...The Concept of Ethical Obligations Strayer University PAD 500 Modern Public Administration Dr. Leah Raby 11.25.13 George Tenet served as the Director if the Central Intelligence Agency from 1997 to 2004 under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. His CIA tenure coincided with the 9/11 terrorists attacks the New York City World Trade Center, Pentagon in Washington, D.C and the American invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq all marked by challenges and controversies for the agency and his leadership(White, 2008). Tenet’s case discussed his decision making roles before and during the invasion of Iraq. It also took a close look at Tenet’s priorities in the agency, the public and of his conscious. In this paper, I will first identify four cross-coded ethical dilemmas facing former CIA Director George Tenet and assess their impact on his leadership abilities. Secondly, analyze four ways in which Tenet addressed the prioritization of ethical concerns. Then, I will identify and explain four strategies used in competing ethical obligation in relation to the many intergovernmental organizations that overlapped his office. I will also elaborate on four relevant notions for designing ethical maps for defining and prioritizing ethical obligations. Finally, I will research and cite at least four peer-reviewed academic sources. Ethics is defined as moral principles...
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...The concept of ethical obligation GEORGE Tenet and the Last Great Days of the CIA PADM 500: Modern Public Administration August 2, 2013 Identify four (4) cross-coded ethical dilemmas facing former CIA Director George Tenet and assess their impact on his leadership abilities. During George Tenet tenure as director of the Central Intelligence Agency, there were several ethical dilemmas he faced, among which most significantly were the violations of national and international human right policies. George Tenet was also faced with the ethical dilemma of being straightforward to the people he worked with, especially his field officers, and most essentially the nation as at large. He knew all along that the statements about Saddam Hussein and chemical weapons were a fluke, but went along with it and cost American families over four thousand lives. Additionally, his role as meditator in the meeting between former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was also an ethical concern. Professionally, this role was more diplomat than chief spymaster, which made many insiders “distinctly uncomfortable” (Posner 1998; Tenet 2007, 74). Others in the administration were pleased with the idea considering it as unethical despite the fact that Tenet tried to explain that nobody else could act better in that position. This threatened his leadership due to the fact that individuals were beginning to lack trust in his leadership...
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...The Concept of Ethical Obligations Based on the case study, George Tenet and the Last Great Days of the CIA August 1, 2013 Dr. During the presidency of Bill Clinton, 44-year-old George Tenet was sworn in as the eighteenth director of central intelligence on July 11, 1997. Tenet served in this position through two White House administrations. With this new role as director, his focus was to begin a rebuilding process of the agency. The CIA was in disarray when Tenet took over. The agency had suffered inconsistent leadership since the fall of the Soviet Union, and he was the fifth Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) in seven years. Morale sagged badly. Since 1991, the agency had lost more than 3,000 of its best people—more than 20 percent of its workforce—including many of its more experienced case officers (Weiner 2007, 470) “Tenet understood that managing a large and complex government bureaucracy would be difficult enough, but managing one that operates under a shroud of secrecy would challenge even the most talented and energetic leader. To complicate his task, the CIA at the time was really two separate agencies, each with its own operating procedures and organizational personality” (White, 2008). The agency budget was a mess, and there was no central accounting of funds spent. At the same time, the CIA had lost the technological edge that had enabled it to compete and triumph during the Cold War. The agency had not kept abreast of breakthroughs in private industry...
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...Did the Stimulus Work? Mehrdad Namazi Angela Agboli Ph.D Pad520 Apr 9, 2012 The Stimulus Analysis In this research I am trying to explain why the stimulus packages did not stimulate the economy that much, where the money is gone and also evaluate some alternatives. Congress has enacted two huge stimulus programs since the recent recession started in 2008. The first one was under President Bush for $152 billion and the second one was under President Obama totaled $863 billion. After more than three years since the recession emerged, still the unemployment is through the roof and the economic growth is sluggish. Why? In order to shed a light on this problem, first we have to know where the billions have gone and how they have been used. There are three kinds of Keynesian stimulus packages (1) the government gives money to people directly, in hopes that they would buy more stuffs and services. (2) The government directly buys goods and services (3) the government sends the check to state and local governments to spend it. In either one, the philosophy is that the increase in buying would result more activity and eventually will boost the economy. The 2008 stimulus was the first kind and the 2009 was almost a mix of all three. In 2008 the U.S Treasury started sending checks to households in the summer. It was supposed to put more money into the hands of people to buy additional goods and services and thereby stimulate production...
