The Case Of William Potter

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

The city of Atlanta had experienced over a two year period from 1979-1981 of egregious acts of murders committed on more than twenty African American adolescent males. However, Wayne Williams, a native of Atlanta, was the center of law enforcement investigation, which implicated his involvement in at least two of the children murders around that time. Nonetheless, law enforcement linked Wayne Williams to those murders because of detailed evidence found on the victims, which was later discovered that evidence was from Williams apartment (Curriden, 1992). Furthermore, the evidence which was found was a unique fiber from the carpet of Williams apartment and the number of people having this fiber was very small in number (Curriden, 1992)). The fiber evidence was the main part of the case to associate Williams with

The two examples that were considered in the dilemma was in a resolution of a decision they would start a job or end a job. The decision was based on unethical matters which I have not

Bart J. Van Dissel and Joshua D. Margolis’s Martha McCaskey, is a case study about Martha McCaskey, a young, inexperienced graduate in her first full-time job facing an ethical dilemma. McCaskey has to make decisions between promotion from successfully completing a project but conflicting her ethics and professional integrity and alienation from losing 20% of the division’s total revenue and future businesses due to failure of completing the project. To further analyze the case and derives ideal solution, we should understand that McCaskey is not the only major stakeholders influenced by the event. Other major stakeholders and their problems have to be identified. By understanding goals, concerns a problems of each stakeholder, we could then conduct analyses of alternative solutions in order to derive recommended solutions for McCaskey.

Management is often faced with ethical dilemmas that have no clear cut correct answer. In our case study, (1)Desperate Air, George Nash, Vice President of Real Estate faces a conflict of values similar to the CEO in Seglin’s article, “How to Make Tough Ethical Calls”. They both want to tell the truth and they want to protect their companies, their investors, their employees, and their own livelihood. Neither Mr. Nash nor the CEO conducted a through examination of the problem they faced. I believe the decision to remain silent made by both Nash and the CEO to be short sighted, based solely on short term profit, and would not have been the route I would have taken.

Ethical theory will be outlined in relation to the example case with discussion on how the case poses an ethical dilemma in the workplace. Additionally ethical theory will be considered in light of the case with

Mark's self fulfilling prophecy:- Mark's expectation about himself was to achieve the highest point of his career in his company, corporation presidency. He made this expectation at his own based upon his previous career success;

“That’s when my first direct thought occurred: I want to kill them all” (Patterson 18). Private Games is set in London, England at the Private Investigations London office. The 2012 Olympic games in London are about to happen and a Games organizing committee chair was ruthlessly murdered. The man that claims to have killed organizing committee chair, Sir Denton Marshall, sends a letter to reporter Karen Pope who is working the games as a sports reporter. The man calls himself Cronus promising to bring the games back to their Ancient Glory. The main investigator on this case for Private Investigations is Peter Knight. Peter has close ties to this case due to the fact that Sir Denton Marshall was his mother’s fiancé. Pope and Knight will have

It is a relevant ethical dilemma because it is a situation in which an ethical decision needs to be made by a businessman (CFO of Gabriel Resources) where viable options to this case are available which will be judged further in this essay by applying ethical theory and concepts.

Every day people make decisions that may have profound effect on their personal and/or professional lives as well as the lives of others. The decision people make have a foundation on their personal, cultural, and perhaps organizational values. When these values are in disagreement, an ethical dilemma occurs.

Ethical theory fails to provide a solution when there is a conflict of interest. A moral theory

How would you describe the ethical dilemma confronted by the managers at the law firm?

Joe Raymond is a sales manager at Granite, Rock and Sand, and is in jeopardy of losing his job if he does not improve his unit’s sales performance. Joe cannot afford to lose his job because he will not be able to pay his mortgage on his new home. He began to interview candidates for a vacant position in this unit, where he is approached by a candidate, Jessica Morris, a former employee of Granite’s competitor, Silt, Sand and Such. She offered Joe inside information on Silt, Sand and Such that would help solve his problems on the condition that she is hired for the job. Joe is now faced with an ethical dilemma -- accepting her offer to save his job and home, or refuse it and hire someone more suited for the vacant sales position.

The current issue involves Luke, an employee of company ABC (ABC), and his conflict between obligations to work and to family. Luke is responsible for developing land purchased by ABC to construct an adult entertainment retail store. The future building is located at the corner of the neighborhood near where Luke’s brother, Owen, lives. Being an insider, Luke knows that the presence of the business will diminish values of surrounding houses considerably. The company plans to announce this plan publicly a month from today.

Now, the manager is faced with the most serious challenges of ethical decision as to whether he should fire the lady he is having a relationship with for the many troubles she is causing in the workplace or whether he should just brush off the matter to project Jane’s job.