confidentiality now faces an ethical dilemma: if she keeps her promise to the girl‚ she may not get the proper follow up care and support to treat her illness‚ and if she breaks her promise‚ she has violated the ethical principles of fidelity‚ and autonomy (Nathanson‚ 2000). This paper will discuss the ethical implications of breaches of confidentiality‚ and how the ethical theory of teleology helps to determine the best course of action. Using the 6-step process of ethical decision-making from Purtilo
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Solving Ethical Dilemmas in the Accounting Profession LaKeesha Lawler ACC/260 January 14‚ 2011 Dan Jensen Solving Ethical Dilemmas in the Accounting Profession The Dilemma of an Accountant Baker Greenleaf was one of the Big Eight accounting firms. Daniel Potter was a highly ethical accountant that placed a lot of value on integrity. He was hired to work as an accountant for the firm. Baker like many other firms was faced with a dilemma that tested the firm’s ethical standings
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Workplace Ethical Dilemma Workplace Ethical Dilemma Ethics--"the science of conduct‚" according to some philosophers--is differentiating between right and wrong and then doing the right thing. Ethical problems in the workplace can include questions of pay raises and promotions‚ employee discrimination‚ disciplinary action‚ harassment‚ conflicts of interest and other issues (Workplace Ethical Dilemmas | eHow.com). I have had the misfortune to have been apart of ethical dilemmas in the
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Part A: Ethical Dilemma Essay Ethical Dilemma Description British’s fourth largest mobile operator‚ T-Mobile who is under E E Phone Company faced an ethical dilemma that concerned the T-Mobile company recall matter in the year end of 2008 till 2009. The stuff in T-Mobile‚ United Kingdom allegedly sold customer data to brokers‚ who in turn sold it to other competing phone firms. These firms then started calling customers‚ whose contracts with T-Mobile were about to expire‚ trying to get them to
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about some ethical dilemmas that face managers in today’s work place. Some of the topics I will be talking about today are whistle blowing‚ hiring employees‚ firing employees and at the office gossip. I hope that you may get some tips on how to handle these situations within your company. A dilemma we may face as managers is whether or not to blow the whistle on an individual within the organization‚ especially when it is someone in a higher position than you. This becomes an ethical dilemma since
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she experienced a major ethical dilemma. The company WorldCom was a very successful company up until the middle of 2000 when the telecommunication industry entered a protracted slump. The company’s earnings were not Wall Street expectations‚ and it was saddled with unpaid bills. Vinson’s job was to repair the problem by doing some wrong accounting practices. The ethical dilemma is weather she should or shouldn’t do and the consequences if she does or doesn’t do. What ethical decision should Betty Vinson
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Workplace Ethical Dilemma BSHS/322 Sharen Washington August 26‚ 2013 Theresa Edwards Workplace Ethical Dilemma Workplace ethical dilemmas exist in every organization in the world. Where there are ethical codes‚ ethical morals‚ and care from upper management to staff in an organization creates less stress workplace that builds productivity‚ loyalty‚ and longevity from its employees. In a perfect world‚ there is that
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of co-morbidity happening and with our testing my hope is that Alice’s complete needs would be met so that everything could be address as she is processing her experience and learning who she is as a sober person and learning new coping skills. Ethical and Cultural
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Ethical Dilemma An 18 year old girl gets pregnant and can’t decide whether to keep the baby or have an abortion. Her parents are very religious and do not believe in sex before marriage therefore would not take to kindly to their daughter being pregnant. She does not want to kill her unborn child but feels like there is no other option besides having an abortion. There are many reasons that one would decide upon getting an abortion and against having one. This ethical dilemma
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profession‚ counselors will be confronted with ethical issues that will question the steps they should take in order to work with a client. In order to maintain professionalism‚ counselors consult with colleagues‚ the Ethical Decision Making model‚ the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics‚ and obtain legal advice before deciding what steps they should take with specific ethical dilemmas. The present case describes an ethical dilemma that refers to a counselor who is informed by a
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