Workplace Ethics: Approaches to Ethical Decision Making

Ensuring privacy and dignity of workers, protecting them from issues such as sexual harassment, and maintaining fair treatment without discrimination.

Sufficient trust that allows employees to participate wholeheartedly and share ideas without fear of losing jobs or respect.

Expectations of reasonability, right to know, stress management, and quality-of-life concerns, such as smoking and health policies, are necessary to promote a healthy and safe work environment.

<p>Fair treatment means no discrimination based on age, race, sex, employment, pay, skin color, religion, and beliefs, and it is essential to promote equality and respect in the workplace.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To protect employees' privacy and dignity, and to ensure that their personal information and property are respected and safeguarded.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Whistle-blowing allows employees to exercise their conscience and come forward with concerns, promoting accountability and ethical behavior in the workplace.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>unethical and illegal if it involves age, race, gender, and sexual preference</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>fair promotion, fair wages, and fair hours of working</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>because their health and safety should not be unreasonably compromised</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>that organizations make information on hazardous substances, processes, and related treatments readily accessible</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>to identify potential risks that may affect employee safety and health</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>because it is considered unethical if there is no health and safety concern towards employees</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Whistle-blowing is a policy that protects workers who report unethical issues from harmful actions by their employer, and its primary purpose is to encourage workers to come forward within the organization rather than outside the company.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To maintain trust, management needs to make trustworthy commitments, provide fair treatment arrangements, and maintain benefits for workers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A common motive for white-collar crime is financial need or pressure, which can be influenced by guiding, influencing, and controlling employee behavior.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A whistle-blowing policy is important because it protects workers who report unethical issues from retaliation, ensuring that concerns are addressed within the organization.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Management can demonstrate trustworthiness by providing fair treatment arrangements, maintaining benefits, and making trustworthy commitments to workers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Trust is significant because it allows managers and employees to share ideas without fear of losing jobs, promoting loyalty and hard work.</p> Signup and view all the answers