1. What are the ethical Issues?
The ethical issues experienced by Ralph and Jane should have been avoided if proper procedures had been followed. Yes, Ralph is a hard worker and met his quarterly sales quotas but at the same time he had a problem that management could not continue to ignore. Well and good management gave Ralph an opposition to seek help with his alcohol addiction, which was fair enough. Business ethics means providing reasons for how things ought to be in the economic world (). Jane the regional sales manager knew that Ralph was suffering from depression and alcohol dependence but still gave him the benefit of doubt because he continued to work hard to meet his obligations at work. The ethical issues with this matter is that …show more content…
Discuss options for Jane and Ralph.
There needs to be a clearly defined and well-justified set of priorities about what’s worth seeking and protecting and what other things we’re willing to compromise or give up. (). Jane need to fire Ralph because they options he had early been given were not achieving any results e.g detoxification failed because Ralph continued to drink. Jane should have let ralph decide whether he wanted to the blood test as per the recommendation from the center.
Jane should have given Michelle the correct report about Ralph whether good or bad. Constructing arguments -This shows how, given the facts, one action serves our values better than other actions ()
3. Discuss any extra information Jane and Ralph need to make their decision
Ralph been picked by the sergeant and being taken to the police station must have the final straw in his shenanigans. Ralph should have been made aware of the consequences of his alcohol abuse and how poorly that reflected on the company. Jane should have discussed the negative phone calls she had started receiving about Ralph’s work with him. The application of business ethics principles and guidance doesn’t stop, though, when the workday ends or outside the company door (Brusseau,
The ethical issues experienced by Ralph and Jane should have been avoided if proper procedures had been followed. Yes, Ralph is a hard worker and met his quarterly sales quotas but at the same time he had a problem that management could not continue to ignore. Well and good management gave Ralph an opposition to seek help with his alcohol addiction, which was fair enough. Business ethics means providing reasons for how things ought to be in the economic world (). Jane the regional sales manager knew that Ralph was suffering from depression and alcohol dependence but still gave him the benefit of doubt because he continued to work hard to meet his obligations at work. The ethical issues with this matter is that …show more content…
Discuss options for Jane and Ralph.
There needs to be a clearly defined and well-justified set of priorities about what’s worth seeking and protecting and what other things we’re willing to compromise or give up. (). Jane need to fire Ralph because they options he had early been given were not achieving any results e.g detoxification failed because Ralph continued to drink. Jane should have let ralph decide whether he wanted to the blood test as per the recommendation from the center.
Jane should have given Michelle the correct report about Ralph whether good or bad. Constructing arguments -This shows how, given the facts, one action serves our values better than other actions ()
3. Discuss any extra information Jane and Ralph need to make their decision
Ralph been picked by the sergeant and being taken to the police station must have the final straw in his shenanigans. Ralph should have been made aware of the consequences of his alcohol abuse and how poorly that reflected on the company. Jane should have discussed the negative phone calls she had started receiving about Ralph’s work with him. The application of business ethics principles and guidance doesn’t stop, though, when the workday ends or outside the company door (Brusseau,