Participation at work

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1:Review

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Answers on the questions has to be based on the book. Book “An Introduction to Business Ethics” By Joseph DesJardins 5th Edition

12) What is the difference between instrumental (means to an end) and inherent value of work (end in itself)? (What aspects do they share, and what aspects crucially distinguish them)
13) What must work offer in order for psychological value of work to be achieved?
14) What must work offer in order for social value of work to be achieved?
15) What must work offer in order for societal value of work to be achieved?

Meaning of work

16) What is a job? (Describe so that it is clear how it differs from the other two values)
17) What is a career? (Describe so that it is clear how it differs from the other two values)
18) What is a calling? (Describe so that it is clear how it differs from the other two values)
19) Which values (from the above values of work) must be present and which absent in a job? Explain why.
20) Which values (from the above values of work) must be present and which absent in a career? Explain why.
21) Which values (from the above values of work) must be present and which absent in a calling? Explain why.

Work Models

1) What is the value that the hedonist model of work is based on?
2) What must the work do in order to be considered good on the hedonist model of work?
3) Is the hedonist work model mainly concerned with the intrinsic or extrinsic value of work? Why?
4) What is the value that the human fulfillment model of work is based on?
5) What must the work do in order to be considered good on the human fulfillment model of work? Why?
6) Is the human fulfillment work model mainly concerned with the intrinsic or extrinsic value of work?
7) What is the value that the liberal model of work is based on?
8) What must the work do in order to be considered good on the liberal model of work?
9) Is the liberal work model mainly concerned with the intrinsic or extrinsic value of work?
10) What is the problem with the fulfillment model from the standpoint of the liberal model?
11) What is the problem with the liberal model from the standpoint of the fulfillment model?
12) What is the problem with the liberal model from the standpoint of the hedonist model?
13) Which work model is most likely to be supported by virtue ethics? Why?
14) Which work model is most likely to be supported by autonomy ethics? Why?
15) Which work model is most likely to be supported by utility ethics? Why?

Due Process

22) What is employment at will?
23) What is the power problem with hiring people on the basis of employment at will? Discuss specifics.
24) What is autonomy? (Hint: autonomy is not just doing whatever one wants)
25) What is the threat to autonomy of employees from employment at will (on the basis of the power problem)? Do not just repeat using synonyms that their autonomy is threatened – discuss specifics.
26) What is the due process at work?
27) How does the due process solve the employment at will threat to autonomy problem?
28) What is the seeming threat of the due process to the autonomy of the employers? Do not just repeat using synonyms that their autonomy is threatened – discuss specifics.
29) Why does due process not take way from the autonomy of the employers? Discuss specifics.
30) What is the seeming threat to the efficiency of the firm that the due process poses? Discuss specifics.
31) Why does due process not take away from the efficiency of the firm? Discuss specifics.
32) Why does due process add to the efficiency of the firm? Discuss specifics.
33) Even if due process does take away from the efficiency of the firm, why should the efficiency concern be ignored (as long as at least some profit is made)?

Participation

34) What is participation at work?
35) What are some of the specific shapes that participation at work can take? (Does it necessarily mean that all employees have equal decision-making power as CEO, for example? If not, or not always, what are some alternatives?)
36) Why does autonomy require participation in decision-making for the firm by the workers?
37) Why is it not adequate for CEOs to simply give equal consideration to interests of employees, on the stakeholder model? Why must employees participate? Discuss specifics.
38) What is the seeming threat of the employee participation to the autonomy of the employers? Do not just repeat using synonyms that their autonomy is threatened – discuss specifics.
39) Why does employee participation not take way from the autonomy of the employers? Discuss specifics.
40) What is the seeming threat to the efficiency of the firm that the employee participation poses? Discuss specifics.
41) Why does employee participation not take away from the efficiency of the firm? Discuss specifics.
42) Why does employee participation add to the efficiency of the firm? Discuss specifics.
43) Even if employee participation does take away from the efficiency of the firm, why should the efficiency concern be ignored (as long as at least some profit is made)?

2 : Journal Brief Report

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Below are the instructions for this brief report. . Also – the text book that need to be referenced for the two topics in the chapters is: “Business Law Today- The Essentials. Author : Miller and Jentz Publisher : Cengage. ISBN # 978-1-133-19135-3. 10th edition”
Read the attached New Yorker magazine published articles and for each article provide the following:
1) Summary: Summary of the main points and legal & ethical issues of the article. 3ts ea.
2) Application: Apply Ch 1-4 & 6 in specific details. At least two topics from each chapter must be applied to each article. Outline and be specific. Reference text and explain. 9pts ea.
3) Reflections: Provide your legal opinion/reflection/observation on each article. 3 pts ea.

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