Chapter 17-1 Chapter 17 BUSINESS & SOCIETY Ethics and Stakeholder Management Carroll & Buchholtz 6e Business and Society: Ethics and Stakeholder Management, 6e Carroll & Buchholtz Copyright ©2006 by South-Western, a division of Thomson Learning. All rights reserved Prepared by Deborah Baker Texas Christian University  EMPLOYEE STAKEHOLDERS: PRIVACY, SAFETY, and HEALTH

Chapter Articulate the concerns surrounding the employee’s right to privacy in the workplace. 2. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of polygraphs, integrity tests, and drug testing as management instruments for decision making. 3. Discuss the right to safety and the right to know, and summarize the role and responsibilities of OSHA. 4. Elaborate on the right to health in the workplace, with particular reference to violence, smoke-free and family-friendly workplaces, and AIDS. Chapter 17 Outcomes

Chapter 17-3 Chapter 17 Outline  Right to Privacy in the Workplace  Workplace Safety  The Right to Health in the Workplace  Summary

Chapter 17-4 Five Issues of Employee Privacy 1.Collection and use of employee information in personnel files 2.Use of the polygraph, or lie detector, in making employee decisions 3.Honesty testing 4.Drug testing 5.Monitoring employee’s work and conversations by electronic means

Chapter 17-5 Workplace Safety  Reduce occupational hazards through direct intervention  Promote a safety and health culture through compliance assistance, cooperative programs, and strong leadership  Maximize OSHA’s effectiveness and efficiency by strengthening its capabilities and infrastructure OSHA’s Strategic Goals

Chapter 17-6  acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS)  Americans with Disabilities Act  broad brush EAP  chief privacy officer (CPO)  drug testing  Electronic Communication Privacy act of 1986  Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)  Employee monitoring  Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)  Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)  family-friendly  integrity tests  Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Selected Key Terms

Chapter 17-7 Selected Key Terms (continued)  polygraph  Privacy Act of 1974  privacy Impact Statement  privacy in the workplace  right-to-know laws  smoking in the workplace  type 1 error  type 2 error  work/life balance  workplace violence  USA Patriot Act