PS$541-2$: Explore ethical, legal, and sociocultural implications of decision$-$making and influence processes across diverse organizations in an equitable and inclusive manner.

Ethical Dilemma

Begin by reading the ethical dilemma described in the case study below and consider the impact of managerial decisions, cultural factors, individual and group behaviors on the outcomes in this situation. Reflect on the specific impact of these issues on the organization in terms of the positive or negative effects on diversity, equity, and inclusion. Be sure you have completed the Unit $4$ Learning Activity, which supports the information on this assignment.

Case Study

You are an Industrial and Organizational psychologist in a large hospital and manage a talent development program. You also serve on the Institutional Review Board $($IRB$).$ Participants in your program, which includes interns, have been told that their demographic information, personal goals, and personality assessments are absolutely confidential. However, you discover that assessment results have been accessed through an HR data portal and used for hiring$/$promotion decisions. This use may violate ethical guidelines since the assessments were not validated for this purpose and the use of the other personal information stored in the database may introduce bias in the hiring$/$promotion process. If the organization makes this problem public, you believe the employee development program will be terminated. But if you do not act, you will betray the mission of the IRB, as well as other ethical guidelines.