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...Caring John Wayne AMU In Nel Nodding’s book Caring she explores the concept of caring for, ethical caring and the ethical ideal. We all have people in our life that we care for, but do we really know if that care is being received. Is our definition or meaning of caring the same as the person that we are caring for? For some people they believe they are showing care for someone if they are tough and strict on someone and others coddle you and support whatever you do. The concepts of ethical caring and the ethical ideal I struggled with. From my understanding of it is that ethical caring is the way we should go about caring for someone and that ethical ideal is the way we perceive that our care is being received. All three of these concepts tie into a bigger picture of what care is. What we might think is caring is actually not, and what we think is not caring might actual be. We need to understand the essence of caring and the parts which make up caring to truly understand what it means to care for someone. For example, while I was in the military I encountered many different people and they all showed different ways of caring. My first platoon Sargent was a complete hard ass, if you messed up one thing, or missed one minute detail he would be all over your ass. At the time I thought he was just being a hard ass, but it was not until I got my butt chewed for doing something right by my company commander that I realized that...
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...Power and Politics : Chapter 19 Power and politics are among the most important concepts in the study of organization behavior. Both power and politics are dynamic concepts and are a function of the interaction between different elements in organizations. Power has been defined as "the ability to influence and control anything that is of value to others." It is the ability to influence the behavior of other people in the organization and to get them to do what they otherwise would not have done. Although the terms power, authority and influence are often used synonymously, there is a difference between them. Power is the ability to effect a change in an individual or a group in some way. Power may or may not be legitimate. That is, power need not correspond with a person's organizational position. Authority, on the other hand, is legitimate. It is the power which is sanctioned by the organization and is often the 'source' of power. Influence is a much broader concept than both power and authority. French and Raven, social psychologists, identified five sources of power - coercive, reward, legitimate, expert and referent. Coercive power is based on fear and is the ability to influence another person through threats or fear of punishment. Reward power is a positive power which refers to the ability to get things done through others on the basis of one's power to grant rewards. Legitimate power depends on organizational position and authority. It refers to the power conferred by...
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...Amazon has recently advertised the concept of Drone delivery. When you think of this you can just imagine the endless possibilities of what this can mean for the billions of American waiting to use this service but have you thought about the ethical issues and possibilities that this can mean for you? With Amazon.com advertising the new drone delivery some may question about the ethical issues. One with being can Amazon actually deliver on its promise to start drone deliveries. In order to keep it’s promise one must consider the amount of technology that is needed to make this happen. The company will need an extensive amount of software, power and design. Another will be air regulations. With the promise of drones also comes the fact that the drones will have to have access to the airspace that our planes and military have. In order to do this they will need to keep up with flight plans fro both aspects and also work with the FAA. This in turn also causes a problem due to the current laws in place do to the events of 9/11. Will the drone be considered to be trespassing in the air space, is it causing a problem with what the FAA already has planned with the airspace for the day. The strict airspace requires an extensive search in the flight plan and the whereabouts that each drone is going to. Which brings me to my next point. With the drones taking over certain amount of deliveries, can Amazon safely secure the information of the customer? Every day consumers are faced with...
