wrong when a conflict arises‚ but it is our moral responsibility to resolve the dilemmas to the best of our ability. This paper is going to explore the topic of ethical decision-making and establish ground rules for the process and analyze possible ethical implications that may arise. What are the ground rules? Making an ethical decision‚ at times‚ can be extremely difficult‚ as emotions tend to hinder ones judgment. For example‚ if a husband came upon his wife being beat to death‚ his first impulse
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Abstract Every day in life‚ we all make decisions. Some decisions may be minute in their level of importance‚ and some may be so critical as to influence the rest of your life. As we make these decisions‚ most of us do not take the time to look at all of the options available to us. In some cases‚ this can be dangerous. In my particular case‚ I needed to expand the reach of my business from the general-public‚ to include some of the local corporations and small businesses. To do this I needed
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Decision Making Model Analysis Decision-making and critical thinking have a distinct relationship‚ it is a relationship where one is used as a support tool for the other. Critical Thinking is ... conceptualized as a process of active critical and creative inquiry. It is viewed as a cognitive approach to an active‚ rational assessment of information... and is based on an awareness and understanding of a set of logical analyses that permit a rational evaluation of arguments.’ Decision
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Assignment: Ethical Decision-Making Framework Name: Class Start Time: 12:30pm Due Date: 10/05/2010 Points Worth: 1. Issue: The issue I will explore is: Should state leaders make children’s issues a top priority when making decisions and allocating tax dollars? This is an ethical issue. I know this is an ethical issue because it highlights the basic need of access to quality health care for children and the legitimate expectation of a quality education and learning environment. The basic
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Ethical Dilemma Decision Making Matrix Case Scenario: Mrs. Jones vs Mr. & Mrs. Smith Step 1 Questions What is/are the ethical question(s)? Who is entitled to have custody of the Baby that was born May5? Step 2 Known To Be Gathered What are the facts? A baby was born May 5 and a couple Mr & Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Jones. Mrs. Jones agrees to be surrogate mother. Mrs. Jones provided the egg Mrs. Jones was inseminated with Mr. Smith’s sperm Mrs. Jones was
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Ethical Standards and Decision Making Introduction There are ten different standards in the code of ethics. All of these standards are important in their own way. However‚ Competence in psychology is possibly more important. Competence is important because the knowledge available in the psychology field is forever changing. There is always something new to learn and to stay up to date on all information in psychology can be very overwhelming. With these ten standards being known‚ the next thing
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Decision-Making Model Analysis: 7-Step Decision-Making Process Decision making is defined as "the cognitive process leading to the selection of a course of action among alternatives" (Decision Making‚ 2006‚ para. 1). Decisions are made continually throughout our day. For the most part‚ our decision-making processes are either sub-conscious or made fairly quickly due to the nature of the decision before us. Most of us don’t spend much time deciding what to have for lunch‚ what to wear‚ or what
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action. These are called as decision making situations. The different types of managerial decisions can be categorized in the following manner: 1. Routine/repetitive/programmable vs. non routine‚ non-programmable decisions; 2. Operating vs. strategic decisions. The routine/repetitive/programmable decisions are those which can be taken care of by the manager by resorting to standard operating procedures (also called sops in managerial parlance). Such decisions the manager has to take fairly
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BUS 204-OL Reflection on personal approach to ethical decision making in the workplace June 1‚ 2010 My personal approach to ethical decision making in the workplace has been fairly easy thus far. Being a stay at home mom for much of my early days and working for the same organization the last fifteen years has not provided a multitude of different environments in which I can compare one to the other. I can say through the years‚ however‚ I have seen the sensitivity increased around the subject
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The Ethical Dangers of Deliberative Decision Making Chen-Bo Zhong University of Toronto Research on ethical decision making has been heavily influenced by normative decision theories that view intelligent choices as involving conscious deliberation and analysis. Recent developments in moral psychology‚ however‚ suggest that moral functions involved in ethical decision making are metaphorical and embodied. The research presented here suggests that deliberative decision making may actually increase
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