Apply all six ethical perspectives presented in the chapter to one of the chapter’s case studies. Keep a record of your deliberations and conclusions using each one. Did you reach different solutions based on the theory you used? Were some of the perspectives more useful in this situation? Are you more confident after looking at the problem from a variety of perspectives? Chapter Two: Personal Ethical Development 2. Analyze a popular television drama or movie from an ethical perspective. Identify the issues raised by the program/movie, the values it promotes, and the virtues and vices demonstrated by the important characters. Chapter Three: Ethical Decision-Making 3. Select a moral issue, and evaluate its level of moral intensity using the components described in the chapter. Or choose an ethical dilemma that you think deserves more attention. What steps could you and other take to increase this issue’s level of moral intensity?

Apply all six ethical perspectives presented in the chapter to one of the chapter’s case studies. Keep a record of your deliberations and conclusions using each one. Did you reach different solutions based on the theory you used? Were some of the perspectives more useful in this situation? Are you more confident after looking at the problem from a variety of perspectives? Chapter Two: Personal Ethical Development 2. Analyze a popular television drama or movie from an ethical perspective. Identify the issues raised by the program/movie, the values it promotes, and the virtues and vices demonstrated by the important characters. Chapter Three: Ethical Decision-Making 3. Select a moral issue, and evaluate its level of moral intensity using the components described in the chapter. Or choose an ethical dilemma that you think deserves more attention. What steps could you and other take to increase this issue’s level of moral intensity?

Understanding Management (MindTap Course List)

10th Edition

ISBN:9781305502215

Author:Richard L. Daft, Dorothy Marcic

Publisher:Richard L. Daft, Dorothy Marcic

Chapter4: Managing Ethics And Social Responsibility

Section: Chapter Questions

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