EDM Description
Modern ethical decision-making is directly dependent on dozens of individual factors. They define the organization’s structure, its moral principles, and its capabilities (Casali & Perano, 2020). In particular, the aviation industry pays great attention to various aspects of recruiting people. Aviation is a serious and dangerous occupation; therefore, decisions made in this area should be as ethical and competent as possible. This will help avoid conflicts that lead to disastrous consequences, such as an aircraft breakdown caused by the poor-quality work of an employee (Schwartz, 2017). Such situations need to be eradicated at the HR and senior management levels. This approach should be taken by various organizations that require working with people.
Work, Education, and Age of Potential Employees
One of the essential factors in aviation is education and previous work experience. Now airlines pay great attention to the education of employees who are directly involved in flights, such as pilots and flight attendants. However, education is just as important when hiring other employees, such as mechanics or managers (Mitchell, 2019). Another critical aspect is age; Aviation should not discriminate based on age, but a person should not be too young or old to cope poorly with their duties. Moreover, sometimes employers do not approach data privacy in a professional manner, which may lead to negative consequences for employees’ private life. However, US law covers data privacy, and its violation is prohibited. Unfortunately, it is still quite widespread, and therefore, there should be more legal measures to eradicate it.
Management Influence and Organizational Culture
Top management influence is a factor that often determines EDM in aviation. Unfortunately, sometimes this influence leads to negative results, as managers may only be interested in personal gain. The same happens with the organizational culture: over the years of the airline’s work, the climate in the team can become quite peculiar. This will prevent managers from recruiting employees who do not fit into the team but could greatly benefit the organization (Gressel, Pauleen, and Taskin, 2021). Thus, ethical decision-making in the aviation industry is influenced by various factors that can negatively affect the results. One should be careful about ethical issues and act following beneficial principles.
Reference List
Casali, G. L. and Perano, M. (2020) ‘Forty years of research on factors influencing ethical decision-making: establishing a future research agenda’, Journal of Business Research. Web.
Gressel, S., Pauleen, D. J. and Taskin, N. (2021) Managing the ethics, security, privacy and legal aspects of data-driven decision-making. SAGE Publications.
Mitchell, P. (2019) Ethical decision-making: cases in organization and leadership. Myers Education Press.
Schwartz, M. S. (2017) Business ethics: an ethical decision-making approach. Wiley.