Objective: Apply an eight-step ethical decision-making process to the business case below.Case:
10. Moral Agency As a counselor in an outplacement firm, who is your client in this case? Is there a 341-68 you've been working with Irwin for six way for you to be honest, yet not hurt months to find him a new position. Dur- Irwin's chances to obtain this job? Or is 11. "Saying ing that time, he has completed extensive that important? What will you do? Never Psycho assessment work to determine whether You have worked in business for sey- he's in an appropriate profession or if eral years and you're now ready for some Release he might benefit from a career change. further education. You have applied to 12. "26-Yea The results of the assessment indicate that multiple prestigious MBA programs via June Irwin has low self-esteem, probably could a website called ApplyYourself.com that 13. R. Kh benefit from psychotherapy, and is most handles the application process for many Hands likely ill suited for his current profession. of these programs. You're anxiously await- Press, Irwin has been actively interviewing for a ing replies and expect to receive them in position that's very similar to two others about a month. You're up late one night 14. R. Khu he has held and lost. He desperately wants and, while surfing the Web, you discover Make and needs this job. The company where instructions for a "back door" way to take vard B he's interviewing happens to be one of advantage of a technical glitch on the 15. "Blood your most important clients. You receive a website that would allow you to check the ary 20 call from the head of human resources at status of your application and find out if the company, who tells you that Irwin sug- you've been accepted or rejected. Multiple 16. G. R. gested she call you for information about steps are involved, but the instructions pro Moral his abilities, interests, and personality style vide clear guidance. Would it be right to Agenc as measured by the assessment process. take advantage of this information? Why of 341-6 She also asks you for a reference for Irwin. why not? If you were the admissions direc 17. M. Be Since he has, in effect, asked that you share tor or dean of one of these schools and you Moral information with this woman, is it okay for learned that some applicants had taken you to give her an honest assessment of advantage of the glitch, what would be the Scienti Irwin? What are your obligations to Irwin, right thing to do? buted confer