Ethics
Ethics Assignment
1. Is whistle blowing violation of positive duty to the employer/organization? Under what conditions an employee can justify such violation? How exactly is the duty of loyalty owed to the employer/organization weighed against the duty to the public and larger society?
Whistle blowing may not always result in negative outcomes for the company/organization. It may also be done in order to identify the flaws present in the current organizational structure which allow people to misuse their position. And in such cases it comes out that the whistle blowing activity which was done was a positive duty to the organization. Especially for a public company whose shares are held by general public if the management is involving in unfair practices then it is the management which benefiting itself at cost of public (owners) and customers. Secondly, the greater good of the society lies above the good for the company. If a company is involving in activities which may result are unfair and tries to take advantage of the public then in such cases an employee should blow the whistle against the company but initially the senior management should be made aware about the wrong practices existing in the organization which may be without their approval. So instead of going public and spoiling the name of the organization an employee should first try to fix the issue internally itself and try and convice the organization about the negative consequences if a proven guilty of wrongdoing, and if still unsuccessful should come in open for greater good of the society because one cannot benefit some at the cost of many. 2. Douglas’s friend has a moral duty to blow the whistle on the company and the managers? Are his family obligations morally relevant in this case? How exactly should he “weigh” his obligations to the public against his obligations to his family?
Douglas’s friend has a responsibility towards the society and he should blow the whistle against
1. Is whistle blowing violation of positive duty to the employer/organization? Under what conditions an employee can justify such violation? How exactly is the duty of loyalty owed to the employer/organization weighed against the duty to the public and larger society?
Whistle blowing may not always result in negative outcomes for the company/organization. It may also be done in order to identify the flaws present in the current organizational structure which allow people to misuse their position. And in such cases it comes out that the whistle blowing activity which was done was a positive duty to the organization. Especially for a public company whose shares are held by general public if the management is involving in unfair practices then it is the management which benefiting itself at cost of public (owners) and customers. Secondly, the greater good of the society lies above the good for the company. If a company is involving in activities which may result are unfair and tries to take advantage of the public then in such cases an employee should blow the whistle against the company but initially the senior management should be made aware about the wrong practices existing in the organization which may be without their approval. So instead of going public and spoiling the name of the organization an employee should first try to fix the issue internally itself and try and convice the organization about the negative consequences if a proven guilty of wrongdoing, and if still unsuccessful should come in open for greater good of the society because one cannot benefit some at the cost of many. 2. Douglas’s friend has a moral duty to blow the whistle on the company and the managers? Are his family obligations morally relevant in this case? How exactly should he “weigh” his obligations to the public against his obligations to his family?
Douglas’s friend has a responsibility towards the society and he should blow the whistle against