ethical dilemmas (p. 535). The problem with correcting ethical decisions like these, according to the author, is that most decisions are not made by individuals with express power to override company policies or marketing decisions. Instead, marketing strategies and overall plans are developed over time and by groups of people. Thus, marketing ethical oversights can be particularly pernicious in nature and may persist over time, even without the direct complicity on the part of individual employees. Even issues that seem relatively "clear cut" like those listed above including false advertising or the sale of products known to cause… Continue Reading...
potentially damaging your credibility and integrity.
• Understand the fact that sound ethical decisions need individual accountability which is enriched through collaboration (Steele, 2002)
(3) Ensure minimal harm
• Show empathy to individuals impacted by your decisions
• Respect sources, coworkers and subjects as fellow humans and not simply as a means to achieve one's professional goals
• Understand the fact that collecting and reporting sensitive facts can lead to discomfort or harm; these negative points need to be balanced by opting for alternatives which maximize your truth-telling aims (Steele, 2002)
Examine the significance of political bias in reporting
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at stake in any given situation, will make the best possible ethical decisions. It is impossible to please every stakeholder, every time, and thus, ethical outlooks need to be balanced carefully with pragmatism.
Week 1 -- Discussion 2
Ethics are simply theory; it is how we act that matters. Bystander effect is one of the most important examples of where human beings can go astray by not acting. Not taking action can be more harmful than actions taken. Bystander effect, also known as bystander apathy, occurs when individuals are in crowds and fail to take action to help someone because it… Continue Reading...
meltdown is a result of two interrelated issues: unethical individuals making unethical decisions, and an organizational culture that enables unethical decisions to proliferate. The unethical decisions and behaviors mainly have to do with stock market manipulation and the falsifying of information related to the actual performance of the firm. By fooling the market into believing that Enron was making money, it attracted increased shareholder revenues and proceeded to bull its way through the system unnoticed by regulators. The organizational culture at Enron was actually oriented towards manipulating the market almost as if it were the company mission -- the culture was… Continue Reading...
achieve balance when attempting to make ethical decisions. Instead of applying a particular ‘rule’ when engaging in decision-making, the agent aims at ensuring his/her decisions are in keeping with the quest of a specific type of excellence involving the application of good judgment that is governed by good sense, valor, justice, uprightness, consistency, temperance, and similar virtues (Patel, 2013).
Rather than merely making the right decision or doing a good deed or doing the right thing on an occasional basis, a virtuous individual “consistently” elects to do the right thing, with the right motive in mind.… Continue Reading...
all levels of business practice (Pedersen, Gwordz & Hvass, 2016). Stakeholders may also respond to ethical decisions by altering their own behaviors, resulting in a domino effect of changing values and social norms. Organizations are in a position to set new standards of behavior among their peers in the industry and between competing stakeholder groups in government, target consumer audiences, and the supply chain. Because of their power, experience, and role, leaders in organizations have a direct impact on improving stakeholder relationships by practicing corporate social responsibility.
Organizations that actively pursue innovative transportation and manufacturing solutions,…[…… parts of this paper are missing, click here to… Continue Reading...
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made questionable ethical decisions in leading the company, and whose appeal to employees quickly evaporated once it became apparent that the company was no longer trustworthy (Tiwari, 2010).
Employer brand equity feeds into the attractiveness of an organization to a potential employee and Burmann, Schaefer and Maloney (2008) show that “corporate brand image is indeed determined by the industry image, and that this determination is moderated by involvement and knowledge about the specific corporation” (p. 157). The flow of information is thus processed differently in this transaction, with information coming to potential… Continue Reading...
so confident, not having interest in activities she previously enjoyed, and experiencing difficulties making logical and ethical decisions. The client was referred to counselling in a bid to understand the behaviors she is presenting right now and to provide her with the emotional support she seems to clearly need. Her problems begun a long time ago. The client also has a history or abuse in her family. Her previous experiences and what she is going through right now seem to be affecting how she is thinking and the decisions she wants to make.
Client’s perspectives on the problems
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that in terms of moral principles, libertarians do indeed endorse individual liberty as a grounds for ethical decisions more than any other moral framework, and that libertarians are also more “cerebral” than emotional when making moral decisions (p. 1). This makes sense, given that libertarians lack the “bleeding heart” ethics of liberals and yet share in common with Democrats the belief that government should not interfere in any matter of personal choice, including the decisions individuals make with regard to whether or not to terminate a pregnancy, whether or not a person wishes to use drugs, or who a person wants to marry. The difference between… Continue Reading...
depends on the ability of employees to communicate, solve problems, and make ethical decisions. Employers value interpersonal skills as much as technical skills, and like technical skills, interpersonal skills can be taught and learned in formal and systematic ways (Reece & Reece, 2016). However, interpersonal relations in the workplace often proceed informally. People form alliances and allegiances based on structural factors like formal team membership, or informal alliances based on factors as diverse as gender and ethnicity or personality orientation.
Individuals define themselves in terms of group membership (Ellemers, et al., 2003, p. 11). When individuals feel they are "under surveillance from… Continue Reading...
unfortunate elements that create a toxic environment or which enable unethical decisions. Leaders in the military face a pressing need to set the standards for ethical comportment in the army. Serving as ideal role models for subordinates, leaders can exhibit ethical behavior in several ways: by promoting transparency and open communication, for example. Empowering subordinates to make decisions and contribute to the organization allows leaders to cultivate the organizational climate conducive to effective and productive teams. Finally, servant leaders remain focused on the future of the organization. The servant leader applies spiritual principles to all managerial decisions, uprooting unethical behaviors… Continue Reading...
