Ethics gain from personal experience. Ethics are derived from values. Values help individuals to choose ethically. Therefore, ethics provides the structure for conduct. Ethical issues vary from legal issues because ethical issues are individualistic and legal issues are embodied in a system that governs society.
Moral common sense and critical thinking spell out values and rules in normative ethics for a business executive or an organization. Using ethical values, principles, and rules of thumb that guide decision making, Goodpaster spells out what a list of these might include: • Avoid harming others • Respect the rights of others • Do not lie or cheat • Keep promises and contracts • Obey the law • Prevent harm to others • Help those in need • Be fair • Reinforce these imperatives in others When the basic list of moral common sense judgments fail when making a moral or ethical decision, critical thinking criteria can clarify and resolve conflict. There are three avenues of critical thinking, and a moral common sense question that can be applied to each view. Utilitarianism, which is goal based, “What action or policy maximizes benefit/cost?” Contractarianism, which is rights based, “What action or policy most fairly respects rights?” Pluralism, which is duty based, “What action or policy reflects the stronger duty? (Goodpaster, 6) Jack Welch has, according to these views, incorporated an ethical and moral set of rules for leadership at GE.
The core element is defined through an assumption of a mutual agreement of individuals binding as a group (Oyserman et al., 2002). The right or wrong becomes judgment in a social context with situational constraints and social roles in a group perceptional and causal reasoning approach (Oyserman et al., 2002). Otherwise, what is the social mean standard within the social group agreed upon by the majority of the individuals within the social group? Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling Related to My Own Ethical and Moral Reasoning The law or legal system and ethics have been a controversial debate for centuries. The laws are defined by the majority of a society influence through ethical reasoning.
Without the ability to explain the basis for our opinions and provide justification for our decisions, one’s influence in group decision making scenarios may be impaired (WIEM, 2006). The second component of ethical decision making, articulation, is achieved when one learns how to communicate her/his point of view to others (WIEM, 2006). Effective articulation affords someone the capability to offer meaningful input as a part of moral dialog (WIEM, 2006). Components of Ethical Decision Making: Application. The third, and final, component of ethical decision making is application.
Relativism is the idea that one’s beliefs and values are understood of one’s society culture or even one’s own individual values (Mosser, 2010). With that being said everyday a person from a culture conducts some kind of moral choice. That moral choice that he or she chooses may be viewed as right or wrong by other cultures. In the article, “Some Moral Minima” by Lenn E. Goodman there are views of four different aspects of morality and relativism and Goodman argues that certain things are just wrong. I will explore the challenges Goodman presents to relativism and provide my own thoughts on such universal moral requirements.
Due Date: Jul 29, 2015 23:59:59 Max Points: 260 Details: A code of ethics is an important tool for organizations. It describes the organization's ethical stance to its members and to the external environment. It can protect the organization from lawsuits, encourage resistance to unethical group and organizational pressures, and encourage ethical behavior. This assignment requires you to design a research-based code of ethics for an organization and to report it in a paper. General Requirements: Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment: • This assignment requires support from current, scholarly resources.
From the list of Interpersonal Ethics (found in Chapter 1 of the Fremgen text), please describe how any of those traits were demonstrated in your actions in this case scenario? Trust, Respect, Truthfulness. Unit 8 Project Questions: Part II 1. Would the action taken in this second scenario be within your scope of practice for your chosen field? Why or why not?
Several ethical decision-making paradigms are examined, including Corey, Corey, & Callanan’s Rational Model; Kitchener’s Principle-Ethics Model; Cottone’s Social Constructivist Model; Davis’s Collaborative Model; Tarvydas’s Integrative Model; and Garcia, Cartwright, Winston, and Borzuchowska’s Transcultural Integrative Model. The ethical issues outlined in the case scenario are examined using the Garcia, et al., heuristic. Finally, the author’s own understanding of the impact of his personal values and beliefs relative to the case scenario are presented, along with a brief discussion of the impact of cultural awareness on the critical issue of ethics in counseling. Case Scenario Bobby is a 41-year-old man who has been seeing you for counseling to address issues with alcohol and marijuana abuse. Bobby's mother is Native American and he spent his childhood living on a reservation in Arizona.
For an organization to have a strong logical and ethical relationship, these components must be included; Marketing and advertising aspects are a subject to law and restrictions and as a result every marketing manager have to create ways of addressing ethics and law (Halbert & Ingulli). Social consensus is one of the ethical issues in marketing in that there must be ethical considerations when a product is advertised and marketed to groups of individuals. These considerations should be based on how the product will affect the target group and the speculation the potential consequences and magnitude of the product advertised. PharmaCARE activities were unethical because it was given the
Decision Making and Ethical Behavior 1 The purpose of this paper is to look at Decision Making and Ethical Behavior in the work place. This paper will address common characteristics of poor decision making, along with ways of resisting requests to act unethically. The paper will also address what influences impact ethical behavior and how organizations can influence ethical behavior in the work place. To complete this task outside resources, such as books and articles will be utilized. According to decision making confidence, decision making is defined as ,” The process of mapping the likely consequences of decisions, working out the importance of individual factors, and choosing the best course of action to take”.