Ethics and Morality Marian Agbabokha Walden University Last week’s foundation course‚ exposed me to a lot of issues regarding my profession as an election officer‚ it gave me food for thought. As a scholar and student of public policy and administration‚ what kind of responsibilities will this course place in my care‚ based on the information I would have gathered and assimilated‚ that I would have to pass on to those in my work place
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1. INTRODUCTION Ethics has been perceived as one of the most important factors in establishing good corporate governance. Information Technology (IT) plays an increasing role in helping modern organizations to achieve their goals‚ and it has become critical in creating and implementing effective IT governance mechanisms. The increased use of information technology has raised many ethical issues for today’s IT professional.– Licensing of IT professionals – Internet communication – Intellectual
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Case Study: Homeless Man Ethics‚ Moral Leadership and the Common Good February 24th‚ 2012 Case Analysis #2 Case Facts: We decided to discuss the case of the homeless man provided in the textbook. Here are the case facts: A homeless man attempted to save a woman that was being attacked in New York City. In the process he was stabbed. He was visibly bleeding on the sidewalk for over an hour‚ as people walked by‚ took pictures and stopped to look
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Utilitarianism‚ Kantian Ethics‚ Natural Rights Theories‚ and Religious Ethics A “utilitarian” argument‚ in the strict sense‚ is one what alleges that we ought to do something because it will produce more total happiness than doing anything else would. Act utilitarianism (AU) is the moral theory that holds that the morally right action‚ the act that we have a moral duty to do‚ is the one that will (probably) maximize “utility” (happiness‚ welfare‚ well-being). AU is not to be confused with egoism
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CHAPTER 9: INFORMATION PROFESSIONAL ETHICS Learning Objectives After reading this chapter‚ the reader will be able to understanding: 1. Information professional ethics is the field of study that is concerned with problem of significance in term working as information providers 2. Information professional ethic facing several issue arise according to their field problem. 3. Ethics also include the standards‚ values‚ morals‚ principles‚ etc.‚ that are used as the basis in decisions or actions while
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Chapter 1‚ Introducing Business Ethichs What is business ethics? Business Ethics (BE) has been called an oxymoron. By an oxymoron‚ we mean the bringing together of two apparently contradictory concepts. The statement also suggests that there are not‚ or cannot be‚ ethics in business. However‚ there appears to be good reason to suggest that business ethics as a phenomenon‚ and as a subject‚ is not an oxymoron. Whilst there will be disagreements about what exactly constitutes “ethical” business
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ITESM CQ María José Ramos A01201871 15/January/2013 Article Reflection Article 1 “Ethics in everyday life” Quote I chose the quote “You also have to take time to think about why it is the right thing” this quote with the context of the text is certainly true. Just because all the people including your parents act in certain ways for specific situations‚ it doesn´t mean that it´s the right thing to do. And if you act like you have always seen just to follow everybody else‚ in my opinion is
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Assume that P&Gs Hair care products marketing manager has the Unilever papers on his/her desk. The manager is considering doing nothing with the information‚ just keeping a lid on the situation and telling those involved to back off. Is this action ethical? The marketing manager at this point finds himself being in an ethical dilemma situation‚ which he is aware of. That is probably why he‚ for now‚ decided rather to “keep a lid” on the situation‚ than deciding whether to actually use the information
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presents ETHICAL THEORIES SLIDE 1 – INTRODUCTORY SLIDE Ethical theories provide part of the decision-making foundation for Decision Making When Ethics Are In Play because these theories represent the viewpoints from which individuals seek guidance as they make decisions. Each theory emphasizes different points – a different decision-making style or a decision rule—such as predicting the outcome and following one’s duties to others in order to reach what the individual considers an ethically correct
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Nurses Association [ANA]‚ 2015). While in this instance I addressed the situation with an indirect approach‚ I am mindful that my natural inclination to avoid confrontation could hinder my ability to provide optimal patient care. The ANA’s Code of Ethics (2015) can help guide my practice‚ reinforcing that in
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