The Ethics Of The Ethical Issues

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

If Emanuel accepts the offer he benefits greatly because he will be able to complete his assignments efficiently in his dorm room instead of using the college library but Microsoft will not profit and the roommate will have broken the law and potentially receive a penalty or fine for sharing a licensed product. But if Emanuel denies his roommates offer and

Since my journey here at Bryant began in September, I have changed so much. Coming here, I expected certain things such as my study habits, daily routine and friend group to be altered. One change I was not anticipating making was my approach to ethics. Over the course of the past fifteen weeks, my knowledge of ethics as well as my approach to ethics has changed. I have become more knowledgeable about the different approaches to ethics and have gained insight as to where I stand in my approach to ethics.

Business ethics since the beginning of this decade has been slowly eroding; if we are to believe what we see and hear in the media. Several times a day, one can view some derogatory piece of information concerning a business. However, it must also be considered that these companies are contributing to that stigma. There have been a variety of companies and individuals who have figured prominently in the media concerning their unethical behavior.

The second ethical question raised by the Tiger Woods affair scandal concerns whether it is ethical to break a professional contract based on a person’s actions in their personal life.  This is a complicated question, and I will limit the discussion to one pertinent facet of it.  If Tiger

It is essential that a well-managed nonprofit organization identifies potential activities that jeopardize all facets of the business. More to the point, a charity will not survive if it cannot be trusted by the community in which it serves. According to Michael Worth (2014), internal control is the process of implementing policies that identify conflicts of interest, establishing checks and balances so that no person handles a complete transaction, and maintaining independent functions of the board and staff to prevent improprieties (p. 356). Because of the lack of internal controls, TCFA owners and executives were able to manipulate and distort the records, so the scheme continued for a number of years. The Charity's failure to implement internal controls eventually caused its

Ethics is one of the most important considerations when making a decision about end of life. It is also where the most controversy lies as arguments, using ethical theories, can be made for and against laws on end of life. “Ethics has at least two primary functions: to guide our actions, and to provide justification for the guidance given” (Schuklenk et al., 2011, p. 42). A duty-oriented ethicist would be against euthanasia and physician assisted death. They believe “we can’t stop all pain; what is crucial is that we act with dignity and respect in the face of suffering” (Edge & Groves, 2006, p.40). “Kant’s view is a person committing suicide takes the easy way out, where reason would dictate he or she face their problems” (Schuklenk et al., 2011, p.38). Virtue ethicists would also be against euthanasia and physician assisted death. Virtue ethicists hold “it is not only important to do the right thing but equally to have the right disposition, motivation, and traits for being good and doing right” (Edge & Groves, 2006, p.43). As a believer in God, a virtue ethicist would hold suicide as an unreasonable option. They would believe God to be the “sole arbiter of life and death” (Schuklenk et al., 2011, p.42) and therefore, the right thing to do would be for God to end their life as he sees fit.

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.

The utilitarian approach to ethical reasoning can be summarized as determining the action that will result in the greatest good for the greatest number of people. This approach is tolerant to the idea that an action may cause harm to some; however, if the action’s benefits are of greater impact than its detrimental effects, it should be carried out. To analyze an ethical issue under the utilitarian approach, one must first determine all potential actions that may be taken. Then, one must identify what the benefits and harms of each action would be and for whom. Finally, one should select the action that will yield the most benefits and the least amount of harm.

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.

“Everybody was doing it”, he voiced his defence. Lance Armstrong was the hero of his elite sport for eleven years. Seven Tour de Frances titles; he won the pinnacle of endurance cycling multiple times. But with a helping hand.

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One of the most significant and controversial ethical conflicts in this novel occurs in the final section, probing the issue of suicide. A nuclear test has occurred and many people were badly injured by the blasts and radiation. Abbot Zerchi must decide how the church will respond to the affected people. A medical group called Green Star wishes to set up units in the abbey to treat the radiation victims. The church faces a problem because Green Star, in cases where radiation exposure is terminal, recommends that the person go to a mercy camp where euthanasia is administered. The law of the church defines this mercy killing as evil and Zerchi will not allow Green Star to use their courtyard if they will be recommending suicide (Miller 295).

In ethics, four systems serve as different beliefs concerning our morals: Relativism Ethics, Consequentialism Ethics, Deontological Ethics, and Virtue Ethics. These four theories attempt to define what right and wrong should be and how one should handle any situation. There are many strengths and weaknesses of each view. The goal is to determine which theory is the best by exploring real world situations and questioning the claims that just don’t work out.

An ethical issue is where an individual or a party have to undertake a moral judgement in which his or her morale values are being challenged (Hannafey, 2009). Is it right that Chris Knox befriended the CFO of Armadillo Gas and Power with only one reason on his mind? For him to try to land his account at this company (SFS). To mention that he was “not that familiar with Armadillo Gas, but maybe don’t need the high-level services [SFS] offer. Maybe [SFS is] is more expensive than what [Armadillo Gas has] now”. Through circumventing the CFO and talking with his wife with accidental encounters, he was able to finally land Armadillo Gas. But was he ethical in the ways he managed to land the account?