Sign Up Now
Get instant access to over 1 million+ study documents
OR
Already registered? click here to login
By creating your account, you agree to our terms of service, privacy policy and student honor code.
Snoop to Conquer
The Ethics of Spying
Employees in nearly any situation must understand that their actions while performing their work duties are subject to scrutiny. However, in places where privacy is assumed, such as the locker or break room and the restrooms, employees should expect a right to privacy. Further, employees have the right to not be spied upon unreasonably. In Fanuchi's store, the microphones were not necessary in capturing the person who was stealing jewelry, nor were they ever really necessary. In keeping the camera near the cash register, Fanuchi and Katwalski did everything necessary to serve their interest in capturing the thief. The microphones served no real purpose. Thus, I would feel that my rights were being violated because of the microphones in the store since they served no real purpose in solving the crime.
Thus, if I were the investigator in this circumstance, I would have kept the security cameras, but would have removed the microphones from the store. This is necessary because these microphones serve no real purpose for the good of the company. They simply cause more problems then they solve by exposing employees' morally questionable activity that is in no way related to the work environment or the fulfillment of their jobs. Thus, it becomes the individuals' issue alone, and should not be brought up by the store employees. Even those employees who were discussing work-related issues should not be held responsible for their words since they clearly said them in an area where they could easily assume a right to privacy.
On the other hand, utilitarian theorists, with their focus on consequences alone ("Utilitarian Theories" para. 1), would argue that the microphones could stay, as any ends was justified in the means. If the microphones managed to expose wrongdoing, a utilitarian theorist would argue that they were acceptable despite how they exposed others. This would be the theory that Fanuchi may use if she wanted to defend her actions. But since the microphones were not useful in capturing the thief, even this argument is faulty.
Works Cited
"Utilitarian Theories." Carnegie Melon University. 2002. Philosophy Department. 7 July
2009.
Theorist: Emile Durkheim Emile Durkheim was a significant contributor to the field of Sociology. In fact, he is considered by many to be the father of Sociology. Durkheim was a proponent of functionalism in that he believed that the individual was not as important as the social structure in determining behavior. Further, functionalists believe that Sociology is a science (positivism) and that society is built "around a value consensus and social
2. The issue concerning the drafting of the constitution and of the distribution of power inside the United States was based on the discussions over the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. Each of their points is summarized in the Federalist Papers, the reaction of the Federalists to the arguments of their opponents. In this sense, the Federalist Paper no 47 discusses precisely the matter of the distribution of power; while the
Theorists of Public Administration Influencers of Public Administration From the theories of public administration birthed in the past five to six decades, the field has taken the best principles and conceptual frameworks yet avoided a theoretical hegemony. There is richness to the literature and theoretical foundation of public administration that is a good fit to a field which is at once both interdisciplinary and applied. The interdisciplinary foundations of public administration
theorists from the H100 block of ILE have provided valuable insights on warfare. They range from Clausewitz to Machiavelli to Moltke. Although 200 years have passed since the times of Antoine-Henri Jomini, his theories, principles, and insights are still being used in a twenty-first century warfare. Jomini's principles of war provide linkages to today's doctrine making them still useful today. In order for a theorist of the past to offer
theorists on the subject of entrepreneurial characteristics and includes reflection on how my experience and personality reflect these particular characteristics. Self-Efficacy Theory ( Bandura, 1986), otherwise called Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) believes that the two key determinants of behavior are perceived self-efficacy and outcome expectancies. In other words, the extent to which the person feels able to actualize / implement behavior, and the optimism with which he perceives the consequences
Theorist In the field of Nursing there are those individuals who had a major impact upon the way care is provided. One such person is Dorthea Orem. She developed a critical care theory that redefined the industry. To fully understand these ideas requires studying Orem's Self-Care Theory / Theoretical Framework and analyzing the different components of this approach. Together, these elements will offer specific insights about how these principals can