...COMPARING CODES OF ETHICS 1 Comparing Codes of Ethics Kirsten Price Counseling 6306: Ethics and Legal Issues Walden University Comparing Codes of Ethics The mental health counseling profession is guided by basic ethical guidelines that outline legal and moral responsibilities. Professional standards are necessary for counselors to understand the implications of their actions and behavior in the field. Good intentions do not guarantee appropriate practice. The American Mental Health Counselors’ Association (AMHCA) and American Counseling Association (ACA) provide standards for education and training counselors to better understand their role and provide oversight of ethical and legal issues commonly experienced by counselors on a day to day basis. Similarities between AMHCA and ACA Codes of Ethics The spirit and commitment to competent application of counseling procedure and professional courtesy is the underlying theme shared by the principles and guidelines of the AMHCA and ACA ethical codes. The ACA standards in Section A regarding the Counseling Relationship explore the counselor’s relationship to the client in regards to sensitivity and the mission to safeguard the client from harm during counseling process. (ACA 2014) The AMHCA principle under I.A.1 “Primary Responsibility”, also addresses the overall goal of counselors to look out for client welfare by following appropriate process and procedure. (AMHCA 2010). Differences...
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...Lead Issues Overview During routine testing of the elementary toy collection, the quality assurance department has identified small traces of lead in a metal whistle contained in the collection. The amount of lead in the whistle is slightly above the legally acceptable limits in the United States for children ages 7 and younger. A large shipment of the collection is scheduled for delivery to schools in South America at the end of the week, just in time for the beginning of the school year. The approximate cost to reproduce and repackage the toy collection is $100,000. This report identify three possible ways to address the situation using a standard decision making process. The report will evaluate several considerations for each possible solution and make an ultimate recommendation. The impact of this decision on customer relationships as well as the role of social responsibility in the decision making process will be discussed. Finally, the report will identify possible actions the company can take to promote ethical decision making, as well as work towards identifying important components of a code of ethics for the company. A1. Decision Alternatives The situation has presented a complex ethical scenario for the company. A variety of problems can potentially arise, depending on how the situation is handled. Significant profits, customer relationships, and moral integrity are at stake. This section will identify three alternative strategies for addressing the...
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...Ethics Game Dilemmas Unknown ETH/316 March 21, 2013 Instructor Ethics Game Dilemmas We as company leaders, have many responsibilities. One of our most important responsibilities is ethical and social responsibility because it requires everyone to adhere to a set of policies personal and professional. The issues in the ethical game simulation are complex yet simple enough to follow the required steps to come to a decision that works for all parties involved. The issue whether the information obtained by Jamal Moore is used to discipline Aaron Webb for violating the NDA or discipline him for the manner in which the information was obtained (Ethics game worksheet, 2013). What were the ethical issues presented in the simulation game Ethical dilemmas can be used to address organizational issues through awareness, training, and support of management and shareholders. Even though this issue has become more of a legal issue, management cannot minimize the incident to avoid legal situations. They need help from all shareholders and upper-level management. Computer security is the issue and the new system that was just implemented has been compromised by an employee. People are less likely to break the law or a legal code if they are aware they are breaking rules. Two employees have violated company policy one for posting sensitive company data and the other for hacking a computer to obtain incriminating information. Moreover, as the manager of safety and...
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...Law, Ethics, and Corporate Governance – LEG 500 | 201003 | Prerequisite: None | Quarter | Winter 2010 | Meeting Days/Time | Online course | Instructor | Dr. C. Phil Campos, MBA, JD | Instructor Phone | 214-202-8044 | Instructor E-mail | canuto.campos@strayer.edu | Instructor Office Hours/Location | 6pm – 7pm EST | Academic Office Phone NumberStrayer Online Technical SupportEcollege HelpDesk | 1-877-540-1733“As a student, you should choose 1 then 3 for academic issues from the automated menu.”1-877-642-2999“Used for problems entering the class”1-866-448-6703 or 1-303-873-0005“Used for problems once in the class” | INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL | Kubasek, N. K., Brennan, B. A., & Browne, N. (2009). The legal environment of business: A critical thinking approach (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson-Prentice Hall.Ferrell, O. C., Fraedrich, J., & Ferrell, L. (2010). Business ethics: Ethical decision making and cases (7th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company/South-Western/Cengage Learning.PLEASE READ SYLLABUS PART II in the Course Home tab, it contains important University policies.GETTING TECHNICAL HELPTechnical questions regarding eCollege or classroom issues should be referred to helpdesk@strayeronline.net. Or you may phone the helpdesk at 1(866)448-6703.If the question regards a Strayer system, technical support can be reached at 1(877) 642-2999. Any technical inquiries sent to the instructor will, as a matter of course, be forwarded to the Helpdesk...
