Organizational Ethics and Self-Assessment
Making moral judgments is one of the most challenging endeavors both in academic studies of morality and the daily application of the moral standards in the society and workplace as seen in the cases presented in the four scenarios presented. In the first case, the manager, Terry, should have taken the company vehicle for assessment as was required instead of covering 2,000 more miles than stipulated since there was a reasonable factor behind the 3,000 miles checkup mark. Transcending this requirement first meant total disregard for the laws put down by the company she works for and also disregard for the lives of those who may sue the car as it ultimately happened to Pat. It was morally insensitive to do what she did since the probability of effect was quite high as Terry's disregard for professional directly meant life endangerment.
The second case it is insensitive to locate the working place of the electrician right next to the pressing machine while being fully aware that the effects of the noise cannot completely eliminated even by following the state regulations on noise control. The hearing loss should be blamed on the company who ignored...
In as much as the effect of the action of bribing for a service after the closing hours were not felt immediately, since the moral intensity was deferred over a long period as defined by the temporal immediacy, the depiction of the company as a corruptible one will definitely slowly grow as seen through the case herein where the salesman decided to share with a friend his experience.
The vignette number 4 presents a complex case of the company potentially losing money if the offer from client is rejected, yet on the flip side presents a potential case of substandard work for the client due to inadequate members of staff once the Phil resigns and walks away. It was untruthful and immoral for the manager to accept the job anyway since this will have either the effect of delivering substandard work, or exerting too much job stress and pressure on the few remaining employees in order to meet…
