FEU – ALABANG

Lot 1, Corporate Woods Avenue corner South Corporate Avenue

Woods District, Filinvest City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City
Senior High School Department
AY 2021 – 2022

Business Ethics and Social Responsibility

Name: Russ Fajardo Date: 4-25-2022

Level/ Section: ABM1201-A Professor: Ms. Vanneza Aurelio, MBA.

Directions:
Based on the short video clips, read and analyze the following scenarios that shown to help you ponder the situation and potential
consequences, then make the right choice. Answer the questions that follow. Be guided with the rubric. Apply the basic concepts, core
principles, ethical recommendation on ethical challenges in the business setting on each film clip.

Video Clip Scenario No.1

Issues involving production/ operational control arose between a supervisor and a trainee, featuring employee theft in the stock
room. How will you make good decisions or find clarity during their moment of truth where an employee who may still be new
to an organization? Keep in mind, even if you suspect an employee of theft, you should not accuse the employee until you have
proof. A wrong accusation could cause irreparable damage to your relationship with other employees and to your business. It can
also be expensive if the accused employee sues you for slander.

Clip #1 [Link]

1. Is the action illegal? Who and how are stakeholders hurt or adversely affected?

Yes, because it is considered not only as an act of inventory theft but it also showcases the supervisor’s abuse of power which can
affect the new employees’ since they often look up to their superiors as role models and if these unethical practices were to persist it
could greatly affect future employees and the company would be at stake as well.

Score

4 Clearly identifies the practices in question & emphasizes their effects on the stakeholders affected using pertinent facts & details
3 Identifies the practices in question and discusses the effects on the stakeholders with supporting details
2 Attempts to identify the practices in question but weakly emphasizes or is missing pertinent facts and details on their effects
1 Does not clearly identify the practices in question and is missing pertinent facts and details on their effects on the stakeholders

2. Based from the situation, do you see the supervisor’s action as acceptable or unacceptable in terms of setting a strong
ethical tone for the company? Defend your answer.

The supervisor’s actions toward the new employee were unacceptable despite his petty excuse of “testing” their product without
the company manager’s consent just to tell the customers of the experience when using their product can be considered as an act
of corruption which can ruin the company’s reputation.

Scoring Criteria 4 3 1
2
Clearly identifies the Attempts to identify the Does not clearly identify the
Identifies the ethical/unethical
ethical/unethical practices and ethical/unethical practices but ethical/unethical practices and
practices and presents some
emphasizes major points using weakly emphasizes or is is missing pertinent facts and
points using pertinent facts and
Core Principles of pertinent facts and details missing pertinent facts and details
details
Ethics details
Fully conveys the core Adequately conveys the core Partially conveys the core Minimally conveys the core
principles of Ethics from the principles of Ethics from the principles of Ethics from the principles of Ethics from the
scenario scenario scenario scenario

3. If you are the trainee, would you have acted differently? Why or why not?
Yes, because inventory theft and abuse of power may continue to secretly persist within the company regardless if they are supervisors
or new employees. The actions shown in the video clip are considered as an unethical practice. Which is all the more reason that it
should be reported immediately to the manager or owner of the company to fix and avoid situations like this.

Score
4 Fully justifies his/her decision and response to the scenario; extensively analyzes potential impact of his/her decision
3 Adequately justifies his/her decision and response to the scenario; presents potential impact of his/her decision
2 Partially justifies his/her decision and response to the scenario; minimally analyzes potential impact of his/her decision
1 Minimally justifies his/her decision and response to the scenario; does not convey potential impact of his/her decision

Video Clip Scenario No.2

Projects are subsets of workplaces and since project, for the most part, an activity that involves working very closely with others, the
impact of a bully in a workplace is potentially harmful to project success. It poses an ethical and leadership dilemma. Sadly, the rates
of workplace bullying across the globe, despite efforts to eliminate it, are increasingly dramatically.

Clip #2 [Link]

1. Is the action illegal? Who and how are stakeholders hurt or adversely affected?

Bullying your fellow co-workers is not exactly illegal, but it can be considered as an act of disrespect which may offend the person and
cause consequences such as the person gaining low self-esteem, anxiety and depression. This can cause the victim to overthink, become
distracted and nervous whenever they are around their coworkers which can affect their work performance.

Score

4 Clearly identifies the practices in question & emphasizes their effects on the stakeholders affected using pertinent facts & details
3 Identifies the practices in question and discusses the effects on the stakeholders with supporting details
2 Attempts to identify the practices in question but weakly emphasizes or is missing pertinent facts and details on their effects
1 Does not clearly identify the practices in question and is missing pertinent facts and details on their effects on the stakeholders

2. Based from the situation, do you see the co-workers’ action as acceptable or unacceptable in terms of setting a strong
ethical tone for the company? Defend your answer.

The co-workers’ actions are unacceptable because they have no right to pick on one another just because one of them made a mistake
which is quite petty. Employees should learn to build a mutual respect for one another and correct each other’s mistakes instead. It
should be taken into account that people are not perfect and that they are prone to making mistakes which they can learn from.

Scoring Criteria 4 3 1
2
Clearly identifies the Attempts to identify the Does not clearly identify the
Identifies the ethical/unethical
ethical/unethical practices and ethical/unethical practices but ethical/unethical practices and
practices and presents some
emphasizes major points using weakly emphasizes or is is missing pertinent facts and
points using pertinent facts and
Core Principles of pertinent facts and details missing pertinent facts and details
details
Ethics details
Fully conveys the core Adequately conveys the core Partially conveys the core Minimally conveys the core
principles of Ethics from the principles of Ethics from the principles of Ethics from the principles of Ethics from the
scenario scenario scenario scenario

3. If you are the project manager, what important decisions you can take to confront bullying at the workplace and protect the
team members?

I would call the team members for a meeting, disclose the bullying issue and lecture them that as a team we need to correct one another
so that we would learn from it. Making mistakes is normal and should not be used as an excuse to make fun of one another and that
there should be a mutual respect for one another.

Score
4 Fully justifies his/her decision and response to the scenario; extensively analyzes potential impact of his/her decision
3 Adequately justifies his/her decision and response to the scenario; presents potential impact of his/her decision
2 Partially justifies his/her decision and response to the scenario; minimally analyzes potential impact of his/her decision
1 Minimally justifies his/her decision and response to the scenario; does not convey potential impact of his/her decision
“I will continue, O my God, to do all my actions for the love of you.”