The current business environment has a major dilemma; moral and ethical leaders are becoming more difficult to find and identify. According to a research study conducted by the Watson Wyatt group‚ 44 percent of the employees surveyed said that the top management within their company was not honest (CNNMoney‚ 2004). In order to fully appreciate the conclusion for the above survey one must understand what ethics and morals mean in today’s business communities. Ethics are defined in today’s business
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Utilitarianism states that an act is right if and only if it produces more happiness and pleasure than unhappiness and pain. When we do utilitarianism‚ we aim to maximize overall happiness and minimize pain. In this essay‚ I will explain and defend the moral theory of utilitarianism. According to the theory of utilitarianism‚ an action is right if it brings the best possible result. An action is right based on the actual results‚ not the expected results. For instance‚
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Ethics is a moral standard that is set by society. However‚ these standards change as the way of life and cultural customs are different all over the world. A person’s “culture reflects the moral values and ethical norms that govern how they should behave and interact with others (Culture and Ethics)”. These changes in the ethical standards also change the moral relativism of a situation. Moral relativism is a theory where one is judged by the totality of a situation rather than the end result. Today
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Clinical Question The clinical question that sustain the research of a descriptive article is: How can moral compass allow nurses to act ethically in the way to provide patient with better outcome after discharge? This clinical question arises from the following issue: Lack of nursing moral compass and impact of ethical practice. The purpose of this paper is to explain how moral compass can help nurses to act ethically when facing a complex ethical dilemma. Problem The issue this paper
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Deontological moral theory is a Non-Consequentialist moral theory. While consequentialists believe the ends always justify the means‚ deontologists assert that the rightness of an action is not simply dependent on maximizing the good‚ if that action goes against what is considered moral. It is the inherent nature of the act alone that determines its ethical standing. For example‚ imagine a situation where there are four critical condition patients in a hospital who each need a different organ in
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and also the position in community. Education is the key point to make the development for the society and individual. In the individual‚ education plays the role of development in three main ways: development of knowledge‚ development of moral behavior and development of the social position. In the role as development of knowledge‚ education is the heritage of knowledge that is transferred generation to generation‚ so every individual person explores this heritage to increase the knowledge
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Are moral emotions adaptive? Moral emotions are experienced by everybody in some way or form and relate to how individuals respond to moral violations. Moral emotions may be critically important in understanding people’s behavioural adherence (or lack of adherence) to their moral standards (Tangey‚ Stuewig & Mashek‚ 1992). Kroll and Egan (2004) state that “Moral emotions provide the motivational force—the power and energy— to do good and to avoid doing bad”. There are many moral emotions that individuals
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Influence of Moral Reasoning Author CRT 205 Date Daniel Lichtenhan Influence of Moral Reasoning During the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse investigation‚ evidence that other Penn State officials knew about what had occurred and attempted to cover up the abuse by keeping the information secret. The top official Graham Spanier‚ president of Penn State at the time‚ bears the greatest responsibility for not reporting the crime. Spanier had decided after conferring with the vice president
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Running head: Professional Moral Compass Professional Moral Compass Erewarifagha M. Haidome Grand Canyon University Ethical Decision Making in Health Care NRS 437V-0102 February23‚ 2013 Professional Moral Compass Every profession has moral guide which they refer to as ethics and so is nursing. It involves values governing relationships between the nurse and patient‚ the patient ’s family‚ other members of the health professions
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Voters believe atheists are "moral wildcards" and‚ thus‚ unelectable asserts Will Gervais in Jonathan Freedland’s exploration into "Why Americans Won’t Vote in an Atheist." Regrettably‚ the Judeo-Christian Heritage of the United States often trumps the notion of religious freedom and the practice of religious tolerance. Deeming "a belief in God" the foundation of morality‚ many Americans will not even consider the merits of a candidate if he or she does not profess the existence of a higher power
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