Ethical Behavior of Dan Amos of American Family Life Insurance Company (AFLAC) American Family Life Insurance Company (AFLAC)‚ a Fortune 500 company‚ and their Chief Executive Officer (CEO)‚Dan Amos‚ were recently recognized by Ethiosphere Magazine as the World’s Most Ethical Company for the fourth consecutive year (Aflac Named Most Ethical Company for Fourth Consecutive Year‚ March 2013). This award is given to companies who demonstrate a commitment to ethical leadership‚ corporate social responsibility
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The Ethical Leader in the Workplace In today’s society‚ many Americans do not believe that ethics are essential component of the workplace. We can look at Enron‚ Arthur Andersen and numerous other organizations to see what can happen when managers behave unethically. While many individuals say that he/she is ethical‚ we often find ourselves in situations where living up to our ethical beliefs is difficult. These are the situations that separate good (and effective) leaders from everyone else
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An Analysis of Ethical Principles in The Evaluation The term ‘ethical’‚ as I have come to apprehend it‚ is not just conforming to putative standards of conduct‚ but dealing with what is good or bad and with moral duty and obligation. Thomas A. Schwandt‚ a professor at the University of Illinois‚ notes that “while we can live in a world without standards and guidelines‚ we cannot live in a world without ethics.” Although‚ standards and guidelines have become prominent and are important guides in
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ETHICAL ISSUES IN RESEARCH INTO ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS: AN ISSUES PAPER EXPLORING THE NEED FOR A GUIDANCE FRAMEWORK ‘An ethical framework is a set of ethical principles capable of being applied consistently and designed to guide our response to a particular problem or set of problems… an ethical framework dictates not what is to be done‚ but what factors should be considered in deciding what is to be done.’ 2 2 Chan‚ S.‚ & Harris J. (2007). Nuffield Council on Bioethics: An ethical review
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When faced with an ethical dilemma‚ it is often difficult to determine the best course of action. First‚ one must determine whether the dilemma is “right versus right” or “right versus wrong.” Right versus right dilemmas “are genuine dilemmas precisely because each side is firmly rooted in one of our basic‚ core values” (Kidder‚ R.‚ 2009). On the other hand‚ Right versus wrong dilemmas set one apart from another‚ leaving no room for a resolution and can consist of lying‚ cheating‚ stealing‚ etc.
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Ethical Lens Inventory Results for DESIREE Your preferred lens is: Rights and Responsibility Lens You use your reasoning skills (rationality) to determine your duties as well as the universal rules that each person should follow (autonomy). Your Core Values: Autonomy and Rationality You prioritize the value of autonomy over equality. Your primary concern is protecting individual rights. You believe this is the best way to assure that everyone in the community is treated fairly. You prioritize
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I consider my current supervisor as an ethical steward. Gavin job title is the Principal Analysis in the office of Collaborative courts. He supervises all of the day to day activates involved with the different specialty courts. This includes but is not limited to managing court staff‚ creating policy and procedures‚ and creating a strategic plan to help sustain the county’s collaborative courts. I consider Gavin to be an ethical steward because he works hard to engage all stakeholders in creating
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in recovery and dealing with disaster related trauma; and how I can use these experiences to become a better human being and develop better professional relationships with future clients. Ethical Autobiography Influences on My Moral and Ethical Development My father and mother My father‚ one of eight children‚ was raised in a two room shack in the Appalachia. He struggled to be more as he grew up. He enlisted in the Army‚ traveling the world. He made it his
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Ethical communication is fundamental to responsible thinking‚ decision making‚ and the development of relationships and communities within and across contexts‚ cultures‚ channels‚ and media. Moreover‚ ethical communication enhances human worth and dignity by fostering truthfulness‚ fairness‚ responsibility‚ personal integrity‚ and respect for self and others. We believe that unethical communication threatens the quality of all communication and consequently the well-being of individuals and the society
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University of Phoenix Material Ethical Dilemma Worksheet Incident Review 1. What is the ethical issue or problem? Identify the issue succinctly. | The ethical dilemma is whether the Probation Officer should base his recommendation taking into account what the husband went through for his country ‚ or just based on a literal interpretation of the law. | 2. What are the most important facts? Which facts have the most bearing on the ethical decision presented? Include any important
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