Mrs. ahern called a repair person to fix her air conditioner, which had broken
during a heat wave. the repairs came to $762. although the first repair person
who responded to her call worked on the air conditioner, the air conditioner still
did not work when he left. a second repair person was called. the problem had
been the same all along (a freon leak) and the first repair person did not fix it.
the second bill was for $72. mrs. ahern sued the first repair person for the
money he charged her less the cost of the second repair. the repair person
claimed that he did some work and that the court was not entitled to look at the
adequacy of the consideration. what do you think?

Shawn received an e-mail offering a great deal on music, movie, and game downloads. he has never heard of the company, and the e-mail address and company name do not match. what should shawn do?

Aneighborhood home owners association suspects that the recent appraisal values of the houses in the neighborhood conducted by the county government for taxation purposes is too high. it hired a private company to appraise the values of ten houses in the neighborhood. the results, in thousands of dollars, are?

Ethics refers to fundamental principles of right and wrong; ethical behavior is behavior that is consistent with those principles. hrm decisions should be ethical, but the evidence suggests that is not always the case. many ethical issues in the workplace involve hrm. in the context of ethical human resource management, hr managers must view employees as having basic rights. in this activity, you will look at the four principles for ethical behavior and the basic rights employees should expect in the work environment. hr managers must view employees as having basic rights, for such a view reflects ethical principles embodied in the u.s. constitution and bill of rights. organizations often face situations in which the rights of employees are affected. ethical, successful companies act according to four principles: emphasizing mutual benefits, employees assuming responsibility for the actions of the company, companies having a sense of purpose or vision that employees value, and emphasizing fairness.