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...Ethics Review Team B reviewed the Ethics Game Simulation and the Ethic Responsibility Project completed individually by members of team B during week three of ETH/316. Each team member has provided a review of there findings. Stephen Stephen completed the ethics game simulation’s two scenarios. The first scenario had to do with sexual harassment and the second scenario had to do with falsified data for a potential product. Both scenarios seemed simple on the surface, but once further research was conducted the answers to each scenario became a little more difficult. The scenarios took Stephen through a process to achieve the desired result and explained why things needed to be don’t in a certain way. For example, a big decision is to analyze all the information a then make a decision what is the first thing to do. For the first scenario, the first thing to do figure out what the problem is which meant talking to the female worker and explaining that all attempts would be made to keep her information confidential, however dependent on the allegations that it may not be completely possible. The next step was to find out who the primary stakeholders were. This was a difficult task for the author that prompted a review of outline materials referencing ethical stakeholders. The ethical lens was used to determine what the author should do initially was the Rights and Responsibilities Lens (Ethics game, 2007). The rights and responsibilities lens allowed the author to look at...
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...Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues Summary Donna Bass LAW/421 January 18, 2016 Andrew McAdams Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues Summary When operating a business internationally, there are legal and ethical issues that must be taken into account. The simulation shows that to be successful; a company must understand the issues involved in legal disputes, the practical considerations of taking legal action, what factors can work against the company, and what to do when customs and laws conflict. The issues that can arise when trying to resolve legal disputes in an international transaction can be cultural, ethical, political, and differences in power structures. Before taking legal action, arbitration should be considered as it is less expensive and the outcome would likely be more beneficial that dealing with a foreign court system (University of Phoenix, n.d.). Before taking legal action against a foreign business partner, there are practical considerations to take into account. The cost of legal fees and the chance of winning a court battle against this partner in a court of their country should be considered. Another is the damage that a lawsuit could have on the company's reputation. This action could hurt their chances of obtaining future international partners. Factors that could work against the granting of the sublicensing agreements by CadMex include the fact that the Canadian government and legislators would work to prevent the...
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...Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues LAW/421 December 18, 2013 Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues International legal and ethical issues are extremely important to know how to deal with when you are going to join into or do business in any other country other than the U.S. In this stimulation of CadMex Pharma and Gentura, they are facing several international contracts, transactions, ethical issues and sublicensing agreements. CadMes Pharma is a pharmaceutical company in the U.S. who offer quick manufacturing techniques and has dealt with global issues often. Gentra is a biotech company in the country of Canodre which have the licensing rights to a hypothetical anti diabetic drug. CadMex Pharma’s goal is to grow financially by being able to distribute and supply this medicine for Gentra in the U.S. All countries have their own set of laws and ethics that are required to be followed, unless you have a contract in place with the company or country that you are involved in business. * What are the issues involved in resolving legal disputes in international transactions? Making a choice on which way to handle these transactions are vital, when dealing with international disputes. One choice is the Contracts for International Sale of Goods. This is not very effective because Canodre changed status and became part of the WTO. When one of the parties is not a signatory of this program, then the other party is more likely to use their...
