Ethical Dilemmas
As a director of social services I have seen several unethical practice in the workplace for example: the director of operations only eats with the all Hispanic staff in her office and only allow the African American to go to lunch one at a time. The same director allows the Hispanic staff to put in vacation within a day but the African American has to adhere to the companies policy of two weeks. Her security staff which is African American “accept that behavior.
In 1,500-word paper, explain what you would do if you found an unethical practice in your workplace. Would it depend on the severity of the unethical practice?
Provide a couple examples of potential unethical practices in your organization that could be considered very minor that people have come to “accept” as opposed to reporting.
Justify why you think that people tend to accept some unethical practices while others are not accepted. Create a continuum of severity model regarding ethical practices in organizations and discuss your model. How did you arrive at the model you created?
References
Kaptein, M. (2011). Understanding unethical behavior by unraveling ethical culture. Human Relations, 64(6), 843. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.
Fraedrich, J. P. (1992). Signs and signals of unethical behavior. Business Forum, 17(2), 13. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.
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Answer previewUnethical practices are not only experienced in the workplace but also other environmental settings. If not all, majority of the workers are exercising unethical behavior or either they are the victim of these unethical practices. Any acts or actions which is not morally approvable or can be deemed wrong then it can be categorized as an unethical practice. Some of the unethical behaviors at the workplace are being practiced daily until it seen as morally acceptable behavior, yet it is wrong. The senior employees are the one who could be protecting other junior employees so that they cannot be the victims of these unethical practices, but they are the one who is promoting these behaviors because of their positions and power. No matter the severity of the unethical practices, they should not be tolerated at the workplace since this behavior may negatively affect the performance of the employees who are the victims of these unethical practices (Kaptein, 2011). Therefore, any acts or actions which causes discomfort or…
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