Ethics Dilemma Vignettes

Matt Johnson

Organizational Behavior

Dr. Anderson

Chapter 2: Ethics Dilemma Vignettes

Case One:

In the case of the European bank requiring employees to open accounts at their bank to demonstrate employee loyalty and career advancement is an ethical dilemma of high moral intensity. It should require serious evaluation before implementing. In this case the listed benefits are solely to the bank itself. By requiring their employees to deposit paychecks into accounts at their employer’s bank, the bank itself is making interest of the employees’ wages, as well as cutting costs associated with handing out paper checks. The bank is also benefiting from this set up because now their employees are all customers, which makes potential customers more likely to listen to them regarding their recommendations for account types. Another reason this is a dilemma of high moral intensity is the fact that it affects all of the employees in a very short time frame and they are very close in proximity to the bank because they are employees.

Case Two:

In the case of the administrative assistant posting about her less than exciting experiences on social media I believe the ethical dilemma is of low moral intensity. Social media is a powerful way of communicating with many people. I realize the employee never mentioned the name of the employer when posting the negative posts to her social media page, but many times social media sites automatically post the location you are at when you do post online using global positioning satellite data collected from your cellphone. So in reality she was telling the world how dull her job was. I would like to believe that most people would find her employers actions acceptable. I also feel this is a low moral intensity issue as it does only pertain to one person, and will have little to no negative consequences to anyone other than the employee.

Case Three:

In the case of the printer company coding their printer ink...