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...am Scam and Ethics Running head: ETHICAL ISSUES IN SATYAM SCAM 1 A Study of Ethical Issues in Satyam Scam Haresh M Patel (Roll No.2234) B.K.School of Business Management (Evening Programme) ?Ethical Issues in Satyam Scam Abstract “Reputation is an idle and most false imposition: oft got without merit, and lost without deserving”. Failed institutions, including Lehman Brothers, Enron and Satyam, would stand a testimony to this affray in a post-mortem analysis. This paper discusses corporate ethical issues involved in ‘Satyam Scam’ from a compliance perspective. It makes a distinction between legal and ethical compliance mechanisms and also shows that the legal compliance mechanism has clearly proven to be inadequate as it lacks the moral firepower to restore confidence and the ability to build trust. The concepts of freedom of indifference and freedom for excellence provide a theoretical basis for explaining why legal compliance mechanisms are insufficient in 2 dealing with fraudulent practices and may not be addressing the real and fundamental issues that inspire ethical behavior. The focus of the virtues in governance is to establish a series of practical responses which depend on the consistent application of core values and principles as well as commitment to ethical business practice. In my opinion, No one makes it to the top ranks of corporate management without a healthy amount of self-assurance. Confidence underlies decisive, strong leadership, but does overconfidence...
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...EMPLOYMENT AT WILL RONALD BLALOCK STRAYER UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR MARK GLANTZ LEGAL 500 April 22, 2012 Describe what steps you would take to address the following scenario involving skills, competence, and abilities? My method for addressing Jennifer’s shortcoming consists of termination based on the employment at will doctrine. As Halbert and Ingulli (2012) report in Law and Ethics in the Business Environment, employment at will gives employers broad discretion to fire employees for a good reason, a bad reason, or no reason at all. This legal doctrine gives organizations the upper hand when releasing an employee. Also, this law allows employees to resign from a position on their own terms. Jennifer is a recent college graduate hired in our accounting firm. She is having issues with our computer applications which she was trained on after hiring. Management has decided to implement new training courses in support of our employee. Over an extended period of time, she is still unable to perform her required duties which reduces productivity and raises production costs. Our organization has taken many preventive measures to reduce and liabilities that may occur from discharging the employee. Her inability to work at a productive level gives our organization a legitimate reason to dismiss her for lack of production. Unfortunely, she continues to perform poorly which places our management team in a position to take appropriate action to resolve poor performance. According...
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...International Legal and Ethical Issues Lori Hall LAW/421 December 18, 2012 Corey Frost International Legal and Ethical Issues When one company decides to take legal action against a foreign business partner in another company it is important to not only have an understanding of their local laws but also cultural differences, customs, and language barriers. All of these items could present possible barriers to resolving legal disputes associated with international transactions. Any company doing business abroad must be mindful of the pitfalls of international business, ensuring that the contract entered into is legally enforceable, the contract must protect the company’s interests in the foreign country against all eventualities, knowing that possible disagreements and disputes are common in the international trade arena. This paper will outline the legal, ethical, and cultural issues of doing business abroad. Issues Involved In Resolving Legal Disputes First, business contracts must clearly specify which laws will govern the business decisions that will be made, whether it is American law, local country laws, or popular international convention. One should note that international laws are broad terms establishing a series of customs that countries and businesses agree to adhere to when dealing with each other and that international laws are binding; however, largely based on reciprocal behavior rather than legal sanctions (Melvin, 2011). Some issues involved in resolving...
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...all their employees are aware of the business ethics and the company’s code of business conduct. When you are an employee of a business you have a responsibility as an employee to uphold the integrity of the business in a legal and ethical manner. All employees should be required to read the company’s code of business conduct where business ethics should be outlined along with their business standards. In most cases, such business documents are available to the employee at all times with requirements to review the documents annually. When these types of business documents are not provided to the employee it can cause the employee to feel lost when faced with making a decision on an ethical matter. For instance, an employee discovers that products made by the company could be defective and could harm or injure the consumers. Since the employee is unaware of the company’s ethical policies they are forced to act based on their personal ethics. The employee probably has many questions going through their head at this point wondering how to effectively address the potential problem and how to effectively address the problem with consumers without creating a bad reputation for the company or scaring the consumers. First of all, it is important for the employee to know and understand that there are federal laws regarding defective products and by not addressing the potential issue with management or the appropriate party to legal...
