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Acknowledgement

In the Beginning Im really grateful and thankful to Almighty Allah.

I would like to thank our honorable faculty Barrister A.M. Masum for givingme such an opportunity for doing this kind of topic. Without his help this

assignment would not been possible.

Thank you to those who have contributed to this assignment. It represents a

further step in realizing a vision for revealing the essence of Business Ethics and

what it means to all those engaged in it.

My work on preparing an assignment on Employing old experienced people

versus young talented people is a great experience for me in light of the

course Business Ethics which has a great significance as an emerging.

I strongly believe works like this will surely help me to have a clear conceptabout Business Ethics and the importance of it in a business organization.

Barrister A.M. Masum, Faculty Member, the adhering teacher of the School

of Business, North South University, I have the honor to thank him for rendering

me his expertise knowledge and giving the opportunity of practical exposure

through this assignment.


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1. General Overview of Recruitment Subsector

1.1 Introduction:

Employing the accurate person for the accurate job is one of the most vital and

valuable task for any organization. And different job has its own processing or different

requirement policy or system. Because it is known that the recruitment and selection

system is one of the major and significant functions for the human resource department of

an office and from which recruitment process is the first step towards creating the

competitive power and the strategic benefit for the institute depending on persons ability,

talent, precision and accuracy.

An effective recruiting process requires a significant pool of candidates to choose

from those candidates and the more diversity within that group the better. Because of

achieving a satisfactory pool of candidates may not be easy in a tight labor market. The first

goal of recruiting, then the second goal is to communicate the position in such a way that

job seekers respond1.

So, every organization should recruit employee based on its demand or as like as the

requirement of that particular job. Because, we know only focus on old knowledgeable

people or only focused on young talented and brilliant people cannot be a accurate choice

for the company. Beside this one area determined recruitment process is not accurately

fulfilling requirement also.

1Fundamentals of Human Resource Management (Eight Edition) by David A. DeCenzo & S.P. Robbins: Page:146;Col 3

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2. Theoretical Background:

2.1 Traditional Ethical Theories:

Traditional ethical theories usually recommend a certain rule,

principle or tenet which one can apply to any situation. This is how, there is a

debate of employing old experienced people versus young talented people. But

traditionally it can be seen that it creates a emotionally feature in terms of employing

old or young. It is found that if young talented people are selected than experienced

will be ignored as well as if experienced people are selected then young or talent will

be ignored. This is a vise versa situation regarding the theoretical model those are

going to be described below.

2.2 Consequentiality of Theories :

Actually the decision should be logically right in terms of

egoism2

as well as utilitarianism3. Whilst both of these theories address right or

wrong according to the results of a decision. In general egoism by focusing on the

results for the decision-maker, utilitarianism by focusing on the wider community

results within a community.

2.3

Justice & Ethical Acceptance:Justice can be defined as the concurrently fair behavior of

individuals, for an example, in this situation with the outcome that everybody gets

what they justify. So that it should be fair procedure4

then it will be helpful to have

the fair outcomes5

2Egoism is one of the oldest philosophical thoughts. Actually following the theory of egoism an actor is

usually right if the decision-maker liberally decides in order to follow either their (short-term) requirementsor their (long-term) significance.

3According to utilitarianism, an actor is usually right if it outcome in the utmost amount of superior for the

furthermost amount of people affected by the action.

4 Fair procedure in where justice is strong-minded according to whether everyone has had an equivalent

chance to attain a just return for his or her efforts.

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2.4 Postmodern perspective of this issue:

In modern perspectives, it is hard to find that to take decision in

emotional manner. Beside this, there is no way of thinking about experienced or

technological advanced. Actually, everyone would like to get immediate outcomes.

But postmodern ethics6

describe the morality beyond the sphere of rationality in an

emotional moral impulse.

2.5 Holistic Approach:

Actually morality is an inner conviction as well as very in person to

person. Though postmodern theory argues that modernist theories of ethical

behavior lead to an conceptual and distant view of moral issues that eventually

causes actors to follow different values in their professional and private lives but

as the topic of this project, it cannot be preferred only the postmodern approach

rather than holistic approach7

In fact, we have to think the ethical pragmatism that is becoming

more and more influential in business or job environment for ethical thoughts, and

there is an continuing debate in the literature about the requirement for opening up

ethical decision-making to embrace not only rational theoretical analysis, but amultiplicity of person and situational aspects of human existence

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5 . fair outcomes in where fairness is strong-minded according to whether the consequences are

distributed in a just approach.

