This book provides readers with an in-depth analysis of ethical theories, legal and ethical issues which gives them an opportunity to practice real life ethical issues that are frequently complex and thought provoking. Readers are further implored to examine their personal, moral and ethical value systems and codes they work from in an attempt to assist them in developing an informed ethical conscience for making sound moral and ethical judgments. The author presents ethical dilemmas throughout the book which readers are encouraged to work through. The book is comprised of 14 chapters which are subdivided into three parts with respective part titles being: ethical issues and codes; theoretical orientations to ethics and; legal and ethical issues. Each chapter is supplemented with a summary and questions for additional reflection and thought and using theory for concrete ethical judgments sections. The book concludes with an epilogue, references and appendixes section which outlines the differing existing codes of ethics.
Author’s Background and Credentials:
Stephen J. Freeman is a professor of Counseling and Chair of the Department of Counselor Education at California State University, Sacramento. Stephen Freeman has served on the graduate faculty at Texas Woman’s University for 18 years where he was the Coordinator of the Counseling and Development Program. He also maintained a private practice in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Stephen Freeman is an author of three books where
Ethical dilemmas occur when there is a disagreement about a situation and all parties involved question how they should behave based on their individual ethical morals. (Newman & Pollnitz, 2005). The dilemma that I will be addressing in this essay involves Michael, recently employed male educator working in the nursery, and parents of a baby enrolled at the centre. The parents have raised concerns about male educators changing their child’s nappy as they have cultural practices that do not allow this practice to take place. This situation is classed as an ethical dilemma as there is a dispute between cultural beliefs and legal requirements within the workplace. There are four parties involved (parents, child, educator and director), all
When I hear the word ethics, the first thing that comes to my mind is the moral code, standards or values on how we should act as person, these are the rules by which we make decisions between right and wrong or good and bad. Therefore, we based on these rules to make judgments. If a person doesn’t follow those moral standards or values we automatically think that person is a bad person or vice versa. We find ethical standards in everywhere we go. There are Medical ethics, Law ethics, Business ethics and many more but I want to focus right now on Business Ethics. It is important that every business has a moral code to follow. This will help not only the employees but also the customers of the company to know, appreciate and respect the
Ad hominem ethical fallacies; which attacks a person’s character rather than a person’s reasoning would be none existent making a change that would empower and persuade for the better.
“Brad is a production engineer at a bicycle company and part of his job includes inspecting broken bikes and drafting the design repairs for their repair” (Bartlett). Brad is considering replacing a broken brake cable with a more durable material, even though the customer did not request it in their order and specifically requested that “No aesthetic changes be made to the bike” (Bartlett). Brad’s manager suggests that his considered actions would go against the company’s policy of “The customer is always right.” Should Brad disobey the manager and the customer to possibly lose his job or go along with
As stated in chapter 12 page 353 Ethical Issues and Analysis: Given this normative basis, human dignity and justice can form the foundation ethical principles for health care reform. Human Dignity places the value of the person at the center of health care decision making, and justice provides a basis for developing health care delivery processes and structures so that health care resources can be used in a way that benefits all persons. Moreover, both human dignity and justice tie directly to the notion that ethics generally and health care ethics specifically are grounded in a normative basis geared toward the promotion of human flourishing and just social relations.
This situation, while extreme, presents us with a myriad of different ethical dilemmas involving the respect for life. Although we may not face this kind of grave situation on a daily basis the lessons we can learn from this case study can be applied to the ethics based questions we do encounter in everyday life. By examining the choices and intentions of each of the involved individuals we are able to see the application of different arguments and points of view. While the parties involved differ greatly in their beliefs and convictions, every individual concerned is attempting to protect the sanctity of human life in the way that they believe is best.
Lately, web theft or "document sharing" of copyrighted material has increased much prevalence. It is a theme that has unendingly started level headed discussion and has even gotten worldwide consideration. In spite of the fact that at first glance the demonstration of document sharing may appear to be innocuous, it is a long way from it. Every year, film and record generation organizations and in addition programming and computer game improvement organizations experience the ill effects of billions of dollars in lost benefits. This misfortune comes as an immediate consequence of web robbery. Numerous concur that document sharing is unscrupulous and consider it to be the same than out and out robbery. Then again, there are those that bolster document sharing and case that their activities are effortlessly supported and moral. This essay will give a brief review and history of record sharing, it will consider the contentions of every side, define the deference between ethical issue and unethical issue and lastly will offer my own perceptions and position on the issue.