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...needs of patients and families. The staffs of these facilities take personal responsibility for working as part of a team to support patients and families. At MLH their brand is the promise to deliver to the patients, families, Associates, physicians, and community. The Methodist Corporation has rooted in the values of service, quality, integrity, teamwork and innovation, our culture. These values are at the core of everything that is done, from treating patients and partnering with families to hiring new Associates and volunteering in the community. The Methodist Corporation also provides the purpose of the Ethics Consultation team which is a team structured to addressing issues of Clinical Ethics in order to serve as an effective advisory resource for Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare. The purpose of the Consultation Team is to support efforts in the consideration of issues and options as we all work...
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...Death and Dying Tonia Larson Kaplan Univerity HS101 Unit 9 03/26/2013 1. List 2 examples of legal issues affecting healthcare and describe how you determined your choices to be legal issues. Two examples of legal issues affecting health care are- labor and employment issues because it seems like there is always some kind of a lawsuit being brought forth about age discrimination or requests for accommodations for employees with disabilities. Medical malpractice and tort reform how can you not determine that to be legal issue when even the President of the United States of America talks about it in a State of the Union address. 2. Give 2 examples of ethical issues affecting healthcare and describe how you determined your choices to be ethical issues. Two examples of ethical issues affecting health care are- equal treatment vs VIP treatment for donors and influential people this is an issue that seems like it will never go away because some people fight with the idea of feeling like they have to spend more time and or give special treatment to large financial donors, and trustees family members because they are helping keep the doors open and the business functioning properly and as well have the power of your job placement. Another ethical issue in health care is the addressing nurse moral distress about providing care with minimal benefit. As we learned in the case of Terry Schiavo these cases can be difficult for everyone and drain some bedside nurses to the point...
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...The impact of employee personal health behaviors can affect health care costs, job performance, and productivity. There are several ways organizations can attempt to tackle poor health habits of employees. The challenge for employers, however, resides in staying within legal and ethical boundaries when addressing such issues as obesity and smoking. Regulation of employee lifestyles by employers is becoming a more prevalent issue, but laws regarding this practice vary by jurisdiction. Organizations can protect themselves from legal trouble and ethical issues by implementing constructive programs aimed at improving the health of their workforces rather than engaging in discriminatory practices against overweight employees and smokers. Weight discrimination can be an issue in any industry so it is important that managers are aware of the laws regulating such practices. Obesity is a health problem and some employers assume that overweight employees will incur more illness-related absences and contribute to higher health care costs. Research shows that overweight employees are more likely to be subjected to discrimination in terms of hiring, treatment, and retention (Roehling, 2002, p. 177). While most states do not have laws protecting workers from discrimination based on weight per se, some protection is afforded under the Americans with Disabilities Act, where a certain level of obesity is considered an actual disability (p. 181). In addition to employment protection...
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...Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues Simulation Summary LAW/421: Contemporary Business Law University of Phoenix Addressing International Legal and Ethical Issues Simulation Summary In January 2007, CadMex, who is a leader in global pharmaceuticals, developed techniques for the quick manufactuing of medical agents. Gentura, an established biotechnology company developed an agent called ProPrez, which is an anti-diabetic agent. Gentura is located in Candore, which is a dictatorship. CadMex decided to go into business with Gentura that would give them global marketing right to ProPez. The contract needs to have measures in place to protect CadMex interest concerning property rights and potential dispute. Some of the issues involved in resolving legal actions against a foreign business are the legal system may want to finish the case quickly rather than with quality so may not analyze all the evidence. Another issue may be the difference between the two countries laws. No written documents may also be another issue if contracts are done over the phone. An example is Some practical considerations of taking legal action against a foreign business based in another country are whether the have patent law and trademark laws. Factors that could work against CadMex decision to grant sublicensing agreements are lack of patent rights and did not go through the proper court process in Candore. When the local customs and laws conflict...
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