As an I/O professional, you may encounter conflicts in various situations. It is important to have the knowledge and skills to respond to and resolve or help resolve conflicts in an ethical manner. Following an ethical decision-making model can help ensure that you are evaluating the situation appropriately to arrive at an ethical decision.

Case 4.2: Unfairly Taking the Blame found in this week's learning activities.

Dave, an executive at a regional sandwich chain, has unfairly blamed his colleague Tom for the failure of a new location. Feeling betrayed, Tom decides to confront his fellow executive.

Imagine you are an I/O consultant advising the organization. The VP has asked you of human resources to prepare a summary of how you propose to resolve the conflict between Tom and Dave by applying an ethical decision-making model.

• A description of the conflict between the two men
• A description of your proposed resolution to the conflict between the two men
• An analysis of the relevant ethical decision-making models that apply to your proposed resolution of the conflict between the two men
• A minimum of 2 peer-reviewed journal articles in your report.