Organizational Issues
Organizational Issues
Name
ETH/316
January 14, 2013
Penny Hylton
ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES
Security measures are being implemented to prevent confidential information leaks within the company. Once the security measures have been established it immediately noticed that there was a leak of information, which was not considered confidential. This information had been leaked from an employee of the company. In addition, another member of the company did additional research to find out who exactly was sharing the information with the public. It came from an initially anonymous source who hacked into the personal computer of a fellow employee. A decision has to be made on how to handle the two employees who have violated company policy and prevent further occurrences of the same situations.
Decision Making
The first step in the decision making process is to be attentive. In this step you pay attention to your surroundings. You need to know the facts, you need to know who has to make the decision, and you need to know what problem needs to be solved. In this scenario the sources of information are emails, background information, and knowing the issues. The second step is being intelligent. In this step in the decision making process you have to evaluate the situation. It is also important to know who the stockholders are and know the values of the stockholders. The third step in the decision making process is be reasonable. During this step in the decision making process you must apply the ethical values and legal principles identified during the preceding step to the specific problem. During this step you evaluate the ethical lenses. These lenses are rights and responsibility lens, results lens, relationships lens, and reputation lens. The fourth step is being responsible. In this step of the decision making process you make the final decision and explain it to a colleague or supervisor. In this step you make a choice for each lens, you make
Name
ETH/316
January 14, 2013
Penny Hylton
ORGANIZATIONAL ISSUES
Security measures are being implemented to prevent confidential information leaks within the company. Once the security measures have been established it immediately noticed that there was a leak of information, which was not considered confidential. This information had been leaked from an employee of the company. In addition, another member of the company did additional research to find out who exactly was sharing the information with the public. It came from an initially anonymous source who hacked into the personal computer of a fellow employee. A decision has to be made on how to handle the two employees who have violated company policy and prevent further occurrences of the same situations.
Decision Making
The first step in the decision making process is to be attentive. In this step you pay attention to your surroundings. You need to know the facts, you need to know who has to make the decision, and you need to know what problem needs to be solved. In this scenario the sources of information are emails, background information, and knowing the issues. The second step is being intelligent. In this step in the decision making process you have to evaluate the situation. It is also important to know who the stockholders are and know the values of the stockholders. The third step in the decision making process is be reasonable. During this step in the decision making process you must apply the ethical values and legal principles identified during the preceding step to the specific problem. During this step you evaluate the ethical lenses. These lenses are rights and responsibility lens, results lens, relationships lens, and reputation lens. The fourth step is being responsible. In this step of the decision making process you make the final decision and explain it to a colleague or supervisor. In this step you make a choice for each lens, you make
References: Cooper, D. & Schindler, P. (2011). Business Research Methods (11th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill/Irwin.