Scenario 2.1: Workplace Relationships

question 18

Multiple Choice

Scenario 2.1: Workplace Relationships
Ms.Aslani,a young woman who immigrated from Tehran,had a past relationship with her senior manager,Mr.McKinnon.She held a low paying administrative support position with a local private manufacturing company.During the relationship,they would frequently text each other with sexual messages.The relationship ended after two months,but the texting by Mr.McKinnon continued.The employee both verbally and by text said that the texting made her uncomfortable and requested that the senior manager stop texting.The texts did not stop,and Ms.Aslani became stressed and took a leave of absence.After several months,when the texting continued despite the employee's threats to contact the police,Ms.Aslani left the company.The company did not have a policy on employees' social use of communication technologies while at work.
-Please refer to Scenario 2.1.What would the company be well advised to do?

• A)implement sexual harassment policies and procedures
• B)implement ethical codes of conduct
• C)implement privacy policies and procedures
• D)implement security practices,one of which would be Internet security

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Definitions:

Code of Ethics

A set of principles and rules designed to guide the behavior and decision-making of professionals within a specific field.

Ethical Behavior

Acting in ways that are consistent with one's personal values and the accepted moral standards of society.

Confidential

Information that is intended to be kept secret or private, often within a professional context.

Ethically Bound

Obligation to adhere to a set of moral principles and standards of behavior, particularly in professional settings.