A successful company does not become successful without good employees. Strong
hiring ethical standards are often put into place, as well as good hiring managers are selected.
Individuals that are a part of the hiring process know the importance and believe in representing
the company in a positive way. Deuteronomy 8:17 speaks on this by stating, “My power and the
strength of my hands have produced this wealth for me”. They also understand the ethical
consequences of hiring the wrong person. The purpose of this assignment is to explain the
importance of representing a company and its interests. And what are some consequences a
company could face if they are not represented correctly. “Ethics involves determining moral
principles and guidelines for the acceptable practices of staffing” (Judge, 2022).
To have successful hiring procedures most companies will implement certain staffing
strategies. These strategies help make, “decisions about the acquisition, deployment, and
retention of the organization’s workforce” (Judge,2022). Companies might follow the SHRM
ethical guidelines as well as other organizations like GHRM or HRM. “Research on GHRM
presents new opportunities for the study of strategic HRM and business ethics in organizations.
The assumption that GHRM is likely to promote and improve the environmental performance of
firms has not been established empirically” (Ren, 2021). It truly just depends on the overall
business structure of the company. Once a company has selected these procedures they will be
relayed to the hiring managers. The hiring managers will also be expected to represent and
uphold all the companies’ interests in a positive way.
Individuals that oversee staffing an organization are entrusted with massive responsibility
and power. 2 Samuel 5:10 speaks of this power by stating, “he became more and more powerful,
because the LORD GOD Almighty was with him”. One of the greatest challenges of hiring is
following staffing ethics. According out our text, “are there, or should there be, boundaries on
individuals’ actions and decision?” (Judge, 2022) the simple answer to this is yes. When
boundaries are set, it can help prevent potential negative outcomes.
Over the years companies and organizations have done a tremendous amount of research
on different areas of human resource management (SHRM) and “employees’ ethical voice”
(Liao,2022). The purpose of the masse amounts of research is to help prevent negative ethical
outcomes within the organization. The use of social cognitive theory has been able to help
organizations understand the possible negative outcomes of ethical hiring processes. Within the
use of the social cognitive theory the employees “ethical voice” was researched. The “ethical
voice”, “refers to employees expressing and reporting concerns about unethical issues to their
leaders or colleagues in the workplace, this is widely regarded as a useful way to identify and
prevent unethical actions before a crisis occurs” (Liao, 2022). However, with the ethical voices
ignored, their professional and ethical responsibilities of the organization have been comprised.
Organizational leaders could be considered as the gatekeepers to the organization. 1 Chronicles
9:36, “But the four principal gatekeepers, who were Levites, were entrusted with the
responsibility for the rooms and treasuries in the house of God”.
Throughout the years there have been different ethical challenges within staffing.
However, now that we are in the post COVID-19 era staffing is becoming even more difficult.
Organizations across all industries have run into various, “ethical issues related to the workforce
require a deliberate and comprehensive consideration of values” (Lesandrini, 2022). However, it
could be argued that an organization’s climate and culture is what creates the largest ethical
dilemmas. All organizations “differ in their ethical climate/culture, and this has two implications
for staffing” (Judge, 2022). It is also very important to remember “that while some ethics are
considered to be universal, in other cases, what is considered ethical in one climate may be a
Reference
https://www.biblegateway.com/
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