Part 1- Ethical Scenario
You work in the Human Resource (HR) Department of the Green Jet Airways Company. Most of your flights are to various Asian countries. You are hiring flight attendants to work on the planes. Several resumes have come in with photos of the applicants (the company requires a photo). The head of HR tells you that three of the applicants should be rejected because they may cause problems. One of the applicants is Jewish with a yarmulke on his head, another a Christian wearing a crucifix on a chain around her neck, and the third is clearly a Sikh with a turban. What do you do? Should the company hire them despite their obvious religious affiliations or not hire them? Identify at least 3 courses of actions or alternatives.
1 What is the ethical dilemma or issue?
2 What are the alternatives or possible courses of action? Identify at least 3 alternatives.
3 What are your recommendations? In other words, of the several alternatives you identified, what do you think the company should do?
4 What is your rationale for your recommendations? In other words, why do you recommend this course of action?
Part 2- Ethical Scenario
You work for a college that is ranked in the top 50 among MBA programs. A key factor in the ratings is average GMAT scores. Currently, the average GMAT scores of new MBA students at your college is a very respectable 660 out of 800. Enrollments are declining and the VP for Enrollments says that unless the college is going to admit students with lower GMAT scores, the college will face a serious shortfall in tuition; average MBA tuition is $100k. Of course, admitting students with lower GMAT scores will hurt the rankings of the college. The VP for enrollments has an idea: Inform low scorers on the GMAT that they should go to a different school for the summer, take at least 3 credits at that school, and then apply as a transfer student. Transfer students are considered a "special admission" category and their GMAT scores do not have to be reported. What are your recommendations to the College President? Should the college have the students with low GMAT scores apply as transfer students? Identify at least 3 courses of actions or alternatives.
1 What is the ethical dilemma or issue?
2 What are the alternatives or possible courses of action? Identify at least 3 alternatives.
3 What are your recommendations? In other words, of the several alternatives you identified, what do you think the company should do?
4 What is your rationale for your recommendations? In other words, why do you recommend this course of action?