Research
Kalpana Modyani
Week 3: Individual work
05/03/13
Professor: Jimmie Flores
Introduction
In the following, ethical dilemma has been discussed and identified from the given case
study.The background for the ethical dilemma has been explained. How the consultant has
handled the situation of ethical dilemma and how a learner would have handled it differently,
has been given below.
Ethical Dilemma
“Ethical dilemmas, also known as a moral dilemmas, are situations in which there are two
choices to be made, neither of which resolves the situation in an ethically acceptable fashion.
In such cases, societal and personal ethical guidelines can provide no satisfactory outcome
for the chooser.
Ethical dilemmas assume that the chooser will abide by societal norms, such as codes of law
or religious teachings, in order to make the choice ethically impossible.”
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/ethical-dilemma-examples.html
In the given case study, Kindred Todd is also in a situation which is an ethical dilemma. She
had just finished her master degree and got a very company to join in. But she did not realize
that she had been introduced as an expert on CQI to the potential clients which she discovers
by the end of the meeting with the potential clients. She discussed with her boss about the
need of the CQI expert but he did not give it an importance and indirectly pushed her to do
what the company says. She has now a conflict between her own values(may be religious)
which insist her on quitting the job and her personal materialistic needs which do not allow
to leave such a good company for her career.
Background for Ethical Dilemma
“In a perfect world, businesses and their employees would always do the right thing.
Unfortunately, in the real world, ethical dilemmas are a common occurrence in the
workplace. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, dilemmas are situations or
problems where a
Week 3: Individual work
05/03/13
Professor: Jimmie Flores
Introduction
In the following, ethical dilemma has been discussed and identified from the given case
study.The background for the ethical dilemma has been explained. How the consultant has
handled the situation of ethical dilemma and how a learner would have handled it differently,
has been given below.
Ethical Dilemma
“Ethical dilemmas, also known as a moral dilemmas, are situations in which there are two
choices to be made, neither of which resolves the situation in an ethically acceptable fashion.
In such cases, societal and personal ethical guidelines can provide no satisfactory outcome
for the chooser.
Ethical dilemmas assume that the chooser will abide by societal norms, such as codes of law
or religious teachings, in order to make the choice ethically impossible.”
http://examples.yourdictionary.com/ethical-dilemma-examples.html
In the given case study, Kindred Todd is also in a situation which is an ethical dilemma. She
had just finished her master degree and got a very company to join in. But she did not realize
that she had been introduced as an expert on CQI to the potential clients which she discovers
by the end of the meeting with the potential clients. She discussed with her boss about the
need of the CQI expert but he did not give it an importance and indirectly pushed her to do
what the company says. She has now a conflict between her own values(may be religious)
which insist her on quitting the job and her personal materialistic needs which do not allow
to leave such a good company for her career.
Background for Ethical Dilemma
“In a perfect world, businesses and their employees would always do the right thing.
Unfortunately, in the real world, ethical dilemmas are a common occurrence in the
workplace. According to the Merriam Webster Dictionary, dilemmas are situations or
problems where a