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...Cares is currently operating with positive margins based on this goodwill concept. Research shows that while some people cannot pay much or nothing at all, others that can afford to pay typically pay more (Ron Shaich, 2012). Panera Cares illustrates that business models do not always need to follow conventional management concepts. This concept is gaining recognition in the business world, local communities and also challenges other corporations to review their business models and strategies with consideration to the community and people that make them successful. Introduction Panera Bread has decided to take action regarding the slumping economy that has caused many Americans to go hungry. According to the US Department of Agriculture, last year, 17.2 million households faced food insecurity (Martin, 2012). The result of this growing epidemic is Panera Cares, a restaurant cafe where people can eat nutritious food in the same uplifting environment Panera is known for and pay whatever they can afford (Ron Shaich, 2012). Food insecurity in our country is the major concern of Panera Cares and is the heart of the company vision. A menu is available with a slight twist, no prices only suggestions; customers are encouraged to pay whatever they like. Each community cafe is self-sustaining; showcasing the common good in people to do the right thing. The business concept was created with the intent to build a partnership with the community and...
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...and habits. It is also the pattern of such collective behaviors and assumptions that are taught to new organizational members as a way of perceiving, and even thinking and feeling. Business Culture is a concept which describes the attitudes, experiences, beliefs and values of an organization. The business culture is learned through human interaction. Organizational culture affects the way people and groups interact with each other, with clients, and with stakeholders. Culture is just one entity that adds to the organization as a whole. Corporate culture is often called "the character of an organization", since it embodies the vision of the company's founders. The values of a corporate culture influence the ethical standards within a corporation, as well as managerial behavior. Culture at GoWorld Group The vision and mission of Goworld Group is to “Keep growing with the ever-growing world” and the core values of the company revolve around it vision and mission. Below are the core cultural values of Goworld’s organization behavior which we have identified during our internship period. • Development Goal Every organization works on the concept of going concern. Same concept is being adopted by Goworld group. In order to be develop continuously, Goworld works on the concepts of “keeping pace with the time”. They believe that in this ever growing environment we have to keep changing depending upon the needs and be diligently creative as “Innovation” is the key to success. Goworld...
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...Where can YOU begin…? Begin to truly know yourself, your way of being. It is a self awareness that is important as you begin. This includes your attitudes, beliefs and values. Metaparadigm Concepts Person Environment Health Nursing Person Individual Family Community Population Environment Local/national/ global Ethical Legal Ecological Physical Sociocultural Political Economic Historical Technological Nursing Professional Attributes Professional Knowledge Professional (Caring) Practices Health A state of being that people define in relation to their own values, personality and lifestyle -Potter & Perry, 2009 WHAT IS A CONCEPT? - abstract ideas or mental images of a phenomena (Kozier et al., 2010; Paley, 1996) - words that bring forth mental pictures of the properties and meanings of objects, events, or things (Kozier et al., 2010) WHAT IS A CONCEPT? “abstractions” (Norris, 1982) “mental formulations” (Chinn & Kramer, 1991) “mental images” (Meleis, 1985) “words describing mental images (Fawcett, 1989) “have meanings” (Allan, 1993) “have usages” (Rush & Ouellet, 1993) “have definitions” (Brown, 1993) Metaparadigm Concepts: Person Environment Nursing Health Concepts evolve out of impressions, perceptions or experiences…a mental image of reality framed by the individual’s perception or experience (Meleis, 1985) Classifications of Health Conceptualizations 1) Stability oriented 2)...
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...Concept Analysis Assignment Grand Canyon University Theoretical Foundations for Nursing Roles and Practice NUR 502 Ms. Maria Mendez June 13, 2013 Concept Analysis Assignment Today’s nursing profession encompasses a variety of specialties and disciplines that demonstrate a wide range of phenomena. According to McEwin and Willis, in clinical practice, those phenomenon that are frequently seen aid advanced practice nurses in developing interventions and clinical protocols because they are said to be stable and reliable components of the practical nursing experience (McEwin & Willis, 2011, p. 47). The observed phenomena may or may not have had research studies associated with them in the past to concretely define them, and therefore the notion of concept development and analysis arose to clarify the meanings of the phenomena encountered in one’s practical setting. McEwin and Ellis define concepts as “terms that refer to phenomena that occur in nature and thought” (McEwin & Willis, 2011, p. 47). Furthermore, concepts can be concrete, nonconcrete, variable, and non-variable in manner and described in words or phrases. Concept analysis is utilized to clarify vague concepts in nursing that may be overused and unclear and also to promote a mutual understanding amongst colleagues (Falan, 2010). For the purpose of this assignment, an article found in the Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences regarding the concept of abuse in healthcare was selected for concept analysis...
