Chapter-1 (Nature of Ethics) Ethical Dilemmas The quandary people find themselves in when they have to decide if they should act in a way that might help another person or group‚ and is the “right” thing to do‚ even though doing so might not be in their own self-interest. A dilemma may also arise when a person has to decide between two different courses of action‚ knowing that whichever course he or she chooses will result in harm to one person or group even though it may benefit another. The ethical
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PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Structure 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 21.4 21.5 21.6 21.7 21.8 21.9 Learning Outcome Introduction Ethics: Meaning and Relevance Evolution of Ethical Concerns in Administration Context of Ethics and its Significance for Public Administration Issue of Ethics: Foci and Concerns Pertinence of a Code of Administrative Ethics Nature of Work Ethics Towards New Dimensions of Ethics Obstacles to Ethical Accountability 21.10 Future Perspective 21.11 Conclusion 21.12 Key Concepts 21.13 References
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development‚ locus of control‚ Machiavellianism‚ moral philosophy‚ demographics)‚ moral issue characteristics such as moral intensity (T.M. Jones‚ 1991)‚ and organizational environment characteristics (ethical climate‚ ethical culture‚ codes of conduct). Personal Characteristics Cognitive moral development The theory of cognitive moral development (CMD) states that there are different levels of reasoning that a person may apply to ethical issues. The individual at level one is concerned with their self-interest
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Ethics essay – Kantian ethics a.) Explain Kant’s concept of duty Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher who was concerned with producing an ethical theory that was logical and absolute‚ and did not change depending on the situation‚ countering the views of John Locke and other empiricists of the time. His ethics are based on duty‚ rather than looking at the end product of an action. He thought that his theory was so important that it could be rivalled with the Copernican revolution‚ in that it would
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policy. Although Jamal Moore who I was told is a good employee and was diligent in investigating the situation to prove that our company network is not secure enough I thought it was best to let him go as well‚ because hacking into another employee’s personal computer is also against company policy and two wrongs do not make a right‚ nor did I think it would be ethical to fire one person for breaking company policy and not another. Personally I would have preferred to let Jamal off with a warning‚ because
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STATE OF ETHICS AND ETHICAL PRACTICES IN CHEVRON Table of Contents Executive Summary vi 1.0 Introduction 1 1.1 Origin 2 1.2 Objective 2 1.3 Scope 2 1.4 Limitation 2 1.5 Literature Review 3 1.5.1 The evolution of codes 3 1.5.2 Signs of Code Effectiveness and Success 3 1.5.3 Ethics Management 4 1.6 Research Methodology 5 1.6.1 Research Method 5 1.6.2 Data Collection Method 5 2.0 Company Overview 6 2.1 Company Roots 6 2.2 Global Scope 6 2.3 Technology and Emerging Energy 6
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What is Ethics Is the set of beliefs about right and wrong behavior. It is certainly a subject that is used in discussions about how we should live‚ what is right and wrong and what we mean when we use words like right and wrong‚ good and bad. Ethical Behavior – conforms to the generally accepted social norms‚ many of which are almost universal. A persons opinion of what represents an ethical behavior is strongly influenced by a combination of: 1. Family influences
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Chapter 1‚ Introducing Business Ethichs What is business ethics? Business Ethics (BE) has been called an oxymoron. By an oxymoron‚ we mean the bringing together of two apparently contradictory concepts. The statement also suggests that there are not‚ or cannot be‚ ethics in business. However‚ there appears to be good reason to suggest that business ethics as a phenomenon‚ and as a subject‚ is not an oxymoron. Whilst there will be disagreements about what exactly constitutes “ethical” business
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1.10 : To help counter terrorism‚ many countries are planning or have developed computer systems to track large numbers of their citizens and their actions. Clearly this has privacy implications. Discuss the ethics of working on the development of this type of system. By working on this type of citizen monitoring system several of the clauses above may be breached. This is somewhat dependent on whether or not the citizens would like to be monitored and whether they agree such a system would
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unintentional harm) The ethical obligation to intervene increases with the magnitude and risk of harm. Beneficence: Act to Benefit Others -the obligation to make a positive contribution to another’s welfare -the promotion of personal growth -Beneficence often needs to be balanced against doing harm‚ to doing no harm to one party while helping another‚ and respecting autonomy. Autonomy: Respect Autonomy -the right to act as a free agent -freedom
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