Game theory – descriptive‚ normative or prescriptive? Going through life we often are surprised by the different ways how people think‚ make decisions and interact. We believe that most of us are rational human beans (to some extent) and‚ therefore‚ our decisions should be grounded in analysis of the situation‚ our experience and intuition. Therefore‚ the human mind can be seen as an incredibly complicated machine that runs series of theoretical simulations of possible situations (often subconsciously)
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Ancient moral theory explains morality in terms that focus on the moral agent. These thinkers are interested in what constitutes‚ e.g.‚ a just person. They are concerned about the state of mind and character‚ the set of values‚ the attitudes to oneself and to others‚ and the conception of one ’s own place in the common life of a community that belong to just persons simply insofar as they are just. A modern might object that this way of proceeding is backwards. Just actions are logically prior to
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Public Administration & Management: An Interactive Journal 6‚ 3‚ 2001‚ pp. 87-90 Normative Theory and Policy Evaluation Stuart Nagel MKM-PSO-DSI Center and University of Illinois I. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS An interesting question concerns the ethical obligations of people who do policy analysis research. Such research often involves ethical dilemmas that relate to: 1. Whether one’s purposes should include prescription or evaluation‚ as well as prediction or explanation. 2. Whether or not
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such as‚ informational influence and normative influence. Normative influence is when people want to be liked and so by being in a group they gain social approval that leads to compliance. On the other hand‚ informational influence is when people want to be right‚ so they join a group that they perceive to be correct‚ which leads to acceptance. In this case‚ my five close friends changed their beliefs and their behavior to fit their sorority. The normative influence explains the reason why my friends
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The ‘Parable of the Sadhu’ discussed how a group hiking up the Himalayan Mountains encountered an ethical dilemma and how their decisions are similar to corporate ethics. This article presents a complex situation in which immediate action was necessary. In briefly‚ a group of multi-national individuals embarked on a trip of a life-time up the mountain. Along their journey up‚ Sadhu‚ an Indian holy man‚ was discovered naked and barely alive by the group of multicultural mountaineers. Each ethnic group
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Ethics in Corrections The Colorado Department of Corrections has very explicated rules on not having personal relationships with inmates. They can be found on the internet at Colorado Department of Corrections web site http://www.doc.state.co.us/HR/hr.htm#4. They can also be found at the Colorado Corrections Department of Personnel 4CCR801 Personnel Board Rules and Rules and Personnel Director’s Administrative Procedures http://www.colorado.gov/dpa/dhr/rules/docs/rules
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Ethics Case Study Ronda Butman University of Phoenix Health Care Ethics and Social Responsibility HCS 335 Nicovich November 26‚ 2010 Ethics Case Study In today’s health care culture some individuals are presented to undertake unlawful medical actions based on personal guidance; however‚ ethical and legal issues effect one’s actions if he or she is not qualified to make such decisions. The case of Jerry McCall is an example of such a scenario in today’s health care environment.
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Human vs. Machines In this essay‚ I want to be aware about what are the ethical issues in my career‚ Mechatronics Engineering‚ and what are the moral problems from automating a factory. During this essay I will discuss the ethical issues about automating a factory‚ because when you automate an industrial process you may have to fire some people from the company because the machines will do most of the job by themselves without the necessity of a person. However‚ the automation of a factory
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5MHR Assignment Feedback : Question | Assessment Criteria | feedback | 1. Draw up a short mission statement for the HR function in an identified organisation you are familiar with consisting of five clear and distinct statements. Each should reflect your view of current and future priorities. Go on to justify your choice‚ making reference to major developments in the organisation’s business environment. | AC 1.1‚ 1.2 | Candidates are expected to identify up to three major organisational
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Ethics is a very broad term because it can have many meanings; it just depends on the person that is defining it. Many different questions are asked when it comes to the term ethics; What is ethics? How do you define ethics? What does ethics mean to me? These questions can be answered by research or by life experience with friends and family. A lot of your own personal attributes become what they are by your own life experience and you learn to have your own moral beliefs about ethics. As we go on
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