Business Ethics Task 2 (C717 – FZP1):
Employees’ Rights and Responsibilities and Employer’s Ethical Responsibilities
Western Governors University
A) Ethical Dilemma: Conflict of Interest
1. By procuring the bid from the friend's company, they risk
losing the staff's trust. Even if the friend's bid meets
expectations, it could be viewed as favoritism, possibly
resulting in a loss of confidence. This loss of trust
increases
the risk of affecting the morale and productivity of employees.
Staff may start to question management's decisions and think
less of them.
2. Rejecting the friend's bid would cause conflict between the
manager and the friend, mainly if the bid is specifically better
than the others. This decision could keep the business from
procuring the best possible vendor relationship for the
company. The friend's bid could provide lower costs and
ideas that the company could otherwise not find. The
procurement manager risks being known for accepting
favoritism or failing to provide the best possible outcome for
the company.
3a. Utilitarian ethics is based on outcomes. Specifically, the
outcomes that will affect most people and make them the
happiest. Utilitarian ethics does not look at individual morals
or laws; instead, it views the total positive outcomes against
negative ones. In this ideology, people put aside personal and
professional relationships and focus on analyzing the overall
benefits for everyone. The correct choice in Utilitarian ethics
creates well-being for everyone's equal advantage.
3b. A Utilitarian approach to the procurement dilemma would
examine the facts of the bids and make an unbiased decision
for the overall company because the stakeholders would
equal more people than accepting the bid because of their
friend. The manager would evaluate costs, analyze data, test
Employees’ Rights and Responsibilities and Employer’s Ethical Responsibilities
Western Governors University
A) Ethical Dilemma: Conflict of Interest
1. By procuring the bid from the friend's company, they risk
losing the staff's trust. Even if the friend's bid meets
expectations, it could be viewed as favoritism, possibly
resulting in a loss of confidence. This loss of trust
increases
the risk of affecting the morale and productivity of employees.
Staff may start to question management's decisions and think
less of them.
2. Rejecting the friend's bid would cause conflict between the
manager and the friend, mainly if the bid is specifically better
than the others. This decision could keep the business from
procuring the best possible vendor relationship for the
company. The friend's bid could provide lower costs and
ideas that the company could otherwise not find. The
procurement manager risks being known for accepting
favoritism or failing to provide the best possible outcome for
the company.
3a. Utilitarian ethics is based on outcomes. Specifically, the
outcomes that will affect most people and make them the
happiest. Utilitarian ethics does not look at individual morals
or laws; instead, it views the total positive outcomes against
negative ones. In this ideology, people put aside personal and
professional relationships and focus on analyzing the overall
benefits for everyone. The correct choice in Utilitarian ethics
creates well-being for everyone's equal advantage.
3b. A Utilitarian approach to the procurement dilemma would
examine the facts of the bids and make an unbiased decision
for the overall company because the stakeholders would
equal more people than accepting the bid because of their
friend. The manager would evaluate costs, analyze data, test
