COMMON ETHICAL MISDEED BY EMPLOYEES

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COMMON ETHICAL MISDEED BY EMPLOYEES

Identify a common ethical misdeed by employees. What are the implications? As a

manager, how would you dissuade this behaviour or action?

The importance of morality and ethical concerns has increased in every company or

commercial context. Stories of employees engaging in unethical behaviour have grown so

commonplace in modern society that it is now assumed that humans are by nature immoral.

Simply said, ethical misconducts are actions that go against the organization's universally

regarded ethical norms. The most frequent unethical behaviour committed by workers is bullying

at work. Such an ethical transgression frequently has unintended consequences, including stress,

absence from work, and harm to the company's reputation. As a manager, I may discourage

workplace bullying by offering effective leadership and implementing initiatives targeted at

eradicating the problem.

Workplace bullying refers to the persistent unfavourable treatment of a worker at work

by others. It includes conduct that demeans, offends, denigrates, or intimidates a worker in public

—possibly in front of employees, customers, or other clients (Combating Workplace Bullying)1.

Bullying at work typically involves the abuse and misapplication of authority. Nevertheless, a lot

of bullying incidents include employees berating their colleagues. Bullying "up" can occur from

inferiors occasionally. One or more employees may be intimidated by someone or bullied by a

group of workers.

Bullying at work can happen for several reasons. One of the primary theories on why

bullying occurs places a focus on elements of the work environment, particularly job design.

Research from the past has specifically connected bullying to stresses and work-related issues

1
“Combating Workplace Bullying.” Toward a Respectful Workplace, n.d. https://workplace.msu.edu/workplace-
bullying/.
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such as job instability, work pressure, role conflict and vagueness. Another important aspect in

the explanation of bullying is personality. According to several research, employees who are

neurotic and who regularly encounter unfavourable outcomes are more likely to be bullied. In

other words, some workers who are bullied routinely are those that experience unpleasant

emotions like worry, rage, grief, and insecurity frequently. A third explanation simply

amalgamates these two categories of justifications and contends that the combination of work-

related and personality characteristics causes bullying at work.

Bullying at work has a significant influence on workers' productivity. Bullying at work

may have various effects on a victim's life, including those that directly affect their productivity 2.

The weight of the bullying significantly impacts the victims' physiological, physical, and

emotional well-being. They frequently fail to prioritize and pay attention to their task.

Additionally, bullying is linked to unfavourable outcomes in the workplace3. Bullied individuals

are more likely to be less dedicated to their jobs, to feel unsatisfied with them, to suffer job

instability, to exhibit high absence rates, and to apply for disability pensions.

As a manager, it is my duty and responsibility to combat workplace bullying and preserve

a bullying-free workplace since deterrence is more cost-effective than interventions or consensus

building. It is also the proper thing to undertake if I value my employees' well-being. In addition,

I will provide coaching and mentoring for managers and other figures of authority, as bosses

account for the bulk of workplace bullying. In addition, I will endeavour to foster a work climate

that values pleasant engagement, collaboration, and teamwork instead.

2
“Workplace Fairness.” Workplace Bullying. //www.workplacefairness.org. Accessed October 28, 2022.
https://www.workplacefairness.org/workplace-bullying.
3
Sansone, Randy A, and Lori A Sansone. “Workplace Bullying: A Tale of Adverse Consequences.” Innovations in
clinical neuroscience. Matrix Medical Communications, 2015.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4382139/.
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Bibliography

“Combating Workplace Bullying.” Toward a Respectful Workplace, n.d.

https://workplace.msu.edu/workplace-bullying/.

Sansone, Randy A, and Lori A Sansone. “Workplace Bullying: A Tale of Adverse

Consequences.” Innovations in clinical neuroscience. Matrix Medical Communications,

2015. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4382139/.

“Workplace Fairness.” Workplace Bullying. //www.workplacefairness.org. Accessed October

28, 2022. https://www.workplacefairness.org/workplace-bullying.