It is now time to review a case study that focuses on ethical behavior.
Access the Open APM’s ethics case study resource provided below to read a scenario concerning ethics in projects.
Can you pinpoint a few instances of professional conduct highlighted in this scenario? Reflect on the skills employed to integrate ethical considerations into the decisions made by the individuals involved. Can you recognize them?
Share your responses in the discussion section below.
After posting your comment, proceed to the next step, where you will find some potential answers provided by APM for these questions.
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The case shows that John and Williams had different priorities and were not good team players whereas Kieran was at first scared but rose above her fears as a professional project member and put the project first and that resulted in the clear communication and accountability of the project.
In this case study, there wasn’t a proper communication and transparency between Williams and John as they were meant to work together. Williams felt that John being new doesn’t really know much about work but then he would have guided him as they were working with a motive to get feedback for a project. This resulted into a perfect research with loopholes.
The ethical conduct between Karen and John helped resolve the loopholes in the report as there was an effective ommunication, problem solving skills between the two and still maintaining the firm’s values.
The case study shows a lack of teamwork, communication, and proactivity from Karen, who is afraid because she’s on probation.id because she’s on probation
At first, the qualities showed were unethical but then Karen had a good sense of carefully discussing the problem of the reports with John and John as a co-founder of the firm showed a leadership trait of listing to Karen without being defensive and also to seek out professional ways of sorting out the problems.
In the case study, ethical conduct was evident in the way both parties handled the situation. Karen voiced her concerns with professionalism, and John welcomed her input without defensiveness. Their willingness to be transparent, work together, and stay focused on shared goals created trust within the team and contributed to a stronger overall result
This shows lack of communication and accountability, ethics and adpativeness .
The case study at first show lack of communication in the consultancy firm but show adaptability, honesty and mutual respect among members. Karen intuitively ability to approach John concerning the perfect report about her perspective of the report and having an open conversation about it and John attitude towards the critic of the report showed ethical and humble leadership. Thus lead John and Karen to make thorough investigation and research to come up with possible solutions to achieving the goals and objectives of the project, and to preserve the reputation of the firm.
The case study showed lack of communication and accountability qualities among members. It also showed Karen’s approach to John concerning the report in a critic-friendly way that resulted to further discussion on it, which help them scrutinize it thoroughly and making further research to achieve the goal of the project. John’s attitude to critic showed ethical and adaptive leadership and respect on Karen’s part.
The case study highlights ethical behavior through open communication and accountability. Karen raised concerns respectfully, and John accepted feedback without conflict. Their actions showed integrity, collaboration, and focus on project goals. This approach built trust and led to a better outcome for the team.
The case study shows lack of communication and adaptability qualities among members. Karen’s ability to approach John about his seemingly perfect report, having an open conversation about it and John’s attitude to critic showed ethical and adaptive leadership, Karen and John were able to work through it by having to scrutinize throughly and making research on the report helped them achieve the goal of the project.