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Workplace Ethics: On nepotism

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1. What was the ethical issue you experienced?
2. Who was involved? (Please use only first names or initials for the participants.)
3. What was the relationship of the other individual(s) to you?

Analyze the ethical dilemma:

1. Was there a difference in power and authority?
2. What were the ethics in question?
3. What personal values were in conflict?
4. What were the potential outcomes?
5. What were the potential consequences to you and the other parties involved?

Evaluate the outcome

1. What was the outcome at the time?
2. What were the consequences to you and the other parties involved?
3. Based on what you have learned since you began your program of study at the University of Phoenix and through your continuing work experience, would you handle the situation differently or in the same way? Explain.

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This solution analyses a particular workplace ethical dilemna, Nepotism. It provides a sample essay that discusses nepotism from a first person perspective.

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Workplace Ethics: Questioning Nepotism

Nepotism happens when bias is applied when choosing a candidate for a certain position, favour being bestowed upon a relative of one who is already in place. Skills, education, capacity, experience --- key factors that decide who should fill the position are disregarded when it is practiced. In formal organizations especially in Federal Offices, nepotism is not just in bad taste or a display of negative work ethics; it is illegal when the basis of hiring is proven to be so. The interest of a company or an office is to fill the vacant position with someone who is most competent and capable, the best candidate out of all the applicants. In local federal offices doing public service for example, if the Mayor of a city installs his son in an important position (say City Administrator) without due qualifications especially when there are other candidates around who are far more experienced & competent than him, nepotism is in the works where the interest of the public is ignored and the Mayor could be accused of abusing his power.

A Personal Experience

I am a regular contributor/writer for a travel magazine. Our Editor of 5 years had suddenly resigned in the middle of putting together one of our biggest publications when she was diagnosed with cancer. The Assistant Editor despite the abrupt changes managed to hold court; with the assistance of our small team we turned out a rather pleasing issue. This went on for 2 more months. The roles change, I was no longer just a contributor but performed reporting as well, shoes that used to be filled by our Assistant Editor who now had to look after the magazine as an Editor in Chief would. Everyone in the team thought that nobody knew the magazine, what it is ...

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