Ethical Dilemmas
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The workers have a right to unionize; however, the boss wants to do everything possible to divert people away from the union because the union will drive up costs for company. The ethical issue is that the boss wants to undermine the union’s influence by firing union leaders, hosting events that pull people away from union meetings, and offering promises to workers that it likely won’t keep.
The basic arguments for taking extreme measures to fight unionization efforts are rooted in ethical egoism, which posits that the ends justify the means (Holmes, 2007): the ends here being to keep costs low. This is put in terms the workers can understand by saying that if they want to keep their jobs they better not unionize—otherwise jobs will be sent overseas to defray costs. The argument against taking extreme measures to fight unionization efforts is that workers should be able to decide free of intimidation or external pressure which way to vote.
Most managers would likely try to do as they are told and make an effort to undermine the posh for unionization because it makes sense in terms of keeping jobs. The costs of doing
Most managers are going to operate out of thee good intention of wanting to keep jobs, and so from a cost-benefit perspective they can see that they should quell the union.
Keeping a Christian perspective in mind, I would explain using argument and reason why workers should not vote to unionize. This would be the most transparent and honest approach. Simply state that unions drive costs up and that if costs go up, jobs are going to be sent overseas. Let the workers decide what they think is best.
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Expectancy theory explains that people are motivated because they expect certain outcomes in return for their performance. They believe that if they do x, y and z they will achieve a, b and c. Their expectations are what motivate them, but if expectations are not met, they will not be motivated next time to act in the same manner.
My strengths correlate with this theory in the sense that I am able to explain the rationale for things fairly well, so I can tell people who…
