DeVry University Discrimination & Equal Opportunity in the Workplace Discussion

This assignment is straight forward on the directions. Make sure you do not plagiarize and cite your source. Only paying for good quality writing. Thanks! I need this assignment completed by this Friday before 5pm pacific time.

This week you’ll select a topic for your Ethical Dilemma Project from the list provided.

Define the term you selected from the list and cite the source(s) for the definition. Explain the challenge a business faces and the seriousness of the problem. Write a thesis or purpose statement for the entire paper explaining your goal of identifying and analyzing an ethical dilemma in the workplace. Cite and document the source(s) you use (APA style documentation). This section should be one or two paragraphs.

Course Project Topics

Option 1

Option 1: Abusive behavior (Workplace Bullying Institute)

* Conducting personal business on company time

* Cultural conflicts in international business

* Executive perks

* Gifts: meals or tickets to an entertaining event

* Gossiping

* Harassment (by supervisors, coworkers, or nonemployers)

* Health and safety violations

* Improper bidding practices

* Improper hiring practices

* Keeping employees safe

* Labor exploitation

* Psychosocial hazards (e.g., job insecurity, high demands, effort-reward imbalance, low autonomy)

* Time off policies

* Unrealistic and conflicting goals

* Workplace security

* Zero-tolerance policies

Option 2

Option 2: Financial Responsibility

* Accounting and financial reporting matters

* Bankruptcy

* Buyouts

* Downsizing

* Failure to maintain accurate expense reports

* Financial fraud (“cooking the books”)

* Fraud

* Inflated earnings reports

* Insider information

* Insider trading

Option 3

Option 3: Consumer and Client Values

* Boycotts

* False advertising

* Lying to customers or clients

* Unsafe products

Option 4

Option 4: Crime in the Workplace

* Arson

* Blackmail

* Bribery or corruption

* Cover-up

* Defamation

* Destruction of property

* Discrimination and equal opportunity

* Embezzlement

* Employee theft (fastest growing crime in the United States, according to FBI)

* Retaliation

* Sabotage

* Slander

* Workplace violence

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Option 5

Option 5: Personal and Professional Conflicts

* Conflict of interest

* Dating in the workplace

* Falsification of documents or contracts or records

* Having an affair

* Inappropriate and harassing behavior

* Inappropriate dress

* Inappropriate use of company resources or assets

* Inappropriate use of social media

* Late submission of work

* Lying on a resume

* Lying in the workplace

* Messy office

* Misusing company assets, company property, or equipment

* Multitasking during a face-to-face meeting

* Napping on the job

* Negligence

* Not reporting a violation

* Padding expenses

* Padding on a resume

* Taking credit for others’ work or failing to give public credit

* Taking office supplies

* Tardiness

* Whistleblowing

* Withholding or omitting information

* Working for a competitor, supplier, or customer

Option 6

Option 6: Make Special Adjustments to List or Quoted Price

* Cyberloafing or cyberslacking

* Cybersquatting

* Data loss or data privacy

* Electronic waste

* Hacking

* Online sexual harassment

* Questionable use of company technology

* Sending a virus to a coworker’s wireless device

* Violating company Internet policies (cyberslackers, cyberloafers)

* Viewing porn at work

* Virus implanting

Option 7

Option 7: Privacy

* Confidentiality (patient, client, customer)

* Distributing proprietary information

* Eavesdropping

* Employee privacy

* Identity theft

* Invasion of privacy

* Social media and off-duty conduct laws

* Surveillance and employee monitoring

* Workplace surveillance (computer privacy policy, surveillance cameras with facial recognition)

Option 8

Option 8: Additional Topics

* Absenteeism

* Copyright infringement or copyright violation

* Exaggeration

* Intellectual property

* Layoffs

* Libel

* Nepotism

* Patent infringement

* Plagiarism

* Pollution

* Sweat shops

* Trademark dilution

* Vendor misconduct

* Waste

Here is an example:

Messy Office

Who ever thought that a messy office is an ethical issue? Certainly, there can be health and safety issues from food debris, dust, dirt, and fingerprints left on a desk or computer keyboard (Gourdreau, 2012, para. 11). A cluttered office can trigger mental overload and stress, cause workplace accidents and spills, and contribute to resentment and negative feelings from coworkers (Brooks, 2012). A messy office can also affect productivity, perception, and motivation (Alton, 2017; Brooks, 2014). Research indicates that productivity and profits decline in the face of clutter and chaos (Heydlauff, 2019, para.1).

Most everyone would agree that it is in the employer’s best interest to provide a working environment free of undue risk of injury or illness. Who is responsible for employees’ office space, and what, if anything, should be done, if an employee’s office or desk is messy? What exactly is a messy office? Do employees have the right to personalize their office and to be creative in their office space (Winerman, 2013)? What passes for safe today, or in this or that industry, may from some future vantage point, be seen as disgusting or risky by comparison. What is the duty of employees and employers? There may be gray areas about which thoughtful people may disagree as to what is reasonable or customary.

This paper will analyze the ethical dilemma of a messy office, explain how the concept must be understood contextually, provide a real case, discuss the ethics and legal issues surrounding this workplace dilemma, and offer some solutions based upon ethical reasoning.

References

Alton, L. (2017, February 16). The negative relationship between a messy desk and productivity. Retrieved from https://inc.com/larry-alton/waning-productivity-could-a-messy-desk-be-to-blame.html…

Brooks, C. (2012, March 12). Employees judged by office cleanliness. Retrieved from https://businessnewsdaily.com/2220-employees-judged-cleanliness.html…

Brooks, C. (2014, November 21). What a messy desk does to you. Retrieved from https://news.com.au/finance/work/at-work/what-a-messy-desk-does-to-you/news-story/631599c049656d721382eefcb332f848…

Gourdreau, J. (2012, March 27). The dangers of a messy desk. Retrieved from https://forbes.com/sites/jennagoudreau/2012/03/27/the-dangers-of-a-messy-desk/#6ab7e7e3c89e…

Heydlauff, P. (2019). Reduce office clutter to increase productivity, efficiency and profitability. ReliablePlant. Noria. Retrieved from https://reliableplant.com/Read/16652/reduce-office-clutter-to-increase-productivity,-efficiency-profitability…

Winerman, L. (2013, October). A messy desk encourages a creative mind, study finds. 44(9), 12. American Psychological Association. Retrieved from https://apa.org/monitor/2013/10/messy-desk…