Scenario: Eva Torres is a receptionist for Media Technologies. After the company

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Scenario:

Eva Torres is a receptionist for Media Technologies. After the company installed voice mail, Eva’s workload became lighter, so her supervisor assigned additional responsibilities, including some accounting tasks. Even with these assignments, Eva is not always busy. To fill the time, she plays computer games.

1. Is the action illegal? (Hint: Cite your answer)

2. Does the action violate company or professional standards?

3. Who is affected, and how, by the action?

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Scenario:

Ina Radzik likes to be the first to know what’s going on in the office. One of the reasons she is so well informed is that she looks through the papers on other employees’ desks

1. Is the action illegal? (Hint: Cite your answer)

2. Does the action violate company or professional standards?

3. Who is affected, and how, by the action?

People Affected-

Negative Outcome -

Positive Outcome-

Explanation / Answer

Scenario 1

Q1) The action is not illegal as it is not against public law to work on non-work activities during office.

Q2) The action violates company or professional standards as any company pays its employees for their productive time in the office. Also, if Eva's colleagues see her doing activities that are non-work related, they will start doing the same resulting in lack of discipline in the firm.

Q3) The stakeholders affected by the action include - The firm and Eva's colleagues.

The firm is affected as Eva is being utilized less on work. The colleagues are affected by the negative influence that Eva's actions result in.

Scenario 2

Q1) The action is not illegal unless Ina looks at specific personal information of her colleagues that is not open to access.

Q2) The action violates professional standards of the firm as the employees need to access any information only if it is willfully shared by the other individuals and should not resort to theft or unwarranted usage of information.

Q3) The people who are affected include the firm and Ina's colleagues.

The firm is affected as employees tend to access private information leading to unwarranted access of company as well as client data in future. The colleagues are affected as their information is used for personal gains by employees like Ina.

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