An Ethical Flaw Amber Davis had recently graduated from college with a degree in
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An Ethical Flaw
Amber Davis had recently graduated from college with a degree in general business. Amber was quite bright, although her grades did not reflect this. She had thoroughly enjoyed school, dating, playing tennis, and swimming, but found few stimulating academic endeavors. When she graduated, she had not found job. Her dad was extremely upset when he discovered this, and he took it upon himself to see that Amber become employed.
Amber’s father, Allen Davis, was executive vice president of a medium-sized manufacturing firm. One of the people he contacted In seeking employment for Amber was Bill Garbo, the president of another firm in area. Mr. Davis purchased many of his firm’s supplies from Garbo’s company. After telling Bill his problem, Allen was told to send Amber to Bill’s office for an interview. Amber went, as instructed by her father, and before she left Bill’s firm, she was surprised to learn that she has a job in the accounting department. Amber may have been lazy, but she certainly was not stupid. She realized that Bill had hired her because he hope that his action would lead to future business from her father’s company. Although Amber’s work was not challenging, it paid better than the other jobs in the accounting department.
It did not take long for the employee in the department to discover the reason she had been hired. Amber told them. When a difficult job was assigned to Amber, she normally got one of the other employees to do it, implying that Mr. Garbo would be pleased with that person if he or she helped her out. She developed a pattern of coming in late, talking long lunch breaks, and leaving early. When the dox activities, Amber would bring up the close relationship that her father had with the president of the firm. The department manager was at the end of his rope.
Questions:
1. From an ethical standpoint, how would you evaluate the merits of MR. Garbo’s employing Amber? Discuss.
2.Now that she is employed, what course would you follow to address her on-the-job behavior?
3.It may be that Mr. Garbo viewed the hiring of Amber as strictly a business decision that would ensure receiving continued business from Amber’s father. What might be some negative results of this questionable ethical decision?
Explanation / Answer
1 : Mr Garbo hiring Amber , as the prose describes, is a decision based upon farseeing indirect gains. Merits coming out from it are-
* Business relations development between Mr. Garbo and Amber's father Allen davies.
* Mr Garbo learning business tactics followed by Mr Allen's firm throught Amber
2 : Providing amber with simple tasks wherein her interests develops in the working environment.
Also provide her with minimal targets and appreciate her work.
Motivate her while achieveing her targets.
3 : Negative results would be Amber leaking business secrets of Mr Garbo's firm to Mr allen.
Negativity in working of Amber, as stated in prose, can be loss bearing for the Mr Garbo's firm.