Chapter
2
Ethics at Work - Leadership and Integrity
Appendices
Ethical Dilemmas at Work (chart)
. Ethical Dilemma
(Column 1)
Conflict
(Column 2)
Possible Solution
(Column 3)
Student 1
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Ethical Dilemma #1The boss asks workers to stay late at the office. Although several employees have gone to him/her and said that they could not stay late, he/she persists in telling workers that there is "a bit" more work for them to do.
Ethical Dilemma #2Your colleague rarely completes work assignments. You have been helping him finish the last two projects. You want him to stop asking you to help him because you have work of your own to do.
Ethical Dilemma #3The company is growing and the amount of work is increasing. You think the boss should hire more employees.
Ethical Dilemma #4
You work in the quality control division of a company. You have rejected some of the parts that have come through your department because they did not meet company standards. Your boss tells you that you should ignore the low standard parts.
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Appendix
C
The list of terms below may be useful to students to learn and use as they begin the chapter on Ethics at Work. More terms and idioms will appear in later chapters.
Compromise: an agreement that is achieved after everyone involved accepts less than he or she wanted at first ........back
Expertise: a special skill or knowledge gained by experience ........back
Hepatitis A: inflammation of the liver ........back
Integrity: the quality of being honest and having high moral principles ........back
Priorities: what you believe to be most important and put before all else ........back
Set an example: to purposely mold your actions and behavior to what you wish others to follow ........back
Stakeholder: one who holds stakes when a wager is made by others and pays it to the winner ........back
Sweatshop: a factory where people work hard in bad conditions for very little money ........back
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