Module 07 Discussion

DIRECTIONS

Your posts in the discussion area should exhibit careful thought and logical reasoning and provide evidence for your position. Use correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. The discussions must be completed by the due dates specified. You are also required to read and reply to other students in this discussion forum. Your replies should offer new substantiated ideas or thoughtful questions. Friendly debate and disagreement is encouraged but be courteous and respectful. Do not be afraid to speak your mind, but remember that yours is only one opinion.

Your grade will be based on your post as well as your required two replies to the posts of your classmates.

For all discussion topics, the following guidelines apply: Post a well thought out, well written, and proofread reply to the topic. A couple of paragraphs is about the right amount. You can earn up to 10 points. Refer to the Discussion Board Posting Requirements page in the Start Here! module for detailed posting requirements and the grading rubric

Actions

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Read and reply to at least two of your classmate's postings. In doing this, you can earn up to 4 points, but to do so, you must engage them in some point they made or failed to make. Just telling them they did a good job and you agree with them, will not earn any points. In all discussion postings, you should include material from the module reading. In your replies to other students, begin with their name and end with your own.

DISCUSSION TOPIC

Read: What would You Do?, page 242. (Access for free at https://openstax.org/books/business-ethics/pages/8-2-accommodating-different-abilities-and-faiths ) Links to an external site.

Can Everyones Wishes Be Accommodated?

You are a manager in a large Texas-based oil and gas company planning an annual summer company picnic and barbecue on the weekend of June 19. The oil industry has a long tradition of outdoor barbecues, and this one is a big morale-building event. However, June 19 is Juneteenth, the day on which news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached slaves in Texas in 1865. Several African American employees always attend the barbecue event and are looking forward to it, but they also want to celebrate Emancipation Day, rich in history and culture and accompanied by its own official event. The picnic date cannot be easily rescheduled because of all the catering arrangements that had to be made.

Critical Thinking

• Is there a way to permit some employees to celebrate both occasions without inconveniencing others who will be attending only one?
• What would you do as the manager, keeping in mind that you do not want to offend anyone?