I would summarize the term ethics by saying that it is an absolute standard by which people live by. Ethics is this mentality or this inside voice that tells us what we should do versus what we actually do. Dr. Eckman states in “Christian Ethics” that the term ethics refers to a set of standards around which we organize our lives and from which we define our duties and obligations. Ethics is something we ought to do. In America we mix up the terms ethics and morality. Morality is what we actually do, and already do. In Matthew 22:33-40, it speaks about how as believers we should mirror those greatest commandments. We should love God with everything we have and love others.
Less than a year ago a regional property supervisor working for California Commercial Investment found an accountant stealing from the company. More specifically, the accountant was posting charges for one of our buildings (i.e. labor and supplies for painting), cutting checks, misleading the owner to sign them and cashing them for himself. He was able to steal a few thousand dollars with his unethical behavior before being caught by the property supervisor. Unethical behaviors like the one previously described are not uncommon in today’s business world. Indeed, workers during the course of their careers can face
In tax practice, the ethics environment in which professionals operate is complex. The Treasury Circular 230 governs federal tax practice standards. However, a multitude of standards and ethics rules also apply to a member’s tax practice including the AICPA’s Statements on Standards for Tax Services (SSTSs). The Circular 230 and the SSTSs contain similar content but are different content in some aspects. The lack of cross reference between the Circular 230 and the SSTSs could lead members to believe that one standard is only relevant to CPAs. Therefore, this paper will explore the similarities and differences between the SSTSs and the Circular 230 and where the Circular 230 should directly reference
With the development of technology, both for ethical and unethical practices, it is a consistent battle with firms protecting their own AIS, and hackers finding the ability to hack into information to receive an advantage in committing a fraud. There are many cases in which a firm(s) were victims of the act committed by the hackers. The main three cases discussed here is: the Department of Veterans Affairs (May 2006), Sony’s PlayStation network (April 2011), and Target’s AIS hack.
In many research studies human participants are used to give us a better understanding of how something works. There were numerous studies that involved humans that were unethical and unjustifiable. Two examples that lead to major changes in research studies were the Nazi War crimes and the Tuskegee experiment.
Ethics have been taught to us by our elders, who learned their wisdom from their elders and so on throughout civilization. Lifestyles, social environments and BLANK have changed in one way or another to fit each generation. My generation has been fortunate enough to not have the same harsh racial oppression that Martin Luther King Jr. and so many others had to face. My ethical choices and decisions seem minor in comparison to the many stories and articles I’ve had the pleasure of reading this semester. Have you ever been given the opportunity to better yourself by hurting others around you? Did you ever have a chance to do something that didn’t have a direct consequence? You are given options in life; You decide whether you will do the right
Ethical issues in organizations are inevitable and are always on the horizon. These ethical concerns can directly impact the overall health of an organization in both positive and negative aspects. In order to be prepared for the ethical issues that will arise and to create an organizational competitive advantage, an intentional focus and effective communication of the code of ethics must be incorporated as a part of strategic planning. Sherwin (1983) indicates the that the term ethics, “refers to a set of moral norms, principles or values that guide people’s behavior” (cited in Brunk, 2012, p. 552). The importance of ethical awareness in organizations can be the difference in weathering an ethical dilemma successfully or not. Creating a culture of ethicality is both necessary for organizations to survive and to adapt to the ever changing global business market. The focus of this article will begin with the importance of ethical awareness. Next, it will convey the significance of the code of ethics in planning. Then, it will highlight the link between ethics and competitive advantage. Finally, the article provides recommendations that organizations and leaders can implement to increase the culture of ethical awareness leading to an overall organizational benefit.
Shirley while was friendly and nice to the employees ultimately did not do them any good, by creating an environment where the employees the restaurants ‘resources’ were not used properly thus causing production deviance.