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Smith and Roberson's Business Law 16th Edition by Richard Mann,Barry Roberts
Edition 16ISBN: 978-1285428253Smith and Roberson's Business Law 16th Edition by Richard Mann,Barry Roberts
Edition 16ISBN: 978-1285428253 Exercise 2
You receive a telephone call from a company you never do business with requesting a reference on one of your employees, Mary Sunshine. You believe that Mary is generally incompetent and would be delighted to see her take another job. You give her a glowing reference. Is this right? Explain.
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Case summary:
Mr. X receives a call from an unknown employer. The employer requests to know about Ms. M, a candidate who has previously worked under Mr. X. The employer wants to know about the efficiency of the person. Mr. X knows that Ms. M is not a competent person. However, he wants her to get the job.Evaluate the decision under the different ethical theories. The ethical theories are as follows:
• Ethical Fundamentalism
• Ethical Relativism
• Utilitarianism
• Deontology
• Social Ethics theory
Ethical Fundamentalism:
If the company follows a central authority or set of rules that address such situations, then the employees should follow the company policies before taking a decision.
Ethical Relativism :
Personal opinion and beliefs play a major role while taking the decisions. Therefore, if the employee feels that giving Ms. S a glowing review is right, then it is right regardless of others opinion.
Utilitarianism:
Utilitarianism is a doctrine that evaluates good and bad in an action. The individuals compare the net pleasure with the net pain in the actions. They think morally that good act results in more pleasure in many circumstances.
Mr. X should do the following:
This situation comes under the ethical theory of utilitarianism. It is ethical for Mr. X to tell the employer that Ms. M is not a competent worker. He must not hide the real fact from the employer. This will create a bad name for him in the society. This kind of mutual help must be done between two employers.
Mr. X must act with moral responsibility. He must disclose only the things that are true up to his knowledge. In addition, he must not tell only the negative points about her. He must also find some positive points about her and disclose it. Referring MS to new job will give at most pleasure to the person that the reason he acted morally, and he gave a reference even though he knows facts about her.
Mr. X receives a call from an unknown employer. The employer requests to know about Ms. M, a candidate who has previously worked under Mr. X. The employer wants to know about the efficiency of the person. Mr. X knows that Ms. M is not a competent person. However, he wants her to get the job.Evaluate the decision under the different ethical theories. The ethical theories are as follows:
• Ethical Fundamentalism
• Ethical Relativism
• Utilitarianism
• Deontology
• Social Ethics theory
Ethical Fundamentalism:
If the company follows a central authority or set of rules that address such situations, then the employees should follow the company policies before taking a decision.
Ethical Relativism :
Personal opinion and beliefs play a major role while taking the decisions. Therefore, if the employee feels that giving Ms. S a glowing review is right, then it is right regardless of others opinion.
Utilitarianism:
Utilitarianism is a doctrine that evaluates good and bad in an action. The individuals compare the net pleasure with the net pain in the actions. They think morally that good act results in more pleasure in many circumstances.
Mr. X should do the following:
This situation comes under the ethical theory of utilitarianism. It is ethical for Mr. X to tell the employer that Ms. M is not a competent worker. He must not hide the real fact from the employer. This will create a bad name for him in the society. This kind of mutual help must be done between two employers.
Mr. X must act with moral responsibility. He must disclose only the things that are true up to his knowledge. In addition, he must not tell only the negative points about her. He must also find some positive points about her and disclose it. Referring MS to new job will give at most pleasure to the person that the reason he acted morally, and he gave a reference even though he knows facts about her.
Smith and Roberson's Business Law 16th Edition by Richard Mann,Barry Roberts
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