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1 Summative Assessment: Analyze Ethical Standards Dan Sebastian Gonzalez University of Phoenix PSYCH/639: Ethics And Professional Skills In I-o Psychology Professor Kathleen Hughes 03/04/2024

2 As an I/O psychologist for NOTHAM Foods, I advise leadership, sales, and human resources on ethical and professional issues. My role is to ensure that the organization follows ethical standards and that the decisions being made benefit the company, employees, and customers, as well as improve individuals’ fit with jobs, quality and applicability of training, change management, people management, and other areas. My advice should be based on data and research, as well as the principles of organizational behavior; for this, you have to ensure that you have exceptional people skills, like working as part of a team, and be pretty good in that setting. Identify the issue The issue is that NOTHAM Foods is engaging in an unethical practice of buying back its inventory and expensing the buybacks as marketing costs under the Inventory Consumed for Samples and Internal Testing category. This action has caused an unethical practice that can cause the company to deteriorate. Establishing the facts Notham Foods references a startup company with loyal customers who, with analytical research, have set ambitious goals to increase their sales and reference scientific advances in making plant-based proteins. Jane Ireland, a newly hired accounting employee, noticed that the company was systematically buying back its inventory and expensing the buybacks as marketing costs to boost sales; she felt this practice needed to be corrected, but she was unsure if it was illegal. Anne Spinoza, a colleague and a friend who researches plant proteins, remarked that the yellow pea protein project she was working on had not yielded any results, but Daniel was touting it as a winner.

3 Identifying options The options available to Jane and Anne are to: 1) Both employees can choose to take no action and continue to work at NOTHAM Foods. 2) Both employees can voice their observations to the company leadership. 3) Both employees can leave the company and report the unethical practices to the authorities. 4) Both employees can remain at the company and still report the unethical practices to authorities, be considered whistle-blowers, and be protected under employment law. 5) The ultimate decision would be to find another job at a different organization. Assessing consequences for each option Doing nothing would mean that Jane and Anne would continue to work at NOTHAM Foods and would likely face the consequences when the investors discover the unethical practices. Speaking up to the company leadership would mean that Jane and Anne would be risking their jobs and could cause conflict within the organization. Leaving the company and reporting the unethical practices to the authorities could result in an investigation and possible legal action against NOTHAM Foods. Staying in the company and being dubbed whistle- blowers can determine their mental health, and they can become targets for possible forms of harassment. Ultimately, Jane and Anne can seek new employment, but this means that a new job search is required, and new possible roles must be learned at their new place of employment. Pros and cons table Action Pros Cons

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