WWYD #6 Chapter 6 Ethics in information technology 5th ed. Use the five step dec
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WWYD #6 Chapter 6 Ethics in information technology 5th ed.
Use the five step decision making process discussed in chapter 1, page 22 to analyze the following situations and recommend a course of action.
The five step deision making process is 1) Develop Problem Statement 2) Identify Alternatives 3) Evaluate and choose alternatives 4) Implement Decision 5) Evaluate Results
WWYD #6 CH 6
You are begining to feel uncomfortable in your new position as a computer hardware salesperson for a firm that is the major competitior of your previous employer. Today, for the second time, someone has mentioned to you how valuable it would be to know what the matketing and new product development plans were of your exemployer. You stated that you are unable to discuss such information under the nondisclosure contract signed with your former employer, but you know your response did not satisfy your new coworkers. You fear that the pressure to reveal information about the plans of your former company is only going to increase over the next few weeks. What do you do?
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Problem Statement: Cannot disclose exemployer's information and increasing pressure to do so
Identify Alternatives: i. Talk to Human Resource Department, ii. Change the department
Evaluation of alternate:
i. Talking to the HR might help in stopping the mentioning of you being ex-employee of a competitor company. But this might harm the relationship with seniors.
ii. Changing the department will mean that the information that you hold is of no use to the department you shifted, so no one will bother you.
Choice: Changing the deaprtment
Implementation of the Choice: Changing of the department
Result: i. No more pressure to disclose information, ii. Getting to learn new skill in a new department and iii. peaceful and enjoyable work
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