List the three principles Kreps' suggests using to evaluate ethics of organizational communication. Evaluate both the traditional recruitment method and the RJP recruitment method in light of these three ethical principles

What will be an ideal response?

Kreps' three principles to evaluate ethics of organizational communication,
discussed in Chapter 1, are useful here
1. Organization members should not intentionally deceive one another.
2. Organization members' communication should not purposely harm any other
organization member or members of the organization's relevant environment.
3. Organization members should be treated justly.
Traditional recruitment methods (from the organizational perspective) can be evaluated
according to these principles.
First, do traditional recruitment methods intentionally deceive applicants? In some cases,
the answer must be yes. Organizations often intentionally misrepresent the reality of the
job or the organization in an attempt to attract a potentially productive employee. The
question becomes, to what extent was the deception intentional? Given the ambiguous
nature of language and reality, one person's opinion of organizational reality can be quite
different from another person's opinion. That being so, in some instances the situation is
simply a matter of differing opinions of reality. But in other instances, organizational
members intentionally deceive the applicant in an attempt to lure him or her into the organization. This behavior is ethically suspect.
Second, do traditional recruitment methods harm the applicant or other members of the
organization? Such methods can harm both the applicant and current organizational
members. When a newcomer experiences unmet expectations, low satisfaction, and
perhaps even turnover, harm has indeed been inflicted.
Third, do traditional recruitment practices allow for just treatment of the applicant? Some
might argue that the only way to "win" in the "recruitment game" is for the applicant or
organization to make itself as attractive as possible to the other party because the nature
of the game is so competitive. From this perspective, any practices that help either party
"win" the game are justified; the means justify the ends.
In the light of these three principles, traditional recruitment practices can be considered
ethically suspect.

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