Rules of Thumb Misha McCulloch March 10, 2013 Rules of Thumb Misha McCulloch March 10, 2013 Every day ethical situations arise. How people solve these ethical dilemmas vary based on each individuals’ ethical thinking, or, Rules of Thumb. My personal tools for ethical decision making are the Golden Rule and going with my gut instinct. The Golden Rule states “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” The Golden Rule has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. It
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when it came time for her to make an ethical decision in regards to her boss’s unethical behavior, because she responded in a way that was in the best interest for her. Naturally, her personality will not allow her to agree with her boss’s behavior, but because she did not go with her gut instinct to rectify the situation based off her emotions, she developed a negative attitude toward her boss and job. Although Valerie’s personal differences are more ethical than her boss, she still impacted the
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is facing ethical dilemmas within her workplace after coming across some controversial information. Valerie must consider her options carefully because she has many things that she could lose. This paper discusses the impact of personal differences and the preference on organizational ethics. It also discusses the impact of organizational policies and procedures on ethics. In the paper, the dilemmas Valerie is facing will be identified and recommendations are given to address the dilemmas. Employees’
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1. How do relative ethics compare to universal ethical standards? Should ethics ever be relative? Provide a rationale for your response. - Relative ethics apply to mainly you and your family while universal ethics apply to everyone across a broad spectrum of situations. Yes ethics should be relative. Because it very important what you do right and what you do wrong. 2. What is an ethical dilemma? Give 3 examples of ethical dilemmas that workers or managers might face in a business setting. -
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Questions 1. How do relative ethics compare to universal ethical standards? Should ethics ever be relative? Provide a rationale for your response. Relative ethics apply to mainly you and your family while universal ethics apply to everyone across a broad spectrum of situations. Yes ethics should be relative. Because it very important what you do right and what you do wrong. 2. What is an ethical dilemma? Give 3 examples of ethical dilemmas that workers or managers might face in a business setting
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to abide by all of the rules set forth by their probation officer. The moral issue: I am out at a bar and I see a probationer that is definitely in violation of their probation. Knowing the consequences that she is faced with, she ask that I not tell her probationer officer so that she will not be violated. She has had several violations in the past and if this violation is reported, it is sure to get her sent to a detention center. This request puts my loyalty to the company
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elsevier.com/locate/tate Teachers’ critical incidents: Ethical dilemmas in teaching practice Orly Shapira-Lishchinsky 1 Department of Educational Administration, Leadership and Policy, School of Education, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat-Gan 52900, Israel a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Received 21 March 2010 Received in revised form 10 November 2010 Accepted 11 November 2010 The aim of this study is to explore ethical dilemmas in critical incidents and the emerged responses that
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Week 2 Discussion Nikita Tyler Brief Summary of Case Study While reading the three case studies in our ACA Ethical Standards casebook I specifically enjoyed reading Carmen’s the most. Carmen was a 19 year old Latino female from Puerto Rico who attended a community college in her neighborhood. She was being counseled by a 28 year old Caucasian female named Allison. Allison is a doctoral student involved in a practicum program at the community college. Allison has held previous counseling sessions
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Running head: PREGNANCY TERMINATION AT WEEK 27 GESTATION Ethical Dilemma: Pregnancy Termination at week 27 Gestation Ethics: Case study week Ana Alberto Pacific College November 9, 2012
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#1 Most organizations have both written and unwritten ethical policies in place. Ideally, a company should be able to have a set of cut and dry ethical policies that all employees and employers abide by. Unfortunately, it cannot be that simple because ethics are an extremely personal component of one’s behavior. Personal interests, preferences and other characteristics can have a direct impact on how one interpret and/or implements ethical behavior. Objectives 1. Discuss how personal
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