Standing Up for What is Right Ought to Happen, Whether Consequences Exist or Not

This discussion will pertain to the moral problem that you are addressing through your memo. Suppose that during lunch, you tell a trusted co-worker about the moral problem that you have been examining and the potential solutions. Your co-worker replies, “These changes are big. If you pursue this, it could anger our boss and co-workers and end your career. My best advice is to drop this. Things will blow over.” Script 1 counter-argument and share it in your discussion post. Limit your post to 200 words.
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The following reading gives advice on how to respond to specific challenges, articulated by both you and others, and thus enhance your moral efficacy to address a moral problem in the workplace. Your discussion and journal entry will draw from this reading, so I recommend that you review the questions for both assignments before completing the reading (select journal entry from the lesson navigation menu).
*Gentile, M. C. (2011). Giving voice to values. In D. R. Comer & G. Vega (Eds.). Moral courage in organizations: doing the right thing at work (pp. 117-128). Retrieved from http://ebookcentral(dot)proquest(dot)com (read all 12 pages)
The following reading explains moral efficacy. Your journal entry will draw from this reading, so I recommend that you review the questions before completing the reading (select journal entry from the lesson navigation menu).
*Hannah, S. T., Avolio, B. J., & May, D. R. (2011). Moral maturation and moral conation: A capacity approach to explaining moral thought and action. Academy of Management Review, 36(4), 663-68 5. (focus on “Moral Efficacy” on pp. 675-676)
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