Exam 14: Ethics, Justice, and Fair Treatment in Hr Management

The President of the University National Bank in Palo Alto, California has his office on the main floor of the bank just off the lobby and his door is always open unless he is in a private meeting. This represents a physical manifestation of the company's culture.

are to an organization what laws are to society.

Lack of qualifications, one of the bases for dismissal, is defined as .

The theory that women who commit offenses that violate stereotypes regarding the proper behavior of women will be punished for both the offense and for their inappropriate sex role behavior is called the .

Ethics refers to the .

If an employee conducts a personal phone call at work, the employer can legally eavesdrop and monitor the phone call.

The rules and regulations of an organization are usually contained in the code of ethics.

When an employer informs everyone of the standards for judging performance and the penalties for failure up front, the employer is enhancing the perceived fairness of the situation via .

Hornblowers use procedural or legal channel to report incidents of unethical behavior to company ethics officers or to legal authorities.

The procedural justice component of organizational justice refers to the .

When an employer involves individuals in decisions that affect them and allows them to refute the merits of others' ideas, the employer is enhancing the perceived fairness of the situation via .

The exception to the termination at will doctrine that would protect an employee from dismissal because employers should not fire employees without good cause is called the exception.

Expectation clarity, which means ensuring that everyone involved and affected understands why and how final decisions are made, is one factor that affects people's perceptions of fairness.

Employers can facilitate two-way communication by utilizing .

Merit is the primary consideration used to determine which employees will stay at work and which ones will go when layoffs are necessary.

Under the public policy exception to the termination at will doctrine, courts have held that .

Explain the meaning of the "terminate at will" rule that has guided the employee/ employer relationship in the United States.

It is acceptable to conduct a termination interview over the telephone.

Ethics training can be accomplished via .

Which of the bases for dismissal is defined as an employee's inability to do the assigned work despite his or her diligence?