Ethics in Management PHL 323 Ethics in the Workplace Case Study Action Plan Learning Team B: Cynthia Gibbs Elizabeth Hedden Dr. Christopher Klein‚ Facilitator December 11‚ 2005 Ethics in the Workplace Case Study Action Plan Introduction In 2003‚ Weyco Inc.‚ a licensed third party medical benefits administrator based in Okemos‚ Michigan‚ announced that effective January 1‚ 2005‚ they would no longer hire smokers (http://www.weyco.com/web/). They were changing their policy to a Tobacco-Free
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GERARD Florian ASSIGNMENT : Question 1 : Sexual harassment includes offensive or pervasive conduct in the workplace related to a person’s sex that negatively affects a reasonable person’s employment. Unfortunately‚ sexual harassment is common in workplaces throughout the United States. Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII is a federal law that prohibits discrimination
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where I am originally from‚ others just look at me with discomfort and as if they have seen a ghost. This has brought to my attention that diversity in the workplace is important for employees because it manifests itself in building a great reputation for the company‚ leading to increased profitability and opportunities for workers. Workplace diversity is important within the organization as well as outside. Business reputations grow when companies demonstrate their commitment to diversity through
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on the group‚ class‚ or category to which that person belongs‚ rather than on individual merit. The key issue in this question is: is discrimination against older workers‚ persons with same sex orientation‚ and persons with disabilities in the workplace ethical? To address the ethical issue above‚ it is very important to determine whether the attribute of the person being discriminated against‚ is job-related. In general‚ jobrelated discrimination is regarded as ethical in nature. Although discrimination
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Ethics Considerations in Financial Management Ethics assists individuals in deciding when an act is moral or immoral‚ right or wrong. Ethics can be grounded in natural law‚ religious tenets‚ parental and family influence‚ educational experiences‚ life experiences‚ and cultural and societal expectations. The days of when people were simply trusted to always do the right thing are over with ENRON and WorldCom and the devastation that followed in the business world you are now guilty until proven
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114 Learner Autonomy: Concept and Considerations Madhu Neupane Abstract “Give me a fish and I eat for a day. Teach me to fish and I eat for a lifetime.”This proverb taken from Chinese culture is associated with learner autonomy. Once learning used to be the matter of receiving the body of knowledge which could then be used for the rest of life. But such view has been nonsense in this fast-paced world. Therefore‚ the learners should be provided with the skills necessary for the lifelong pursuit
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Motivation and more specifically‚ motivation in the workplace cannot be defined simply. From an Industrial/Organizational psychology standpoint‚ motivation can be defined as "those processes within an individual that stimulate behavior and channel it in ways that should benefit the organization as a whole" (Miner‚ 1992‚ p. 54). The challenging subject of motivation has been studied and analyzed for many decades. Such interest and study is in part attributable to the understanding and appreciation
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Motivation in the Workplace According to Antony and McVicar (2011)‚ motivation may be defined as a stimulus‚ workforce which can affect people’s action because of a need or desire. It should be linked with people’s performance and the goals of productivities. Usually‚ motivation plays an important role in achieving business goals in a workplace where is consist of workers. It could bring every employee enthusiasm in their work to gain the goals of productivities or the organization objectives
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Introduction The focus of this paper is to better understand the factors that cause inequality in the workplace between men and women. Many women have difficulty advancing in the corporate world because of gender stratification. There are several factors that lead to the failure of women becoming authoritarian. For example‚ if a man were to demand his proceeding employees to complete a task in a harsh‚ almost barking manner‚ then each employee would listen. However‚ women have to find different
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Workplace bullying is social‚ psychological‚ verbal or physical abuse by employers or co-workers. Unfortunately‚ bullying does not only happen in the playground‚ but also in many workplaces. Many times‚ the workplace can feel a lot like high school: gossip‚ passive-aggressive behavior‚ and cliques. Bullies definitely exist in the work environment‚ though they are not easy to spot like the ones in grade school. Bullies in the work environment do not go around stealing lunch money and hitting kids
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