Discussion:
"Ethics in Organizational Behavior"
•From the scenario, determine who you would choose to lay off and explain why. Propose criteria that can be used to decide who gets laid off in organizations.
•From the scenario, determine the level of emphasis that organizations should place on ensuring that layoff decisions are ethical and legal. Propose ways for organizations to achieve the goal of ethical and legal layoffs. "Imagine that you are the manager of your department and administrative cuts are needed. Your boss has identified a certain percentage of these cuts will come from cutting jobs due to a poor economy. You have the choice to lay off one of two employees. Sarah is young, single, two years out of college, and a hard worker. In fact, her performance rating exceeded many of her peers. In addition, she always steps forward when volunteers are needed for evening work or travel. Mary, another employee, is in her mid-40s, has two children, and her husband is a pediatrician. Mary's performance is good, always at or above average during performance reviews, but she has limited time available for evening work and out of town travel."