Ethical Dilemma
Case Study Exercise

Ethical Dilemma:
You are the new vice president for human resources of a company that has not been
performing well, and everyone, including yourself, has a mandate to deliver results.

The pressure has never been heavier. Shareholders are angry after 31 months of a tough market that has left their stock underwater. Many shareholders desperately need stock performance to pay for their retirement. Working for you is a 52-year-old manager with two kids in college. In previous evaluations, spineless executives told him he was doing fine, when he clearly was not, and his performance is still far below par.

If you are to show others in the company that you are willing to make tough decisions, you feel you must fire this individual. The question is, who’s going to suffer: the firm and ultimately shareholders whose retirement is in jeopardy, or a nice guy who’s been lied to for 20 years, through no fault of his?
1. What would you do? Explain in details.

2. What would be the various performance criteria that you would establish?

3. What would be the main feedback you would give this particular employee?

4. How would you manage the performance of this employee? What would you
different?

Ethical Dilemma

Master the Content

Read for reference: Use the Mini Guide to Critical Thinking as a reference (Paul & Elder, 2012)
•Select a problem, ethical dilemma, or situation you recently faced or one in the past that required you to problem solve after much reflection.
•Describe the situation and then explain why it was a difficult or challenging problem.
•How did you resolve your ethical dilemma, problem, or situation? Which tools of the mind from Paul & Elder, or from the articles you read or decision-making problems you used, would change given what you now know about critical thinking?
•Write a short response of 200- 300 words or post a short YouTube, Presentation, or Model presentation and include bulleted points describing the tools you used to resolve your issue or problem.

Critique the postings of at least two fellow students; be sure to back up your feedback with concrete facts and insights based on research. Remember that critical thinking is not just your opinion–rather, it is a claim that provides evidence that helps you prove an argument.

Refer to the various fallacies featured in the Module 4 lecture pages for terms and concepts to use in replies to fellow students. You may cite additional references to support your position.

Back up your claims and positions in the paper with at least two scholarly sources. You may use course readings or other scholarly readings. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find your sources.

Ethical Dilemma

Master the Content

Read for reference: Use the Mini Guide to Critical Thinking as a reference (Paul & Elder, 2012)
•Select a problem, ethical dilemma, or situation you recently faced or one in the past that required you to problem solve after much reflection.
•Describe the situation and then explain why it was a difficult or challenging problem.
•How did you resolve your ethical dilemma, problem, or situation? Which tools of the mind from Paul & Elder, or from the articles you read or decision-making problems you used, would change given what you now know about critical thinking?
•Write a short response of 200- 300 words or post a short YouTube, Presentation, or Model presentation and include bulleted points describing the tools you used to resolve your issue or problem.

Critique the postings of at least two fellow students; be sure to back up your feedback with concrete facts and insights based on research. Remember that critical thinking is not just your opinion–rather, it is a claim that provides evidence that helps you prove an argument.

Refer to the various fallacies featured in the Module 4 lecture pages for terms and concepts to use in replies to fellow students. You may cite additional references to support your position.

Back up your claims and positions in the paper with at least two scholarly sources. You may use course readings or other scholarly readings. The CSU-Global Library is a good place to find your sources.