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Welcome. Ethics and the Legal Environment MT-310. Unit 5 Business Ethics. Reading: Read the Kaplan eGuide to Ethics and the Legal Environment: Chapter 3 Assignment: Go to http://ba.gsia.cmu.edu/ethics/AA/mgtmini.htm .

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  1. Welcome Ethics and the Legal EnvironmentMT-310

  2. Unit 5 Business Ethics • Reading: • Read the Kaplan eGuide to Ethics and the Legal Environment: Chapter 3 • Assignment: • Go to http://ba.gsia.cmu.edu/ethics/AA/mgtmini.htm. • Read Case #1 "Family Business." Prepare a three-page analysis answering the questions on the following page: •  Apply the four theories of ethics using examples • Relate what distinguishes the requirements for each individual theory • Illustrate how the ethical theories are used in reasoned decision making

  3. Overview • OSHA has been seen as both a positive and a negative influence on business and employees. • Start by reading OSHA's mission statement. • Go to http://www.osha.gov/. • Go to About OSHA. • Click Mission Statement. • Read the mission statement. • The Center for Responsive Law is a Ralph Nader organization that advocates on behalf of consumers. Read the article about OSHA at their website.

  4. Overview • Go to http://www.csrl.org/. • Click The OSHA Mission - Found and Lost. • Read the article, especially section 1, "Why OSHA?" • Discussion Question • Please respond to this Threaded Discussion Question. Take time to review the responses of your classmates and provide your feedback. • What do you think workplace safety would be like without OSHA? Do you think managers and company owners would still be safety conscious because it is the ethical thing to do? How do you think you would feel as a Manager if an OSHA inspector showed up unannounced? Explain your answer.

  5. Web Field Trip • Employee monitoring practices are often implemented without an employee's consent or awareness. With technological advances making a wide variety of stealth monitoring techniques available, organizations face a challenging balancing act considering legitimate business concerns while respecting their employees' right to privacy. In this assignment, you will discuss the issue of workplace privacy with your fellow students. • What promotes the differing views managers and employees have on privacy issues? • What should a company have access to regarding an employee's personal life, and what is not reasonable?

  6. Debate • Employee monitoring practices are often implemented without an employee's consent or awareness. With technological advances making a wide variety of stealth monitoring techniques available, organizations face a challenging balancing act considering legitimate business concerns while respecting their employees' right to privacy. In this assignment, you will debate the issue of workplace privacy with your Employee monitoring practices are often implemented without an employee's consent or awareness. With technological advances making a wide variety of stealth monitoring techniques available, organizations face a challenging balancing act considering legitimate business concerns while respecting their employees fellow students. • Use the following guidelines for the debate: First read the transcript of the NPR story on workplace cheating. • Go to http://www.kaplan.edu/coursemedia/business/MT310/MT310_Reading_ShirkingWork.doc • Read the transcript of the National Public Radio feature "Shirking Work“Then examine the following four areas of workplace privacy according to the guidelines listed below:Drug testingEmail privacyTelephone conversation privacyPersonal privacy

  7. Late work • Communicate • ASK • ASK • ASK • We have a late policy • 20% off for 1-7 days • 30% off for 8-14 days • No credit • No late assignments will be accepted in Week 10

  8. Questions???

  9. Goodnight!! • Have a Great Week!! • Email me with any questions… • I’ll see you in the discussions

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