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    Hello Nathan, After analyzing your current situation I might look at the case with regard to three theories to help you with the correct ethical behavior. There are two courses of action, which I can be recommended: Action plan 1: Remain silent; do not react. Action Plan 2: Tell the truth to Samantha. Utilitarianism: Utilitarianism focuses on “its approach to get the maximum happiness of all the people involved. What matters the most is the summed happy or sad feelings.” (Lee Eugene, 2000). In this

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    media the level of unethical behaviors has become part or parcel of everyday lives. While the current population has resounding aired their frustrations via Gallop poll about the decline in public confidence in our various media forums, little has been done to improve the ethics in human communication. Many media forums have upheld the status quo that ratings matters over ethics. We have seen over and over that our contemporary ethical landscape is plagued with ethical widespread failure against the

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    One of the greatest challenges of moral reasoning involves deciding where to draw the line between an ethical and unethical behavior. Morals help us determine what actions are right and wrong. We must consider all the good and bad consequences when deciding if an action is right or wrong. While some actions are clearly right, others are clearly wrong; sometimes our judgment may become cloudy, causing it to be difficult to make the right decision, and that’s when there is a conflict of interest. Conflict

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    forest fire that frequently occurred in Indonesia. The factors are weather symptoms of El Nino, attitude that do not heed government warnings, and law enforcement for forest fires actors that are still weak. Each of this factor related to the ethical behavior of stakeholders. Business ethics are ways to do business, which cover all aspects relating to individuals, companies, industries and communities or can be called as stakeholders. According to Boylan, they include how to conduct business fairly

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    7. A perceived lack of integrity caused irreparable damage to both Andersen and Enron. How can you apply the principles learned in this case personally? Generate an example of how involvement in unethical or illegal activities, or even the appearance of such involvement, might adversely affect your career. What are the possible consequences when others question your integrity? What can you do to preserve your reputation throughout your career? A perceived, or even likely more detrimental to one’s

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    Ethical and Professional Behavior Where I am and Where I want to be Currently I see myself as a student transitioning into a professional career. I am an older student and therefore have life experiences that have taught me and guided me in ethical and professional behavior. I believe that we should always be learning and developing our behavior personally and professionally. I have many strengths, but professionally and in the social work field my top strengths are empathy, organization, and understanding

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    Final Paper I learned ethical behavior is not only applicable to my life, but also affects everyone around me and it’s important to display positive behavior. In this class I was able to have a different insight on what is happening in the world today. We have had such a tragic, confusing year, all over the world that I think it’s getting harder for people to comprehend these heinous acts. We need to be held accountable for our actions; good or bad. Lin Yutang’s philosophy is that we need to accept

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    Understanding ethical behavior from a process standpoint can enhance individual’s ability to recognize and respond accordingly to ethical dilemmas. A model developed by psychologist James Rest consists of four components of ethical behavior. The four components in this model are: moral sensitivity, moral judgement, moral motivation, and moral character (Johnson, 2016). This paper will provide a brief overview of each component and how it can affect an individual’s decision making method. Also

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    Summary #2: Ethical and Responsible Behavior From the documentary SICKO, I believe this paper exemplifies true ethical and responsible behavior by providing logical thinking, energetic debates through discussing the overuse and misuse of the resources provided by our government and private companies, and enhances communication between the author, Michael Moore, and the critical viewers to assess current issues inside our healthcare markets. As a matter of fact, the documentary SICKO and ethical and responsible

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    notoriety and profitability of associations. (Decker, 2015) This assignment is an attempt to look for the role of organisational leaders in fostering ethical behaviour in an organisations. Keywords: ethics, ethical behaviour,

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