INTRODUCTION 4 DECISION MAKING 4 Programmed Decisions 4 Non-Programmed Decisions 5 THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MAKING DECISIONS 5 ELEMENTS OF THE DECISION SITUATION 6 - The Decision Maker 6 - Goals to be Served 6 - Relevant Alternatives 6 - Ordering of Alternatives 6 - Choice of Alternatives. 6 THE RATIONAL MODEL OF DECISION MAKING 8 Steps in the Decision Making process 8 Identifying an Existing Problem 9 Listing Alternative Solutions 10 Select the Most Beneficial Of These Alternatives 11 Implement
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Conflict in Ethical Decision Making at WorldCom Kerry Seeley Business Ethics MT4200 National American University September 25‚ 2007 Craig Chaplin Abstract This paper explains how WorldCom began and where it’s at now. It didn’t take long for WorldCom to become the second largest long distance phone company. WorldCom provided a legal framework for people working in communication projects on an individual basis‚ mainly in Central America‚ but they also developed projects together with partners
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Managers and Performance Evaluations: Ethical Dilemmas Performance evaluations serve the purpose “to enlighten subordinates about what they should be doing better or differently‚” (Culbert‚ 2012). However‚ they can often become problematic and raise serious ethical issues that would threaten the well being of the employee‚ manager‚ and company in general. There are several ethical issues which can present themselves in performance reviews which can be even further augmented by social issues
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Marrin Maher February 14‚ 2014 Ethical Dilemmas Regarding Same Sex Marriages Whether at home‚ at work‚ or at school‚ every day we are faced with making moral and ethical decisions. Depending on your occupation and or authority‚ some decisions could have a profound impact on society‚ individuals or groups. There are many controversial topics facing politicians and society as a whole and one hot topic is same-sex marriage. Throughout history‚ homosexuality has been considered taboo
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Ethic 232 February 27‚ 2013 Ethical Dilemmas in the Protect of Medical Privacy This ethical dilemma paper I wanting to discuss the issue that I have seen in my current profession as a Nurse’s Aide. In my profession I have come across patients that have the active HIV/AIDS virus and have not told their partners‚ husband‚ or wife that they have this sexual incurable disease. Yet‚ because of laws that I am to abide by such as HIPAA I cannot release that information to their significant other
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subject undergo a series of tests‚ which would make the subject’s intelligence increase to 3 times its previous capacity. Are the actions of these doctors of what they did to their subject‚ Charlie Gordon‚ be declared "ethical"? According to "Five Steps to Better Ethical Decision Making" (Dobrin) Ethics are doing what is the right thing to do.
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Transpareny: Transparency has always being an important component in my life‚ which I always abide by. Both in my making of ethical decisions‚ simple discussions or my though process. For me‚ being transparent in regards to ethical decisions welcomes trust between me and whom ever the decision might affect. It demonstrates a level of professionalism. By being transparent in my decision making‚ I set up self as a fair‚ trustworthy individual in the eyes of others. Furthermore‚ being transparent improves
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Ethical Dilemma International OB: Managing across Cultures. 3M tries to make a difference Russia Should 3M export its American ethical standards to Russia? 1. If 3M doesn’t like the way things are done in Russia‚ it shouldn’t do business there. Explain your rationale. I do not agree with this statement. From my marketing perspective‚ it is a challenge of 3M in order to go worldwide‚ and this is a challenge they should take. Russia is booming in oil and gas‚ mining‚ construction‚ IT‚ retail
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The article “A Framework for Thinking Ethically” summarizes the world of ethics in three sections: the definition of ethics‚ five sources to ethics and a framework for solving ethical dilemmas. Ethics is defined as “standards of behavior that tell us how human beings ought to act” (ethics article). Furthermore‚ the article states ethics is not religion‚ feelings or science. The conclusion of this defining section questions the origin and usage of ethics. The next section introduces five sources
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(1) Decision-making strategies (2) (a) Decision-making (b) Heuristics‚ Cognitive Processes (3) American Psychologist Association (4) Nonrational Processes in Ethical Decision Making. Volume 66 no. 7 (5) Mark D. Rogerson‚ Michael C. Gottlieb‚ Mitchell M. Handelsman‚ Samuel Knapp‚ Jeffrey Younggren. (2011). American Psychological Association. Nonrational Processes in Ethical Decision Making‚ 66(7)‚ 614 – 623. (6) The purpose of this study is to find a way for ethical decision
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