The case study discusses the decline in job performance of Samantha Lizonia, an office manager at Prestige Shipping who has been with the company for 35 years. Despite her long tenure and previous dedication, her recent behavior has prompted complaints and concerns from the CEO, who faces an ethical dilemma in deciding her future due to her impending retirement and lack of savings. The analysis should explore ethical guidelines, relevant regulations, and possible resolutions to address the situation appropriately.

1. Case Study Analysis
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Compassion for Samantha Case Study
Samantha Lizonia has been with Prestige Shipping for 35 years.
As one of the first employees hired when the business launched,
she has weathered many storms with the company, including
receiving late paychecks, times of slow growth, a year where
she worked 7 days a week without fail, and working for 4 years
in a row without a vacation or sick day. As the office manager,
she greets all visitors and is the first point of contact when
customers and vendors calls. The CEO always praises Samantha
and often states that without her diligence and faithfulness all
those years they may not have survived.
Unfortunately, Samantha’s job performance has been declining.
She has submitted reports untimely and unfinished, been late to
work, and has become cold and difficult to work with.
Coworkers and vendors complain about her rude comments and
harsh demeanor. The CEO spoke to Samantha about her
performance and behavior, but nothing has changed. Actually,
she did not appreciate being reprimanded, and her behavior got
worse. However, during their meeting, the CEO did find out that
Samantha is planning on retiring in 2 years, and the value of her
retirement savings plan has drastically declined.
If Samantha would have been any other employee, she would
have been fired a long time ago. Because of her age, years of
loyal service, lack of retirement savings, and the CEO’s
commitment to continuing the family-like environment, this is a
difficult choice. However, he knows that he must come to a
decision about her soon.

2. Consider
the following:
SHRM ethical guidelines
Ethical processes for hiring, evaluating, disciplining, and
terminating employees
Regulations for equal opportunity and employee rights
Commonly held values such as compassion, courage, integrity,
and wisdom that can help people clarify their differences with
others, understand their positions, and communicate values
more effectively
Disagreements about moral choices in an organization are a
natural part of doing business. Appreciate the viewpoints of
other parties instead of vilifying them. Anticipate these
disagreements by developing strategies for dealing with the
most common conflicts you will face in your work.
Your personal strengths, unique voice, core identity and desired
self-image.
Potential arguments that others will use to support immoral or
unethical behavior
Write
a 1,050- to 1,400-word analysis of the scenario. Include the
following:
Describe the ethical dilemma presented in the scenario, and

3. explain why it is an ethical dilemma.
Describe the government and industry regulations relevant to
this scenario.
Explain why specific elements from SHRM guidelines would
apply to this situation.
Describe the ethical way to resolve the issue with Samantha.
Justify your resolution.
Format
your paper according to APA guidelines.
Reference
2 peer-reviewed scholarly ariticles