Balancing Goal Attainment and Ethics

Ethical implications associated with human resources management (HRM) practices and policies

  • On the basis of research on workplace ethical issues:
    • List three human resources management (HRM) policies or practices that have ethical implications and require greater consideration. One example is employee monitoring (e.g., whether employees are wasting time surfing the Internet on company time).
    • Describe the ethical dilemma from both perspectives for each policy or practice. Also, respond to the following:
      • Why would an organization create such a policy or practice?
      • Why might this policy or practice be harmful to employees?