Do you think employees should even be given voluntary polygraph tests? They are

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Do you think employees should even be given voluntary polygraph tests? They are not admissible in court, but are they fairly reliable?

One feels that employees should not be given an option of a polygraph test; voluntary or involuntary. The fact that the company is talking about polygraph tests shows that they do not trust the employees. The basic point in any relationship is trust. One has to take things further on trust.

Should the employee’s past record and length of employment influence the decision making?

Employee’s past record and length of employment should not be a basis for decision making. The past record and past length of employment might be positive or negative and it could be dependent of other factors as well. For your company you need to see if he fits the role that you have in mind or not. If his abilities and your job fit are aligned, then things should be taken ahead irrespective of the past.

Even if the GRA is innocent, would firing her be the best response in this situation? And even though the hotel's legal liability is limited, should concern for the hotel's potential economic loss dominate management's decision making?

If GRA is innocent, it makes no sense in firing her. If the hotel looks at the potential economic loss and still sticks up for the employee it will reinforce the loyalties of the employees and they will make sure that if there is an economic loss they will strive harder to make up for it.

How much concern should the hotel have for a single employee?

The hotel should realize that an action against a single employee impacts everyone. If a good thing happens everyone has hope that if that employee got a reward so can I. However, a negative thing happens everyone fears that this negative thing could happen to me as well. Hence, there is no such thing as concern for a single employee. An act on a single employee affects all the employees.

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1.  If you were Molly Galloway, what would you do? Should she do as Belcher wants, or should she argue against the action with Belcher and top management?

Do you think empolyees should even be given voluntary polygraph tests? They are not admissible in court, but are they fairly reliable?

Should the empolyee's past record and length of employment influencej the decision making? Even if the GRA is innocent, would firing her be the best response in this situation? And even though the hotel's legal liability is limited, should concern for the hotel's potential economic loss dominate management's decision making?

How much concern should the hotel have for a single employee? Discuss these questions and your other thoughts with your fellow students and your instructor.

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