6 Postmodern ethics is an approaches that locates morality away from the bubble of rationality in an

emotional moral impulse towards others. It encourages person to query each day practices and rules, and

to listen to and follow their emotions, inner convictions, and gut feelings about what they think is correct

and incorrect in a particular incident of decision making.

7Holistic approach refers morality that is an inner conviction of individual actors where no separation between the

private and professional realm.

8.(Rosenthal and Buchholz 2000)

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3. Impact of Employing Old Experienced People:

3.1 Positive Effect:

In every organization it is visible that experienced people are

much more proficient, have common sense and experience and they have

demonstrated good success in the past.

Beside this, Maturity, constancy and steadfastness of old

people are essential to an organization. Basically, they are looking to make the rest

of their profession within a company, rather than moving around like some younger

people do. This is how they afford sense of balance in the group, advance team

dynamics, generate mentoring opportunities, and they have professionalism and

sensible head for the organization. Because they have longer-term assurance to the

organization to doing the task. So that, the younger ones look up the older9.

In where, my survey data10

analysis it is found as the same

outcomes regarding the thinking or decision making power of the experienced and

old people.

9http://www.eeotrust.org.nz/.../Older%20workers%20research%20report.do

10In where a question was that to agree or not to agree that experienced employee are good decision takers at critical

situation of office work and the outcomes shows that 36% of that surveyor believe that they are the right person.

36%

17%

20%

10%

17%

Do you think experienced employees are good decision

takers at critical situation of office work?

a.Strongly agree

b.Agree

c.Neutral

d.Disagree

e.Strongly Disagree

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3.2 Negative effect:

In general, it is very familiar that skilled employees definitely

learned things at their previous job. Actually these are not always better things, or

things that are well-matched with the accessible companys traditions or business

model.

Beside this, It is not easy for the old people to overcome the

prototype of operational plan, which he actually followed in earlier stage

organization in terms of their traditions, objective and mission.

As well as older employees cannot make them at ease or not

competent to adjust themselves simply in a new organizational surroundings.

Because older employees are set in their habits, inflexible, and resistant to adopting

new methods, processes, or technologies etc.

In addition, it is found that when people work for the same

organization for a long time, occasionally they do not care for their organization and

beside this sometimes they do unethical things for their own profit.

When I asked, In my survey question regarding the honesty,

commitment, dedication, stability from old experienced people and the result

outcomes that most of them are disagree to the performance of them.

33%

22%18%

16%

11%

Do you agree with the statement that honesty, commitment,

dedication, stability and dedication are crucial components for an

experienced worker though they are liable for the company?

a. Strongly Agree b. Agree c. Neutral

d. Disagree e. Strongly Disagree

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4. Impact of Employing Young Talented People

4.1 Positive Effect:

In General, It is found that young people are determined,

passionate and hard worker as well as they do not refuse to take huge work load and

they usually take any difficult work as a challenge. Actually they are very creative

and they can invent new idea or new easy process to do their job.

Actually they love to take challenge and can manage any

problematic situation comparatively in a short time. And they can easily cope up

with any new technology modernism, any new theatrical changes in organizations

plan. Beside this young talented people are very well-organized in using any new

expertise.

So that 40% respondent think that an old employee should

not be treated equally if his/her performance is less than a talented employee11

. So, it

is clear that every organizations want performance rather than experienced.

11When surveyor asked to find out in terms of ethical issue regarding equal treat though old employees performance

is less than a talented employee and 40% of the respondent put on disagree options because the organizations need

performance rather than experienced

3%

10%

27%

40%

20%

Do you think an old employee should be treated equally

though his/her performance is less than a talented

employee?

a.Strongly agree b.Agree c.Neutral d.Disagree e.Strongly Disagree

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4.2 Negative effect:

It is found that young people are on average short tempered

and they actually get tensed quickly in a difficult circumstances. And on occasion

they expect more from their job and further than their qualification. So that

habitually they alter their job and moving around job to job.

Beside this, after completing recruitment procedure young

people need training and this type of training program is time consuming and costly

as well.

In addition, sometimes it can be seen that young people do

not want to preserve organizational customs, as well as working environment. They

want to modify the rules and influence others, which can be detrimental for

organizations.

