Exam 14: Ethics and Employee Rights and Discipline

Unfortunately,employers have no tools for measuring the ethics of an individual during the applicant screening process,so employers do not realize they have hired an unethical person until it is too late.

Nonpunitive discipline is discipline involving oral warnings and paid "decision-making leaves of absence."

The applicant screening process would most likely be considered unfair if an HR manager ________.

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 distribute an anonymous survey to gather information about employee attitudes about management?

When firms do not deal swiftly and fairly with the unethical behavior of employees,ethical employees feel penalized.

When a company rewards employees who behave ethically using the firm's incentive plan and appraisal system,they are ________ to encourage ethical behavior.

When an employee's dismissal does not comply with the law or with the contractual agreement stated or implied by the firm via its employment application forms,employee manuals,or other promises,________ has most likely occurred.

Which of the following best defines values as they relate to organizational culture?

Employees at R&R Carpet and Tile are allowed to take one-hour lunch breaks.Todd's assistant,Suzanne,took a two-hour lunch break today without prior approval.Suzanne has never broken any other rules since being employed by the company.R&R has a nonpunitive discipline policy.Which of the following will most likely be Todd's response to Suzanne's violation?

Which of the following terms refers to the involuntary termination of an employee's employment with a firm?

Carlos,a marketing manager at Devon Consulting,is attending an ethics training program at his workplace.During the training,Carlos is LEAST likely to learn how to ________.

Which of the following terms refers to a systematic process by which a terminated employee is trained and counseled in how to perform a self-appraisal and secure a new position?

"You are working on a laptop" is a normative statement.

When someone concludes that something is good or bad,right or wrong,a(n)________ has been made.

What are the main characteristics of workplace bullying? How can employers and their HR departments reduce bullying incidents in the workplace?

What tool does society use to ensure that employers act fairly and morally?

The consent exception to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act permits ________.

Merit is the primary consideration used to determine which employees will remain with a firm and which ones will be dismissed when layoffs are necessary.

The first step in ethical behavior is ________.

What is nonpunitive discipline? What are the steps of the nonpunitive discipline process? If you were a manager,would you use a system of traditional discipline or nonpunitive discipline? Why?