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You are the head of a government office. One day you find out that your subordinate is infected with HIV. Before you could stop the news from spreading, it had already become a topic of discussion among other members of the office. Now, they are pressuring you to suspend, sack or transfer him as they fear that his presence in the office might lead to other members getting contaminated with the virus. You try to make them understand that HIV does not spread from touching, but they are so skeptic and scared that they refuse to even listen to your reasoning. They all decide to not work until a decision is met. Your office is already under a lot of work pressure and in the next week you are to finish an urgent work within a deadline. How will you tackle this problem? Elaborate the steps that you will take to handle it.10 marks

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  • In the introduction briefly explain what your role should be as the head of the government office.
  • In the body you can start by explaining the employees that a diseased person is to be empathized with and
    definitely not to be hated. To substantiate one’s arguments you can put forward few scientific researches in front of them to make them understand that they are not vulnerable to get infected.
    In spite of the above if the employees persist with their stand then one can write to one’s seniors apprising of the situation and requesting to arrange an alternative team with similar skill sets so that they can complete the task.
  • Conclude with necessity and importance of ethics and work culture

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13 responses to “You are the head of a government office. One day you find out that your subordinate is infected with HIV. Before you could stop the news from spreading, it had already become a topic of discussion among other members of the office. Now, they are pressuring you to suspend, sack or transfer him as they fear that his presence in the office might lead to other members getting contaminated with the virus. You try to make them understand that HIV does not spread from touching, but they are so skeptic and scared that they refuse to even listen to your reasoning. They all decide to not work until a decision is met. Your office is already under a lot of work pressure and in the next week you are to finish an urgent work within a deadline. How will you tackle this problem? Elaborate the steps that you will take to handle it.10 marks”

  1. Dakshina Moorthy Avatar
    Dakshina Moorthy

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    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Dakshina
      In the answer ,write like you have to take the steps as the question is asking that what would you do in the situation.
      For example write that I would present them the facts about the disease and then educate them the mode of spread of HIV.
      Bifurcate your measures into subheadings like immediate measures and long term measures.
      Work on content.
      Plan a structure before writing.
      Good conclusion.
      Keep writing.

  2. NJ_00 Avatar
    NJ_00

    MOJO0206200D40884686

    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi
      The question deals with the ethical challenge of implementation problem of a decision (already in
      mind) and not with taking a decision so write in accordance.
      Steps mentioned are good but
      also write some immediate measures like call in a government doctor and ask her to explain the facts and myths about HIV to rebuild the confidence of the other employees.
      Brainstorm before writing the case studies.
      Concluding remarks are good.
      Keep writing.

  3. PS0095 Avatar
    PS0095

    Ethics

    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Suganthi
      Please mention payment id for timely review.
      Rephrase your introductory lines.
      You have written the general steps like what should be done to stop HIV stigma,but in case studies like this be specific that what will you do for the affected employee and how will you work on fear psychosis of fellow employees.
      Brainstorm before writing.
      Keep writing,you will improve.

  4. Chester Avatar
    Chester

    please check

    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Chester
      First mention about the case study,like in this you can write the case study shows the challenges faced as head of a government office. It also reflects on the work culture of an office, the lack of knowledge about the various disease.
      Then move to the next part.
      You have explained the steps in a good manner.
      Give proper headings and subheadings for better presentation.
      Good concluding remarks.
      Overall answer is decent..
      Keep it up !

  5. Deepika Saini Avatar
    Deepika Saini

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    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Deepika
      Good introduction
      Some good steps mentioned by you but need to diversify. For example you can write that you will also ensure that the affected employee will be given sufficient medical care as entitled to
      him as government servant and would also meet the family members and boost their morale and assure that all possible support and help would be provided .
      Think broad and try to cover various aspects in case studies.
      Also mention some immediate measures .
      Good conclusion.
      Keep writing !

  6. Vikrant Kumar Avatar
    Vikrant Kumar

    Plz review it

    1. Parth Verma Avatar
      Parth Verma

      Hi Vikrant
      Mention your payment for timely review.
      First mention about the case study,like in this you can write the case study shows the challenges faced as head of a government office. It also reflects on the work culture of an office, the lack of knowledge about the various disease.
      Then move to the next part.
      Avoid doing cutting in answers.
      Brainstorm before writing and think on various dimensions.
      Work on basic grammar and avoid spelling mistakes.
      Keep writing,you will improve.

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    Parakh Sarda

    Please Review OrderID – ~0000232028

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