Exam 14: Ethics and Employee Rights and Discipline

The fair treatment of job applicants by HR managers leads to applicants having favorable opinions about the selection procedure and and the organization.

Health-Tech Materials is a firm that manufactures medical equipment purchased by hospitals and clinics.The firm employs over 2,500 workers in its two manufacturing facilities located in Texas and Arizona.Recently,Health-Tech dismissed a number of employees for ethics violations ranging from improper Internet usage to stealing company funds.In addition,the firm has been sued by two former employees for wrongful discharge.As a result,Health-Tech's top executives are evaluating the firm's hiring process,ethics training system,reward system,and disciplinary system to determine how to promote ethics and fair treatment. Health-Tech's HR department has devised a brief ethics test for employees to use when determining if their actions match Health-Tech's code of conduct.Which of the following questions is LEAST likely to be included on the ethics test?

Dismissal based on unsatisfactory performance is most appropriate if an employee ________.

What is morality? How does an employee's morality relate to making ethical decisions in the workplace?

What is organizational justice? How can firms ensure organizational justice in performance appraisals?

Which of the grounds for dismissal is defined as the deliberate and willful violation of the employer's rules and may include stealing and insubordination?

The New York Stock Exchange recently eliminated all "reporter" jobs at the exchange.Reporters with seniority were able to remain employed by displacing co-workers in lower-level positions.Which of the following most likely occurred?

All of the following are layoff and downsizing alternatives EXCEPT having employees ________.

Health-Tech Materials is a firm that manufactures medical equipment purchased by hospitals and clinics.The firm employs over 2,500 workers in its two manufacturing facilities located in Texas and Arizona.Recently,Health-Tech dismissed a number of employees for ethics violations ranging from improper Internet usage to stealing company funds.In addition,the firm has been sued by two former employees for wrongful discharge.As a result,Health-Tech's top executives are evaluating the firm's hiring process,ethics training system,reward system,and disciplinary system to determine how to promote ethics and fair treatment. Which of the following best supports the argument that Health-Tech should make significant changes to its disciplinary process?

Many people in the new business development group at GRS&M feel that Blaine was promoted due to her personal friendship with the supervisor rather than a fair review of the qualified employees in the group.This attitude is the result of the employees' perceived procedural justice relative to the decision.

What is an ethics code? What methods do firms use to monitor employees and ensure their compliance with ethics codes?

What is the most likely reason for more firms providing ethics training to employees?

Which component of organizational justice refers to the fairness and justice of a decision's result?

Nonpunitive discipline attempts to gain short-term compliance from employees,while traditional discipline seeks long-term cooperation.

Research indicates that individuals are more likely to make unethical choices when faced with minor dilemmas than with major problems.

A firm's ethics code outlines its mission,vision,appraisal system,and hiring policies.

Ethical decisions always involve normative judgments about what is right or wrong.

What is the Electronic Communications Privacy Act? What are its two primary exceptions?

In which organizational document are an organization's rules and regulations usually stated?

Which of the following terms refers to permanently dismissing a relatively large proportion of employees in an attempt to improve productivity and competitiveness?