Ethics Assignment - due in 24 hours

ETHICS SCENARIOS

CHAPTER 2

HOW ETHICAL ARE YOU?

You just accepted a job offer at a new company. It begins in a month, so you're going to wait 2 weeks to give your notice. The next day the boss comes in and explains how he wants to restructure the department and your role is pivotal.

A. To prevent his plans from going awry, you decide to tell him now that you're leaving in a month. B. You go along with his plans for now, but still give your two weeks' notice so that he receives ample warning time and you aren't let go a month before your new job starts. C. You wait until your last day to tell him that you're gone and it was nice knowing him.

1. NEW JOB?

2. YOU DID GREAT! The boss loves the ideas you pitched to everyone and can't stop showering you with accolades. The problem is, the ideas were a joint effort between you and your colleague.

A. You say, "Thanks, but I didn't work alone. Sheila worked just as hard as I did.“

B. You take the praise, and eventually tell Sheila what happened and that you didn't know how to tell the boss.

C. You accept the accolades and try to get Sheila fired before she finds out you've stolen the spotlight.

3. It’s not yours… You are an engineering office manager and one upper-level manager has repeatedly used the company credit card for personal expenses. How do you handle the situation?

A) I do nothing. The person is higher than I am in the company, so it must be OK. B) I confront the person and hope that this won't threaten my job. C) I confront the person and reveal what I know to a higher-level manager or someone in human resources.

4. RUNNER-UP GOOD ENOUGH? You interview 2 candidates for a position with your company. Mary is an internal and Dan is external. You decide to offer the position to Dan, the external candidate. After several days of thought, Dan declines the position. You then offer the position to Mary. After hearing the offer, Mary asks “Was the job offered to the other candidate first?”

What do you do?