Lesson 5 Discussion

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BY FRIDAY:

1. Respond to both of the following situations. Please do NOT use real names or identifying information.  If, in your experience you have not encountered either of these situations, describe future situations in which you can imagine these conflicts could arise, or describe situations that you were aware of but didn't directly experience.
   1. First Situation: Describe a time in your career when you experienced a values conflict (e.g., were asked to do something wrong or that went against your values) and you were able to successfully complete the task and resolve the ethical dilemma How did you approach the problem/task? How did you resolve the ethical dilemma?
   2. Second Situation: Describe a time in which you weren't able to resolve your values conflict regarding a task/problem at work.  How did you approach/resolve that situation?
2. Respond to the following, Substantiating your points by referencing the readings for this lesson:
   1. From an ethical stewardship perspective, what should the role of HR be relative to facilitating the reporting of employee misconduct within an organization?
   2. Should HR's first allegiance be to the company or to employees? Why?

BY SUNDAY:

Read the posts of your classmates and post a comment on TWO of those that interest you, explaining how you might approach a situation differently and why. Again, remember to substantiate your points by referencing the readings from this lesson.

Your discussion will be evaluated using the Discussion and Participation Rubric.