Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Ethical Behavior
Conforming
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Terms
Privacy the state of being free from unsanctioned intrusion into ones behavior or personal information Confidentiality - discretion in keeping secret information Ethical dilemma any situation that has the potential to result in a breach of acceptable behavior Ethical choice considered choice among alternative courses of action in which the interests of all parties have been clarified and the risks and gains have been evaluated openly and mutually
Does an employer have the right to search an employees computer files or review the employees email or voice mail?
Can companies keep information about the employee in separate files (the employees file and the supervisors file) and allow the employee access to only one?
Can employers use private investigation agencies to collect information about their employees?
Can an employer give employment information about an individual to a potential creditor or to a landlord?
Know companys written policy Abstain from personal internet use if in doubt Use own email account Limit personal surfing/emailing to times outside office hours When composing email or downloading info, ask yourself if youd post in on your office door When it comes to privacy in the workplace, assume you dont have any
We already heard that employers can electronically monitor you at work, but can they hire a private investigator to monitor you outside of work?
Ethical issues
Fairness Propriety Individual rights
Suppose you are in the middle of the hiring process at a company for which you really want to work. Also suppose the company expects you to submit to a round of testing personality tests, intelligence tests, ability tests.
What type of treatment would you expect regarding the testing procedures?
Obligations to employers
Conveying accurate info regarding expectations for usefulness Providing reliable, valid, fair info within limits of resources Balancing vested interest of employer with government regulations and with those evaluated
In her last job, a workers job title was HR assistant and her responsibilities were to help the HR director by taking employment interviews developed by the HR director and create documents from them, create the database corresponding to the compensation plan developed by the HR director, and creating a system to organize employee files containing performance evaluations conducted by the HR director. She learned a great deal from this HR director during her tenure with the company, but she is currently updating her resume to look for a new position.
When she lists her experience, can she say that she has experience creating employment interviews, creating compensation systems, and creating performance evaluation systems?
Suppose you work for a large organization and there is talk that the employees are going to file suit against the company for improper hiring and promotion practices. The head of HR asks you to conduct research into the companys previous decisions but asks you to keep your findings secret. You find that the company has been discriminating against minorities.
What would you do?
Organizational Research