religious and philosophical backgrounds. My research suggests that basic ethical values in Japanese business systems are influenced by three philosophical and religious traditions: the Shinto Ethic‚ The Confucian Ethic‚ and the Buddhist Ethic. Boye De Mente adds a fourth which he labels the Parent-Child Ethic. Shinto was the primitive religion of Japan before Confucius and Buddha . The chief deity of Shinto is Amaterasu‚ the Sun Goddess from whom the Imperial Family of Japan traces its origin. Lesser
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demands that morality of action should be determined by duty as well as adherence to certain rules. The individual faces a dilemma on whether to keep promise to the company and fail to disclose the issue or disclose and bear the consequences. The deontological perspective assumes that humans should be treated as objects of intrinsic moral value. However‚ the consequentialist perspective assumes that morality of an action is determined by the specific results of an action‚ in which case the salesman’s
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Deontological Ethics: The theory of Deontology was created by a great philosopher by the name of Immanuel Kant. Kant believes human inclinations‚ emotions and consequences should play no role in moral action; therefore‚ the motivation behind an action must be based on obligation and well thought out before the action takes place. Kant also believed that morality should‚ in theory‚ provide people with a framework of rational rules that guide and prevent certain actions and are independent of personal
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In psychology and social work‚ dual relationships and clinical boundaries are often common. They are often unclear and most times the professional has a difficult time noticing them developing. Ethical dilemmas are found in all professions‚ but are often different in type and solutions. They are hard to identify and even harder to make a clear decision. Dual relationships and clinical boundaries are one of the biggest ethical dilemmas social workers face because of the difficulties of finding the
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Ethics and Values in social work There is a direct link between values and actions. When we perform an action we‚ and the act itself‚ may be judged according to the values expressed through that action (Shardlow 1989:p2) This assignment will discuss this statement by outlining how professional interpretation emerges from the way dilemmas between different values are resolved. The assignment considers a number of social work values including ‘Respect to persons’ and ‘Self-Determinism’
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Work ethic makes a competitor and defines how well they will do in their competition. Furthermore‚ hockey players have been recognized as the hardest competitors in all of sports. Allen stated “Players that play the game may not be the best‚ but they are willing to work their absolute hardest in order to make sure they win.” That displays why hockey players are the hardest working players
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Home Page Historical Context of the Work Ethic Roger B. Hill‚ Ph.D. © 1992‚ 1996 From a historical perspective‚ the cultural norm placing a positive moral value on doing a good job because work has intrinsic value for its own sake was a relatively recent development (Lipset‚ 1990). Work‚ for much of the ancient history of the human race‚ has been hard and degrading. Working hard--in the absence of compulsion--was not the norm for Hebrew‚ classical‚ or medieval cultures (Rose‚ 1985). It
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Japanese Work Ethic The work ethic of Japanese Work Ethics could not be more different to the work ethic of American. Japanese culture is very different from the American. All aspects of Japanese life‚ especially business relations‚ are governed by strict rules of etiquette. A foreign business person who is either ignorant or insensitive to Japanese customs and etiquette needlessly jeopardizes his company’s prospects in this country. It goes without saying that the Japanese work ethic and culture
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a strong work ethic‚ good character‚ or being selfless. In reality‚ being a leader is not a separate attribute‚ but rather a combination of work ethic‚ character‚ and selflessness because these smaller characteristics are what I believe creates a quality leader. These leadership skills can positively influence the performance of my sports teams‚ influence my community profoundly‚ and overall drive me in my attempt to make the world a better place. Work ethic‚ the principle that hard work is intrinsically
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Maggie meets my definition of a professional. She is not a social worker‚ but has the values of any social worker. Mrs. Maggie tends to go above and beyond for her clients and for the people she works with. She will amend when she does not know something or when something is outside her field of knowledge. However‚ she does not let that rest she will find the answers or ask someone who is an expert in the field in which the question as arose.
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