Ethics - Professionalism and Governance Ethical Dilemma

Question: Discuss about theEthics, Professionalism and Governance for Ethical Dilemma. Answer: Recommendations for Actions to take toResolve the Situation and to Minimize the Chance the Scenario May Recur. The ethical dilemma for Alex is to decide whether to report the employees that are taking office documents home which is against company policy as they expose the business to being accessed by non-authorized people. It is a dilemma for him since they need to do this to get their work done. The people who will be affected by Alexs decisions are the employees who work under him as project manager, Paul the IT administrator and the company Initech Corp. they are all inter-related.(Ford, and Richardson, 2013) The values that we will use in making this decision include autonomy which is where an individual has the freedom to make their decisions and do their work freely with minimum supervision, but the employees at Initech have little autonomy over their jobs as Paul limits the freedom they have. Trustworthinessislimited here as both parties do not trust each other Paul does not trust that the employees will not share sensitive data with the wrong people and the employees see that Paul takes pleasure in making it hard for them to work.(Keeney, and Keeney, 2009) The following code of ethics is relevant to make the decision best for Initech. The enhancement of the quality of life, where Alex will strive to make it is easier for the employees to perform their tasks smoothly. Honesty is where there is an actualshowing ofone's skills and abilities when Alex makes this decision he will showcase the abilities he has gained through the years from previous work done and apply it in the scenario. Competency is where Alex with this decision will show that he is working competently in the best interest of Initech. The five clauses relevant to this ethical dilemma are,strive to givegoods and services which match the functional and economic needs of your company; showcase your real talents, skills, abilities or knowledge. Give his professional opinion on the matter based on past experiences from other jobs; safeguard and encourage the well-being and safety of those working with and for you and know the necessary legislations and regulations that apply to the decision to be made(Landman, Shelton, Kauffmann, and Dattilo,2010) Alex should not report the employees to Paul since this will ensure terminationor their work made harder. He should hold a meeting with both parties to come up with a compromise to make sure that the employees and the IT manager and the best interests of the company are met. Alex should find a way to supervise the work done on the computers by the employees that does not interfere with their work as much. He should also ensure that the employees know the consequences of sharing the sensitive information with unauthorized parties as specified in the confidential agreement they signed. Finally, he should talk with Paul about him being less stringent with the employees and hold a mediation to resolve any issues between him and the employees this will ensure the company runs smoothly (Colquitt, Lepine, and Wesson, 2011) References Colquitt, J., Lepine, J. A., and Wesson, M. J. (2011). Organizational Behavior: Improving performance and commitment in the workplace. McGraw-Hill Irwin. Ford, R. C., and Richardson, W. D. (2013). Ethical decision making: A review of the empirical literature. In Citation Classics from the Journal of Business Ethics (pp. 19-44). Springer Netherlands. Keeney, R. L., and Keeney, R. L. (2009). Value-focused thinking: A path to creative decisionmaking. Harvard University Press. Landman, M. P., Shelton, J., Kauffmann, R. M., and Dattilo, J. B. (2010). Guidelines for maintaining a professional compass in the era of social networking. Journal of surgical education, 67(6), 381-386.