Essay About Business Ethics Of The Company And Female Workers

Resolving Ethical Business Challenges on Pp. 24-25 in Chapter 1
Oliver BojanicMBA527 HW11) Read “Resolving Ethical Business Challenges” on pp. 24-25 in Chapter 1. Answer questions 1-3.Lael is in a situation that is in quite a gray area. While the allegations the other employees have made have not been experienced by her, they have been to many others. While the employee handbook and Nikhils views on sexual harassment seem to differ considerably, Lael should stand up to her morals, those that are telling her this has no place in the workplace, and build a report based upon Best Easts ethics, which are written down. If this behavior is left unchecked by her, it may become the norm and the fundamental ethics of the business may shift as individual morals and values start to influence it. Now that she is aware of what is taking place, she needs to fix it for the sake of her own moral compass, the business ethics of the company, and to save the face of the business as a whole.Best Easts ethical culture seems to be two-fold in that male employees and guests find it perfectly natural and normal to harass female workers, to include verbal and nonverbal communication, while female employees dont speak up, rather take it, receive paychecks, and leave without making a scene. While the handbook mentioned explicitly states that “sexual harassment of any kind would not be tolerated and should be reported immediately to the proper manager” (Ferrell, Fraedrich, Ferrell. 2015), the problem stems to the fact that it is the owners own son that is facilitating this culture that it is actually okay. Because no one wants to get fired or go against the graces of someone very close to leadership, many people seem to go with the flow to make sure that they either fit in to the emerging culture, or take the actions, get a paycheck, and leave.In a perfect world, Lael should build a case, gather evidence about the suspected sexual harassment cases, and then with enough evidence bring it up to the owner. While doing this however, she should talk to Nikhil about these disturbing cases, stating how it goes against the employee handbook as well as the ethics of the company they both work for. She should also make him aware that if this was to continue and somehow it was to get out, it would tarnish his fathers companys name, along with a considerable amount of profit and respect lost.2) Watch the Instructional Video “Homework on the Clock” found at