Analyze the LOOSE LIPS BRING PINK SLIPS: FIRED FOR GOSSIP AT THE OFFICE case study in the W3 area of the classroom. Please apply Badaracco’s Decision method to analyze the situation fully before you respond to the questions.
- Is Sharkey’s behavior ethical? Does it make a difference if the allegation of the affair between his boss and Sheila Sharpe is true or false?
- Sam Cypher finds out that Sharkey has been gossiping about him and Sheila Sharpe. Assume the gossip about Sam and Sheila is not true, and Sam wants to fire Sharkey. Should the Human Resources Office support his decision?
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