Analysis of the Case of “Is Nothing Private” (Pfeiffer & Forsberg, p. 112)
Introduction
The case arose from the boss offering a new assignment to an employee for their advanced advertising and computer skills. The new assignment was for a new account that is a profitable weight loss brand, “complete with its own food supplements, diet aids, and medical advisory board for users” (Pfeiffer & Forsberg, p. 112). The President of the company decided on a plan to gain national awareness to the brand. The strategy was to “access public information in databases of state departments of motor vehicles across the country would help her get what she wants: to identify the “ten fattest people in each state”. Then contact the individuals and make an …show more content…
113) and this would violate several of the provisions. The boss maintains that this is legal and not a violation of their privacy, admitting it could cause some embarrassment (Pfeiffer & Forsberg, 2014).
Now that the we have clearly defined the case study, we will begin to explore from beginning to end what the employee must do to make a solid decision that is ethical and moral taking into consideration their Christian values.
The next step is to identify the main ethical and moral issues. All emotion regarding the bosses request must be taken out in order to make a clear decision. Next step is to analyze all relevant solutions with their potential outcome. It is important to consider the employees values, the impact of their actions. Lastly, the employee will make a decision in regards to how to handle the boss’s request and be prepared for the consequences of that decision.
Ethical Issue
What the boss is requesting is not against the law or the company policy. However, if the employee chooses not to fulfill the duties assigned he will break company policy by being unprofessional and …show more content…
This could lead to depression, anxiety, and eventually leaving the company. Financial success and career advancement
Ask the boss to be removed from the campaign could lead to lack of future assignments, poor performance reviews, lack of increases, being fired.
Develop a new marketing strategy may upset the boss and be a waste of company time and resources.
Loss of job can cause financial distress and the possibility of being unemployed for an unknow amount of time.
Likely Impact
The boss could agree that this is not the right thing to do. The company impact to their reputation and potential public backlash would be more of a risk then upsetting the client and potentially losing the client all together. The boss asks the employee to create another marketing strategy to present to the president of the company.
The employee could do what the boss wants will make the boss and the client happy disregarding all moral issues that were involved.
An alternative is the employee could ask to be removed from the campaign. The may cause career stagnation and potentially job
Introduction
The case arose from the boss offering a new assignment to an employee for their advanced advertising and computer skills. The new assignment was for a new account that is a profitable weight loss brand, “complete with its own food supplements, diet aids, and medical advisory board for users” (Pfeiffer & Forsberg, p. 112). The President of the company decided on a plan to gain national awareness to the brand. The strategy was to “access public information in databases of state departments of motor vehicles across the country would help her get what she wants: to identify the “ten fattest people in each state”. Then contact the individuals and make an …show more content…
113) and this would violate several of the provisions. The boss maintains that this is legal and not a violation of their privacy, admitting it could cause some embarrassment (Pfeiffer & Forsberg, 2014).
Now that the we have clearly defined the case study, we will begin to explore from beginning to end what the employee must do to make a solid decision that is ethical and moral taking into consideration their Christian values.
The next step is to identify the main ethical and moral issues. All emotion regarding the bosses request must be taken out in order to make a clear decision. Next step is to analyze all relevant solutions with their potential outcome. It is important to consider the employees values, the impact of their actions. Lastly, the employee will make a decision in regards to how to handle the boss’s request and be prepared for the consequences of that decision.
Ethical Issue
What the boss is requesting is not against the law or the company policy. However, if the employee chooses not to fulfill the duties assigned he will break company policy by being unprofessional and …show more content…
This could lead to depression, anxiety, and eventually leaving the company. Financial success and career advancement
Ask the boss to be removed from the campaign could lead to lack of future assignments, poor performance reviews, lack of increases, being fired.
Develop a new marketing strategy may upset the boss and be a waste of company time and resources.
Loss of job can cause financial distress and the possibility of being unemployed for an unknow amount of time.
Likely Impact
The boss could agree that this is not the right thing to do. The company impact to their reputation and potential public backlash would be more of a risk then upsetting the client and potentially losing the client all together. The boss asks the employee to create another marketing strategy to present to the president of the company.
The employee could do what the boss wants will make the boss and the client happy disregarding all moral issues that were involved.
An alternative is the employee could ask to be removed from the campaign. The may cause career stagnation and potentially job