Scaffold Plank Incident Case Study
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The Ethical issues are:
• Should Bob try to confirm his doubt that this perfectly legal purchase order of lumber will be used for a purpose it is not legally certified for scaffold plank?
• What would be Bob’s action if he decides not to be a part of this lumber sale?
• Should Bob or John be aware of the end user of this lumber?
• Should this order have to be processed even after knowing it final use?
The possible alternatives and the ethics of these alternatives,
• Bob could have considered the purchase order placed by
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The Philosophical approach
There are three philosophical approaches for analyzing the ethics of the alternatives. They are; The Utilitarian model, Moral Right model and Justice Model.
In Scaffold Plank incident Bob is insisted to take such a decision that protects people’s right to freedom, safety of life, privacy, free of speech and freedom of consistence. Bob is in pathetic situation where he should take interest of Stake holders and also the clients who make him wealthy. But cost can be complicated. Everybody should think about the probability of using this lumber causing an accident and the severity of the accident. Bob may make enough money and increases wealth of the stakeholders, provides job security for the employees but, Bob in his Moral Rights view where he should think not only about stakeholders and his clients who make him wealthy but also about the end-users. The philosophical approach described in the chapter 2 is that we are using the alternative “Moral Rights model”. This philosophy describes that an ethical decision is a decision that best maintains and protects the fundamental rights and privileges of the people affected by it. Bob could have agreed to sell the lumber by clearly stating that this lumber is not advisable for the use as scaffold plank on the invoice. Bob could have refused the purchase order. The best alternative
The method of ethical decision making which was developed by Dr. Cathryn A. Baird presented two components contained in all ethical decisions which are; The Four ethical Lenses and the 4+1 Decision process. The Four Ethical Lenses issue claims that different ethical theories and the means in which we tend to approach the situations which form part of our ethical traditions are looked at in four different perspectives. From each perspective there are different values on which to decide whether the action taken is either ethical or not and each lens also lays emphasis on determining whether the decision made is of ethical requirement. In the 4+1 Decision Process, people who are responsible for making final decisions in an organization do it
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The third approach to ethics is situational ethics. This approach seems to be a compromise between legalistic and antinomian views as a situationist follows the rules of society, but will set them aside if love seems better served by doing so.
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Now, let's see how learning about the Four Ethical Lenses and a simple method for decision-making can help you resolve a typical ethical dilemma. Ready?
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There are a variety of ethical systems that are in existence. These include systems such as ethical formalism, utilitarianism, natural law, teleological and deontological, and many more and variations of each. The deontological and teleological are among the most interesting perspectives. The deontological ethical system is primarily concerned with the inherent nature of the act being judged while the teleological approach mainly focuses on the outcomes of actions.
I choice to use the Seven Step Model of a Decision-Making Model for Resolving Ethical Issues in order to define what is ethical in this case study.
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