CASE 01. ETHICAL DILEMMA A CHANGE OF DIRECTION FOR SOUTHERN X LTD John Kolikias‚ managing director of Southern X Ltd‚ fixed his gaze on the numbers on the screen. They were exciting. If correct‚ the innovation would be highly lucrative. The profits of their mobile phone subsidiary would literally explode. John sighed with relief. Southern X had been struggling for the last two years and its share price had plummeted by 40 percent. If the business didn’t turn around soon‚ a major restructuring would
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I have a client whom I know to be HIV positive. I also know that he is sexually active and has not told any of his partners about this. Isn’t it my ethical responsibility to inform someone that he is‚ in effect‚ dangerous to others? Even if I am not a counselor‚ I would not be able to live with the fact that I have such an information and am putting some other life at risk. As a medical doctor‚ I was also bound by my Hippocrates oath to serve and bring no harm to others‚ “I will apply dietetic
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become a global phenomenon and a key player in a lot of businesses around the world. Yet‚ at the same time‚ many questions have arisen about the negative impacts of such practice and more and more businesses have to face the dilemma of outsourcing their work at the cost of its ethical consequences. The recent downturn in global economy has put more pressure on companies to cut their cost while doing business. Numerous corporations in big countries such as US‚ UK... have been driven to begin
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Ethical Dilemmas: Euthanasia Is euthanasia‚ or assisted suicide‚ humane? Should it be accepted in the medical world? Euthanasia is a very serious ethical dilemma faced in modern health care. Euthanasia is mostly a matter of opinion‚ and has different meanings to different people. In my opinion‚ there are many good arguments supporting euthanasia but I believe euthanasia should be ignored. I would personally never be able to perform euthanasia on someone‚ I would feel too guilty‚ but not everyone
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Ethical Dilemma at Northlake The case begins with an intense discussion between the VP of Amalgamated Forest Products Jim McIntosh and Frank the manager of corporate reporting. Frank has disclosed to Jim that he plans to go public in regards to the truth in a report predicting that the companies operating cost would jump to 30 percent instead of Franks prediction of 8 to 10 just because the company would have to build a lagoon for wastewater treatment. Do to Jim’s opposite opinion of the need for
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raises a number of issues‚ whether it be the individuals involved‚ the laws or the challenges involved in making the right decision. In addition many ethical questions usually arise in trying to understand or explain the situation. For example‚ will the outcome of the surgery be successful? Is sacrificing one twin to save the other justified?In this rare case of conjoined twins‚ the decision on separation presents a conflict of interest between the parents values and the medical professionals expertise
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Based on the Decision Making Model: 1. Identify the Problem: See Ethical Dilemma Handout 2. Potential Issues Involved: Maria is a minor No signed Informed Consent Dual Relationship/ Neighbor Rape Underage Drinking Possible Pregnancy and/or STD Self mutilation Rural community‚ cultural differences Maria (client) asks not to inform parent/ legal guardian for fear of his reaction. Father approaches therapist in an unprofessional setting and wants to information regarding
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Business Ethics and Social Responsibility True or Flase 11. Wever‚ Inc. is considering relocating a facility to Mexico. The interests of the various stakeholders affected by this decision may conflict. 12. In analyzing ethical dilemmas using the ethics checklist presented in the textbook‚ it is best to narrow your focus to encompass only one or two major issues. 14. Because of the increasing medical concern over obesity in the United States‚ federal regulation of
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individual having a fake identical ID. When learning how to resolve ethical dilemmas‚ being able to communicate rationally for the reason of believing one decision seems right and another seems wrong is vital. My response to this scenario would be to
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The ethical issues involved in the case study for school psychology or ABA‚ are pertaining to patient confidentiality. In the case study‚ the patient trusted the psychologist to not tell anyone that she had started to cut herself in order to make friends with a group of girls. The patient is excited to finally be making friends as she has difficulty in socializing with others. According to the psychologist‚ she or he has not discussed patient confidentiality or its terms with the client. In reference
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