Problem
As a new vice president of HR in a high-pressure environment where there is a mandate to deliver results, you have a 52 year old employee who is not meeting performance expectations. However, no one has ever informed this employee that he was not performing well and he has been receiving good evaluations and pay raises annually. You feel you should fire him in order to demonstrate that you are willing to make tough decisions."
• What would you do?
• What factor(s) in this ethical dilemma might influence a person to make a less-than-ethical decision?