Privacy in the Workplace: A Situational Analysis

Abstract

The purpose of this experiential exercise is to expose role-play participants to one of the more controversial management topics today-privacy in the workplace. More specifically, it is designed to cause participants to consider both the managerial (employee selection, safety, productivity) and the personal (privacy) implications of three of today’s “hotter” issues, electronic monitoring of performance, drug testing, and off-the-job conduct of employees.