Case 2-B: ethical Considerations A major computer parts manufacturer has decided

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Case 2-B: ethical Considerations
A major computer parts manufacturer has decided to open a plant in a medium-sized city in the southeast that
has been especially hard hit with job losses in the textile field. The new company will receive substantial incentives in the form of free land, tax relief, and generous training allowances from local and state government. Hiring for the new operation has been announced and will include high-tech positions, supervisory positions, and a few tech- nical positions. The published pay rates for these posi- tions appear to be at or near the top of the local range for comparable jobs.
Marilyn is an experienced supervisor with one of the remaining textile plants in the area. She has received some literature in the mail explaining the mission of the new company and alerting the community to its need to fill a number of positions, including supervisor positions. An employment application for the new company was enclosed with the materials.
At lunch and on breaks, Marilyn has heard her crew talking about the opportunities at the computer manu- facturing company. She has been told that several of her people plan to fill out applications for the new company. In the last week, a representative from the new company left a message on her home phone saying that she would like to invite Marilyn to visit the company and interview for a supervisor’s position. Marilyn is in a quandary about several issues.
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2-17.

What is Marilyn’s responsibility to her present employer regarding her knowledge that several em- ployees are planning to seek positions with the new company?

2-18.

How should Marilyn reply to the recruiter who is asking her to come in for an interview? Does this constitute an ethical decision for her?

2-19.

Is it ethical for one company to receive funds to move into an area when other companies struggle to keep jobs from going offshore or from being lost to automation?

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answer to 2-17. marilyn's needs to discuss with her employer about the issue that many of the present employees are planing to seek poitions in the new company and also mention that even she has recieved such an offer. she needs to discuss with her employer so that the human resource department takes measures to try and keep the other employees from leaving the job by motivating them with intrinsic and extrinsic rewards.

answer to 2-18. marilyn can reply to the recruiter positively if she sees that she has a better opportunity for her there. In the world of competition, her employer should not resist to change and try and keep d present employees from leaving. If the employer is doing nothing about it there is nothing unethical that marilyn would be doing by applying for the job in the new company.

answer to 2-19. yes it is totally ethical for one company to recive funds to move into an area where other companies are stuggling to survive.it is being opportunistic.if other companies don't bring about a change in there working and lag behind in automation there is no fault of the new company.

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