And there is a tendency to break the rules among the young

people. At the same time they do immoral things in their work from which

organizations in-house and outdoor working procedure or reputation can be

effected.

Thats the reason, respondent in my survey, did not agree or

put disagree in the question of ethical manner to force retirement old experienced

people and employing young potentials due to global competitiveness & latest

technology.

7% 13%

20%

27%

33%

Is it ethical to force retirement old experienced people

and employing young potentials due to global

competitiveness & latest technology?

a.Strongly agree

b.Agree

c.Neutral

d.Disagree

e.Strongly Disagree

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5. Background of Research Methodology:

5.1 Primary data12

:

Survey Interviews

5.2 Secondary data13

:

Articles Journals Websites

5.3 Type of Research:

The type of research was exploratory. Both quantitative

methods were used. With the given resource and time constraints, I used a

descriptive multiple cross-sectional survey; where I took two or more sample of

respondents and information obtained from this sample only once. Moreover, in

order to conduct the research I did a survey.

12In primary data collection, I considered interview of some specialist. I went to them physically and asked different

type of questions. Beside this, I did also survey on three group of people like job search people (fresh graduate), young

employee as well as old but experienced people.

13In secondary data collection I searched the internet, attained seminar, read different books, journals and other

research reports regarding this issue

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5.4 Kind of Information Obtained:

Only primary data was collected for my research purpose.

Primary data was collected through survey questionnaire. For this, I took a sample of

30 people14

. From which 50% are male and 50% are female. All 30 of them were the

prospective had age ranged 18 to 55 and all of them were students of North South

University and their guardians. I also used some data obtained by some other

researchers. I went and interviewed some of the respondents individually.

5.5 Method of administering the questionnaire:

The survey method was personal Interviews. The

questionnaire included both open and close-ended questions as to facilitate a more

insightful of the views and attitudes of the respondents.

14Survey topic is related to both male or female as well as all aged or classes of people. So that male and female

participant are equal as well as from different age group.

50%50%

Gender

Male Female

23%

27%23%

27%

Age_

a. 16-25

b. 26-35

c. 36-45

d. 46 and above

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5.6 Nature of the Questionnaire:

To meet the objective of the research I prepared a

questionnaire, which included daily life, office environment issues and ethical

related questions. Questionnaire was developed in order to explore findings

supporting the above-mentioned topic. The questionnaire contained several questions

asking respondents about the research. The questionnaire was made with simple,

direct and familiar words, keeping the respondents in mind. I took personal

interviews of some respondents based on predetermined questions.

5.7 Field Work/Data Collection:

I used only primary data for the research purpose.

Primary data collected through surveys. The survey included questionnaire

containing open-ended and close-ended questions.

6. Research Analysis: Job Environment & Requirement:6.1 Nature and requirement of the job:

In general, the recruitment process highly depended

on requirement of job. This is why job analysis and job explanation are play

important role for hiring a accurate person for a accurate position. At the very

beginning, recruiters have to understand that what the requirement of that particular

job is and which qualification is needed for that particular job. Beside this, Recruiters

have to find out what are the duties, responsibilities and qualifications specially

relating to that specific job. As well as Recruitment of the job differ by the job types

like-some job requires innovative, imaginative, hardworking and highly passionate

people like young talented people.

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This is why, In survey, it is also found that most of

the respondents think age is an important factor for getting a job. Actually to completed the

task as well as requirement of the jobs determines the fulfillment and demand of the job

requirement as well as the employee needs.

a.Strongly

agree

b.Agree c.Neutral d.Disagree e.Strongly

Disagree

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Do you think age is an important factor for getting a

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Beside this, some job needs experience, more specific,

ambassadorial people who are old knowledgeable people basically. For example, in

marketing and sales department young people are most appropriate. The reason is that

kind of jobs are usually needs more extrovert type; good narrator and anchor and more

persuasive people. But, in general, old people are usually introvert type; basically they do

not want to expose their salves.

In other hand, in top executive level or as a administrator

old people are more suitable. As well as in a enlargement project of old recognized

organization needs old knowledgeable people rather than new one. Because, a new youngperson may not realize that what the organization should developed and which process

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This is why, most of the surveyor believe that efficiency power

quality is the most criteria for getting a job.

27%

10%

3%

20%

40%

From the following options, which one of these qualities

are most important criteria for getting a job?

a.Talent b.Age c.Consistency d. Experience e.Efficiency

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Beside this, development, because he does not know the whole condition of the

organization. So that top administration level has to take important decision and has to

determine the organizations goal, and old people are right choice for doing this job.

