Ethics, Normative Judgments, Morality, and Distributive Justice
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Ethics
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Refers to "the principles of conduct governing an individual or a group; specifically, the standards you use to decide what your conduct should be."
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Normative Judgments
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Means that something is good or bad, right or wrong, better or worse.
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Morality
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Society's highest accepted standards of behavior
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Distributive Justice
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The fairness and justice of a decision's result
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Procedural Justice
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The fairness of the process
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Organizational Culture
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The characteristic values, traditions, and behaviors a company's employees share
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Nonpunitive Discipline
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Discipline without punishment, usually involving a system of oral warnings and paid "decision-making leaves" in lieu of more traditional punishment
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Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA)
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Intended in part to restrict interception and monitoring of oral and wire communications, but with two exceptions: employers who can show a legitimate business reason for doing so, and employers who have employees' consent to do so
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Dismissal
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Involuntary termination of an employee's employment with the firm
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Termination at will
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In the absence of a contract, either the employer or the employee can terminate at will the employment relationship
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Wrongful Discharge
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An employee dismissal that does no comply with the law or does no comply with the contractual agreement stated or implied by the firm via its employment application forms, employee manuals, or other promises
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Insubordination
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Willful disregard or disobedience of the boss's authority or legitimate orders; criticizing the boss in public
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Constructive Discharge Claim
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The plaintiff argues that he or she quit, but had no choice because the employer made the situation so intolerable at work
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Termination Interview
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The interview in which an employee is informed of the fact that he or she has been dismissed
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Outplacement Counseling
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A formal process by which a terminated person is trained and counseled in the techniques of self-appraisal and securing a new position
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Exit Interviews
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Interviews with employees who are leaving the firm, conducted for obtaining information about the job or related matters, to give the employer insight about the company
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Downsizing
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The process of reducing, usually dramatically, the number of people employed by a firm
