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Answer the following questions, drawing upon the assigned readings and resources and using specific examples from those readings and resources to illustrate and explain your thoughts. In answering these questions, please follow this format:

–write out the question and then provide your response.

–when you reference (name) a theory, cite your source using the APA in–text citation style.

–you must cite sources and provide bibliographic reference at the end of the assignment. For an example of how to format this correctly, go to the Course Information module, click on Syllabus, and then Course Readings and Materials and see the correct style for the textbook. The Shaw & Barry (2016) text is your primary resource in this course.

Assigned questions:

  • Is drug testing an unwarranted invasion of employee privacy? Which is more important–getting drugs out of the workplace or protecting the privacy of the employee?
  • What about other health-threatening activities, i.e. smoking outside of working hours, unprotected sex, etc. Should employers be able to question or test employees or potential employees about these activities?
  • Should employers be allowed to question employees about non-health related issues such as criminal record, marital or family status, citizenship status? Remember, you will want to focus on the ethics of the question, not the legal or political concerns.
  • Should employers be allowed to require that applicants or employees give the employer access to digital information, such as Facebook or Twitter?

Discuss thoroughly and defend your answer using one of the theories that are the cornerstones of the course.

Make sure that you have adequately dealt with all the subtleties of the particular theory. The answers to these questions can be found in the text but merely quoting from the text or paraphrasing the text will earn minimal credit–the answers should be in your own words and should involve some explanation and discussion of what these concepts mean.

  1. Shaw, William H., & Barry, V. (2016). Moral Issues in Business. (13th ed.) USA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning. THIS IS THE BOOK THAT HAS TO BE USED AND NO PLAGARISIM .