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Discussion Post: Gender-Neutral Bathrooms

Learning Objectives:

A. Appreciate the appropriate time and place for confidential discussions and the value of confidential or classified discussions.

B. Explore crisis management and how managers can preserve their positions while solving large-scale issues.

C. Practice how a subordinate should respond when asking to do something that he or she disagrees with or finds unethical.

After reading Case 1 on pages 151-152, answer the following questions thoroughly:

A. How could Mr. Johnson have communicated his discomfort with gender-neutral bathrooms in a way that would not offend his staff?

B. Was it appropriate for Mr. Johnson to order Ms. Williams to suppress the discussion of the proposal and to prevent anyone from learning about why that solution was rejected?

C. If you believe the rejection of the proposal was inappropriate, is this based on the social context of gender identity/bathroom access, or is this type of order always inappropriate? In other words, is this topic of such importance that ordering a cover-up is uniquely appalling, or is it always inappropriate to develop a cover-up?

D. Assuming Ms. Williams wishes to continue in her position as the division director of HR, how should she proceed? Assume the identity of Ms. Williams and try to find a way for her to balance all of her stakeholders' demands. In your response, note that human resources stakeholders include both management and lower-level staff, and, as HR director, she is expected to be responsive to the interests of all stakeholders.

Here is the Scenario:

You are a student in a master of health administration program and recently started your internship in a large urban health system. Your preceptor asked you to write a job description for your position titled Student Intern in Health Services Administration. Review the job analysis data sources and data collection methods in the textbook. During your review, indicate the process and methods you will use to gather data. After completing those processes, write a job description and specification for your position using the textbook sample on pages 197-198.