

long time might not as good as young ones another challenge also will be on what

basis I am going to judge the performance does these parameters suits the old

employees if I go for the option D and layoff the employees on the basis of age that it

will be morally and unjust decision and caused the employees satisfaction and

loyalty with regards to their job security, I think Option B and C will the best

approaches to handle the situation there might some of the employees who want to

retire on the basis of benefits they received from the company

Note: Here I don’t have the information what benefits Does Company offer to the

employs who asked for early retirement

Scenario 3

One of my coworker is suffered in some personal tragedies which impact on her

performance, and I have to call for explanation on A major mistake in the company

reports prepared by her, How will I am going to respond to this?

A- Apologies for the inaccuracies and correct the data

B- Tell your manager that the data supplied by your colleague was the major

source for the problem

C- Say that your colleague has a problem and need support

D- Tell your manager that because of your work load you don’t have the time to

check for the possible mistakes

An employee without emotions is just like a machine and machines alone could not

yields the desired results for the company, its impossible to leave your emotions at

home while you go for work, and if you going to support your employees in their

bad times it will increase the loyalty and performance of your employees and it will

set positive examples what I feel I would go for the option C and make sure the

board that in future this will not going to happen again this option will work on both

ends as it saves your image and also the job of your coworker

Scenario 4

You discover that one of your rival employees is faking the company on the basis of

his/her qualifications

A- Expose the lie to your superiors

B- Without naming name consult your human resource officer on how to

proceed

C- Say nothing, company obliviously failed to check him out and the lie probably

will surface on its own

D- Confront the man with the information and let him decide what to do

In this situation expose the lie to your superior might be just but morally it might be

negative as this might encourage the culture of conspiracies if I am going to say

nothing that it might possible in future He got promotions on the basis of His/her

qualifications and if than you speaks you might asked for why you remain quite so

long you should be informed the management timely, in option B there is a risk I the

department founds noting or the information you told by your colleague are not

accurate it might create troubles for you, option D will be suitable options according

to my understandings as if you first discuss this with the concern person it will help

you to in double direction one you would confirm your information and second you

put your rival in a selective conditions to proceed ethically

Scenario 5

Errors the accounting department of your company for overcharging the customers

against services provided

A- Contact the oversight commission

B- Take the matter to the public anonymously

C- Say nothing leave it on the hands of bosses

D- Work along with the management with the plan to recognize the company’s

error and setup a schedule of rebates that would not unduly penalize the

company

Mistake happened everywhere in the case of the company it could be quite possible

to happen a mistake because a company is operated by humans, Being a loyal

employee to the company I would not go for the option A and B without making any

inside struggles to solve the situation, and morally I would not leave it on the hands

of bosses as the loss of the employees money is involved in this matter and

employees are also a part of the company so option D will the best approach to deal

with this situation

Question No 2: which approach to ethical decision making will be most appropriate

to handle the situation?

Utilitarian, Individualism, Justice, or Moral rights

What I feel approaches will vary according to the situations we cannot just every

situation with a single approach, but in a selective mood I would like to chose

individualism approach will be best suitable for ethical decision making