Personal Ethics Development Although the term “ethics” is defined as the foundation for determining the right course of action to take for a given situation‚ individual perception of what is right or wrong is truly what influences ethical decision-making outcomes. However‚ it is through the development of one’s personal ethics that shapes his or her perception and interpretation of what ethics means. The purpose of this paper is to examine Andrew Tolliver’s personal ethical system and ground rules
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TRUE/FALSE 1. In business and elsewhere‚ an action can be legal and morally wrong. TRUE 2. For philosophers‚ the important question is not how we come to have the particular moral principles we have‚ but whether we can justify them. TRUE 3. 3. Organizational norms always and inevitably lead to groupthink. FALSE 4. Enron executives acted wrongly simply because they broke the law. FALSE 5. 5. If you do the right thing only because you think you will profit from it‚ then you are truly motivated
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"Can I spend the night with you tonight" the young boy asks the other boy? The response‚ "No‚ my dad has me this weekend‚ maybe next week." We live in a world where over half of the marriages end in divorce. This is truly a confounding issue that faces us today. The moral and ethical ramifications brought about by such a change in family organization will only begin to show in the years to come. Some of these issues are addressed in both Laurie Abraham’s "Divorced Father‚" and Barbara Whitehead’s
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How Personal Can Ethics Get? Ruby Washington Dr. David Holness Leadership and Organizational Behavior April 20‚ 2011 The golden rule of customer service is to treat everyone the way you wish to be treated. That is not always prudent because the way one person may want to be treated may not be the same for someone else. There is no one-size-fits-all solution when people are part of the equation. Multiculturalism adds new challenges to businesses especially those doing business globally
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Employment Sectors Business‚ Government‚ and Non-Profits Government It authoritatively makes decisions for the country Able to affect businesses with regulations and taxes Non-Profit Provides service in which there is demand that businesses and governments get involved in If profit is made‚ services can be expanded‚ reward employees with higher salaries‚ and hire more people Recent ethical breaches in Society Ethic Resources Center Data 1. Observed misconduct higher in larger organizations
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Outline the 4 perspectives on meta-ethics-define them with their implications. The four perspectives on meta-ethics are objectivism‚ cultural relativism‚ subjective relativism and emotivism. Objectivists believe in honesty‚ justice‚ independent thinking as well as self-responsibility. Their moral principles are subjectively true and binding. However‚ there are exceptions. If a person is rationally incapable of recognizing moral principles‚ exceptions are made. Cultural relativism is the view that
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Globalization of Business Ethics Ethics in the workplace can be a tedious and problematic issue if the person in charge does not understand how to create an ethical organization. It seems that ethical problems not only happen here in the United States‚ but all over the world. Ethical standards can be different depending on the person and is greatly affected by how he or she grows into a functional adult. A person’s environment however can’t take sole blame for this type of association and influence
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Contemporary Management Theory You And Your Career Question 1: Motivation: Chapter 17‚ page Is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs useful to managers? Why? Response: Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs describes the building blocks where an individual can reach their highest and full potential to have an impact on themselves and the world around them. There are 4 key stages to achieve self-actualization that are incumbent upon one another. To answer the question‚ first we have to understand what are those 4
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Personal Ethics Development Paper PHL/323 October 11‚ 2010 Personal Ethics Development Everyone has an ethical system based on standards that vary from moral‚ values‚ and Ethics are what drive our actions‚ our emotions‚ and how we go about doing things in our daily lives. In the following paper I will discuss my personal ethical system and where it originated from. Ethics is not something that we are born with‚ but something that one develops overtime with growth and experience. My Ethical
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Personal Ethics Paper (What Ethics Means to You) When one takes an ethics course‚ several thoughts may come to mind. Some examples of these thoughts include‚ “This class is useless. How will it help me in my career? Why is this class even required?” However‚ I believe ethics is a very important topic‚ especially to myself because in less than two years‚ I will enter the business world as a professional accountant. As an accountant‚ we are responsible to report the financials of a company. Investors
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