Beside this, in other hand a young people can take wrong decision because of no

experience.


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7. Age discrimination and ethical issue in recruiting process:

Because age is one of the

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key issue as well as the unclearassociation to take decision as the time of recruitment. Beside this, according to the

survey it is not ethical for discrimination over remuneration of old experienced

person compared to the new employee for the same job16

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15Age leading to unclear association with ethical decision-making.

1634% of the total respondent think, it should not be ethical.

9%

18%

15%

24%

34%

Is it ethical for discrimination over remuneration of old

experienced person compared to the new employee for

the same job?

a. Strongly Agree b. Agree c. Neutral

d. Disagree e. Strongly Disagree

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Discrimination that receives the most public awareness is that of

excluding trained persons from employment opportunities because he or she is older

in calendar age. The business has a duty in recruiting to fit the job to the suitable

person. Employing only old experienced people or employing only young talented

people in a company is not ethical. In this case recruiter discriminate the employee

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7.1 Age discrimination:

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As related to the place of work, age discrimination is the practice of

excluding applicants for hire or encouragement based on the age of the individual.

While many people think in terms of age discrimination as it relates to older

employees, the reality is that ageism may involve a young employee as well.

In general, Age bias has to do with philosophy that the datebook age

of the individual will in some way limit the ability of the individual to present his or

her work responsibilities successfully.

Of course, the type of again ageist advance follows the attitude that an

older employee may very well acquire the necessary conditions and job skills, but

that they will be much more likely to resist new and supposedly better methods or

procedures.

Beside this, also, there is some apprehension that the older employee

will not be able to provide a term of service that would last long enough for the

company to get back the expenses related with job training.

Basically, when age restraint is based on this sort of criteria, the

company stands to lose access to what may have been a valuable asset in the ongoing

health of the company, as well as running the risk of being charged with age

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8. How to maintain ethical issues in recruitment process:

Everyone knows that age-related lawsuits are proliferating. So that, In every

organization, recruiter must employ the people based on the obligation of the job. If it is

found that any organization prefers to take more old qualified and experienced peoplebecause of their background, expertise and to avoid training cost then it will be considered

as unethical. Because, we know, young people can be accomplished and qualified for that

job but they are not getting the chance.

Because the goal of human resource management is to build organizational

performance ability through people for any organization; to guarantee that highly proficient

and passionate people are always in the right positions and working with the support they

need to be successful17

.

On the other hand, if organization only considers the young people as fit for

the job to avoid high salary demand of the experienced people then it is also be considered

as unethical.

Basically, Recruiters have to follow performance based hiring process. If

requirement for the job is experience then recruiter should employ old experience people.

Beside this, if it is the case that experience is not necessary for a job then young people

should get precedence to get the job.

Because, it is the issue of ethical totalitarianism that determines eternal,

universally appropriate moral values. According to this view right or wrong are objectives

qualities that can be judiciously determined18

.

So that, it is clear to mention, Recruiters have to follow performance based

hiring process. If requirement for the job is qualified then recruiter should employ old

experienced people. And if it is case that experienced is not necessary for a job then young

people should get precedence to get the job. mostly, an organizations should ensure

equivalent chance to the old staff and young staff. On other hand organization should not

17Introduction to management by John R. Schermerhorn, JR; 10

thEdition ; page 297; Col-2

18Business Ethics; by-Andrew Crane and Dirk Matten (3

rdEdition) Page:76;Col-4

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have one definite group (old or young) intense environment and should continue its ethical

requirement.

That is belong to fair practice which indicates justice is determined

according to whether everyone has had an equivalent chance to achieve a just reward for

his or her hard work. This is frequently referred to as procedural justice19

.

9. Conclusion:

In addition, at the procedure of recruitment or as well as at the time

promotion; in general; an ethical question may arise about opportunities for older of

younger. The goal of the recruiter must be to identify the best one for the job as well as

must not have any kind of special thought or a preference for the specific group or people.

Beside this, we have to careful that performance and requirement based hiring process

should be maintained which is good for business and which is ethical. This is how; the

employees will get confidence that will be treated justly and fairly.

19Business Ethics; by-Andrew Crane and Dirk Matten (3

rdEdition) Page:92;Col-6

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