Ethical Dilemmas

Below are two ethical dilemmas that relate to on-the-job communication (one in an e-mail message and the other about a presentation). In your discussion post, tell us the action you would take for each dilemma and explain why.

E-mail Message. You accidentally received a message outlining your hospital's downsizing plan. You see that your friend's position will be eliminated. She and her husband are about to purchase a new home. Should you tell her that her job is in danger?

Presentation. You are preparing for a presentation with a short deadline. You find perfect wording and great graphics on the Internet. Should you lift the graphics and wording but change a few words? You figure that if it is on the Internet, it must be in the public domain.

Respond thoughtfully to the above prompts in a primary response. Then, write two secondary responses, each to a different classmate's post.

* The dilemma is adapted from Guffey and Loewy's Business Communication: Profess and Product, 7th Edition, 2008.