BUS 523: Ethical Issues In The Workplace
Ethical Issues in the Workplace
Eden Rubenstein
Excelsior College
BUS 523: Business Ethics for Managers
Dr. Sharlyn Moore
October 19, 2014
Ethical Issues in the Workplace
Section 1: Introduction and Situational Analysis
An ethical dilemma is a circumstance, which occurs when there are two and more options, and neither decision would be right or wrong. While this is the case usually, one of the options is the better option on which route to follow. We want to make the right and best decisions for ourselves and for our beliefs while upholding ourselves to be morally and ethically just.
For this assignment, we are exploring ethical issues in the workplace that are relevant to our current careers or the careers that we are preparing to pursue. We must explore the possible issues within our workplaces and focus on one in particular. In all workplaces, there will always be issues, but sometimes we will find that there are certain issues that will be more prevalent than others will.
The career that we will be taking a closer look at is the career of an Emergency Medical Technician. We provide first-line medical or emergency care for the sick and injured people at the scene of the incident, …show more content…
Our text states, “Utilitarianism is the moral doctrine that we should always act to produce the greatest possible balance of good over bad for everyone affected by our actions” (Shaw, 2014, p. 46). In the situation, although there is no question of whether or not to use the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act laws at all because they do in fact create the greatest balance of good for everyone affected. Additionally, the intention of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act laws perfectly complies with the ethical theory of Utilitarianism; because the intent of the law was to produce the greatest good for everyone affected by the medical community’s
Eden Rubenstein
Excelsior College
BUS 523: Business Ethics for Managers
Dr. Sharlyn Moore
October 19, 2014
Ethical Issues in the Workplace
Section 1: Introduction and Situational Analysis
An ethical dilemma is a circumstance, which occurs when there are two and more options, and neither decision would be right or wrong. While this is the case usually, one of the options is the better option on which route to follow. We want to make the right and best decisions for ourselves and for our beliefs while upholding ourselves to be morally and ethically just.
For this assignment, we are exploring ethical issues in the workplace that are relevant to our current careers or the careers that we are preparing to pursue. We must explore the possible issues within our workplaces and focus on one in particular. In all workplaces, there will always be issues, but sometimes we will find that there are certain issues that will be more prevalent than others will.
The career that we will be taking a closer look at is the career of an Emergency Medical Technician. We provide first-line medical or emergency care for the sick and injured people at the scene of the incident, …show more content…
Our text states, “Utilitarianism is the moral doctrine that we should always act to produce the greatest possible balance of good over bad for everyone affected by our actions” (Shaw, 2014, p. 46). In the situation, although there is no question of whether or not to use the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act laws at all because they do in fact create the greatest balance of good for everyone affected. Additionally, the intention of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act laws perfectly complies with the ethical theory of Utilitarianism; because the intent of the law was to produce the greatest good for everyone affected by the medical community’s