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Question 62 Decision Making 2023 Medium MCQ +1.00 marks · -0.25 negative

Moonlighting is the practice of working for one organisation while also accepting additional responsibilities and jobs, typically without the employer's knowledge in another organization. It is named as such because it is typically performed at night or on the weekends. "Doing…

Mr. Q is an IT professional who works for a small company in Bangalore. His office hours are from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.; thus, he wants to utilize his morning time. He thought of taking up extra work; however, he is not sure about the righteousness of his decision. His company does not have any clear policy on Moonlighting. As he is confused, he seeks opinions of the people who work in his industry to understand ethical dimension of Moonlighting. The following opinions are shared with Mr. Q: Opinion 1: Moonlighting is unacceptable since the employer has a complete right over the employee. Opinion 2: Moonlighting is a choice of the employee, and that the employer has no authority over the employee's conduct after office hours. Opinion 3: Moonlighting leads to employee missing out on important organizational work. Opinion 4: While Moonlighting, the employee might unknowingly leak critical information gained from one organization to the other. Opinion 5: It is OK to Moonlight as employers are exploitative and underpay employees. Given the above mentioned opinions, which of the following combinations will BEST help Mr. Q to realize that Moonlighting is unethical?

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