Firstly, identify two or three major ethics issues in contemporary strategic human resource management (SHRM) and why they are important. (This should form the basis of a short introduction.)
Secondly, discuss those issues from the ethical frameworks of utilitarianism, Kantian deontology, rights and Rawlsian justice. You do not have to cover each ethical framework for each issue, but over your discussion of the two or three issues you have selected, you must cover all four ethical frameworks. Your discussion should demonstrate your understanding of core concepts within each framework and how they apply to the issues you have selected.
Thirdly, illustrate your discussion by a considered application to current (i.e., the past 6 – 12 months) SHRM examples reported in the daily news or business/professional magazines regarding the issues you selected. In particular, comment on how the ethical frameworks help to identify potential ethical dilemmas or sub-issues in your SHRM examples and how they ought to be handled to pass the test of ethical integrity. You should also critique the way the issues were handled in your examples and make appropriate recommendations for future SHRM practice.
You should search for relevant articles via the University’s Library electronic database, articles available on e-reserve for this unit, articles listed in this Companion and material from your preferred search engine.
When sourcing material electronically or in hard copy, you must not cut and paste into your essay. This is plagiarism and will result in a failed paper (a mark of zero). You are required to reference using the author / date method. This method is explained in detail in this Companion to the Unit Outline (see below).