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...concession to collect large tolls, even though your trip costs them a minimal amount, so it supports movie production by granting a copyright which enables the film maker and producer to collect from viewers. Downloading a copyright protected movie for free from the Internet is like making a detour around the toll booth. Even if you don't get a ticket, you've taken a free ride on someone else's investment. Our Sages viewed paying tolls as a prime example of the citizen's duty to obey the law, and emphasized the importance of avoiding even the appearance of evading this duty. And while it is true that if everybody downloads copyright protected movies for free from the internet, eventually the copyright may be impossible to defend, it's not ethical to join the mob storming the artist's rights. This is comparable to the case where everybody takes a shortcut through a private field until the shortcut is treaded into a path. It may be true that staying away doesn't help the owner once the path is already there, but we should be extra careful to avoid being among those who contribute to commandeering his land in this way....
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...Frankly, to know more about Islamic economic, lets briefly look at differentiation between Islamic economic and conventional economic. The first different is the role of moral values. Basically, conventional economics is more concern towards behavior and preferences of individuals as given. However, Islamic economics more concern on individual and social improvement throughout the moral elevation. This moral evaluation or known as uplift moral aims to the changes of individual and preferences of the individuals which is complement the price mechanism in promoting general well being. (Chapra Umer M, 2010) This obviously show that conventional economic considers about the behavior and preference that given while Islamic economic consider about the changes of behavior and preferences. In Islamic economics, before customers entering the market place and being exposed to the price filter, the consumers are expected to pass their claims through the moral filter. With this, the preposterous, wasteful and unnecessary demand on resources can be discarding and filter out. Here then the price mechanism take over and lessen all the claims on resources and subsequently lead to meet market equilibrium. Sometimes, two filters (Islamic and conventional) can make it possible in making optimum economy, due to may be one filter not able to fulfill the market needs of all human being. This two filter can be together in order to use only the necessary resources to satisfy the material as well as spiritual...
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...was totally at the opposite in term of internal policy. In my deep and personal opinion I am totally convince that a policy of diversity and non discrimination could be considered as a key factor of success an organization. And I could resume this opinion in one sentence “Diversity and non discrimination within the company, social performance which drive to economic performance.” Its why according to my values that I think it’s very important to set up within an organization a policy of diversity and non discrimination. But this policy is a very wide concept it’s why I will only develop its main points. We could define this policy as “the testimony to the commitment of agencies in the prevention of discrimination, equal opportunity and promoting diversity within the human resources management.” This concept can include a large number of criteria that we will have to respect in our future ethical business. These concepts are closely linked together. Thus we will be able to extract 18 criteria...
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...chapter complete and interesting. This book offers assistance to nursing students in exploring and appreciating nursing theories and their use in nursing practice and scholarship. Rather than a practical handbook to producing and/or publishing, this book is indispensable because of its honest perspective and its encouraging approach. This book is very useful in making concept analysis because every concept is clear and organized in a way that it can easily be understood. Moreover, its content are very detailed and extensive which made it very favorable. Walker, L.O.,& Avant, K.C. Strategies for Theory Construction in Nursing(3rd ed.). Norwalk, CT: Appletion & Lange, 1995. The book of Avant and Walker offers detailed and easy-to-understand information about constructing theories in nursing and a very detailed step in analyzing concepts. Each chapter was designed to capture the interest of the reader by emphasizing the importance of different strategies and approaches in constructing nursing theories. The book is very important for nurses because it will provide them strategies in understanding a concept in a very systematic approach which made it an indispensable tool. This book is very useful in...
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