...The Case of Hillary Hillary is a 6-year-old with severe cerebral palsy and cognitive disability. Hillary has been attending a private school for children with developmental disabilities and severe handicaps for the past 2 months. According to her record, the student has a history of oral-pharyngeal dysphagia with silent aspiration and several bouts of pneumonia in the past 2 years. She has a PEG tube by which she receives her nutrition, hydration and medications. One morning Hillary’s home-room teacher approached the speech-language pathologist with a note written on a prescription paper ‘ordering’ oral feeding for Hillary while she is at school. The speech-language pathologist, John, is very concerned. He feels that it would be against professional standard to allow Hillary to eat orally. John feels that Hillary’s mother and physician do not have the student’s best interest at heart. Dysphagia Intervention in Schools As more students with chronic conditions receive their care in a traditional school setting, the speechlanguage pathologist is required to have a medical knowledge base for pediatric communication and swallowing disorders. Dysphagia intervention is becoming a more prominent component of the caseloads of speech-language pathologists who practice in the school setting. While this can be a rewarding challenge, scenarios in which clinicians find themselves can also have a more acute feel when managing a feeding tube and/or risk for aspiration...
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...faced with the challenge to maintain ethical leadership while striving to remain competitive. More often than not, a business culture in many countries may contribute to the decay of ethics in organizations. This paper analyzes a workplace ethical dilemma using Kelly’s model of attribution theory, Adams equity theory of motivation and notes that the dilemma is a result of dysfunctional conflict. An informed ethical decision making that incorporates ethical theories is most effective. Management must avoid participating in any activities that compromise the ability to maintain a culture of ethics. Management must lead by example in order to promote ethics in the organization. Ethical leadership and decision making Introduction: Ethical leadership that embraces moral standards is crucial for every organization’s success. Ethical leadership enables an organization to overcome a storm of ethical dilemmas with sound decisions (Toor & Ofori, 2009). Almost each and every organization has been faced with an ethical dilemma to a certain degree. It is therefore management’s duty to lessen the occurrence of ethical dilemmas in the workplace to the extent possible in order to promote employee morale and job performance (Bruhn, 2009). The aim of this paper is to analyze a familiar workplace situation that presented an ethical dilemma and identify possible solutions to the situation followed by recommendations. This paper advocates that management decisions should be advantageous to...
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...practicing management accountant is prescribed and regulated by the management accountant's personal code of ethics, the code of ethics of the employer, societal norms, and the law. In addition members of the Society are regulated by the Society's code of ethics. As more organizations adopt codes of ethics, management accountants will increasingly be asked to design systems to control, evaluate, interpret or apply ethical judgement. The following develops the basis for forming ethical judgements. The management accountant fulfils four broad roles concerning ethics: 1. to ensure that management has developed and installed a comprehensive and internally controlled code of ethics. 2. to verify that the code of ethics and its controls are comprehensive and that everyone in the organization understands and complies with it. 3. to report to management any deviation from the code of ethics and its control systems. The Board of Directors may ultimately have to address any failures in the code or its controls. 4. to act in accordance with the code of ethics in making personal decisions. What are Ethics and Morals? Ethics are the rules people use to define and regulate moral behaviour. Morals distinguish right from wrong. Descriptive ethics are codes of ethics as actually practiced. Descriptive ethics provide no value judgements. Normative ethics, or moral reasoning, develops statements about whether a practiced ethical system is good or bad and suggests how ethical dilemmas, which are...
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...Case Study Analysis C H In business, all parties must maintain a strong code of ethics to operate a successful and morally sound company. It is crucial to the reputation and overall success of the business to conduct itself ethically at all levels of the organization. At the company level, it is important for management to lay a solid foundation and to lead by a clearly communicated example. Each employee should then know how to comply with the policies in place and follow outlined guidance when facing ethical dilemmas. With consistent ethical and moral confrontation, how should individuals in a company be groomed to respond to such issues? Jacob’s Ethical Dilemma After receiving praise and a monetary reward of $10,000 for work he did not complete on his own, Jacob is facing an ethical dilemma. Jacob and his colleague, Krystal, work for a small ad company in Topeka, Kansas. The five-year-old company is in need of a profit boost and sets out to score a government contract. Jacob’s personal struggle of an ill child prevents him from contributing fully to the project. Although, his colleague is responsible for the bulk of the work, Jacob is seen as the one responsible for the contract deal after delivering the presentation. The reward will certainly help with medical expenses, but Jacob realizes Krystal is more deserving of the reward than he is. By initially accepting the praise and recognition for a job well done, Jacob dismisses good ethics by using one of these...
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...OPEN UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA FACULTY OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT COURSE CODE: OUMM 3203 COURSE TITTLE: PROFESSIONAL ETHICS FATHIMATH ADAM S0942950 TUTOR’S NAME: MR MUSLIM ANEES LEARNING CENTRE: VILLA COLLEGE TRIMESTER: SEPTEMBER 2012 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 2. Identification of Ethical dilemma 3 2.1. Reasons why it is an Ethical dilemma 4 3. Analysis of Dilemma 5 3.1. Effects on Stakeholders 8 3.1.1. Deceptive Argument 8 3.1.2. Normative Argument 9 3.1.3. Instrumental Argument 9 1. Recommendation and Solution 9 2. Conclusion 10 Reference List 11 1. Introduction This study concerns ethical dilemma that is occurring in Muartoto Pvt Ltd. In addition the dilemma will be analyzed using all the relevant theories of moral reasoning and ethics. Moreover, a solution statement will be recommended by analyzing the problem in the perspective of economic, legal and ethical. Reduction in workforce due to economic downturn has become a biggest concern for the employee in today’s organizations. The matter has become the forefront of the legal and policy agendas in several countries of employment context. Downsizing the workforce is critically challenging for human resource (HR) professionals. HR professionals must be a concerned about designing and executing a workforce reduction strategy that is ethically balanced. (Ronald, 2007) 2. Identification of Ethical dilemma Muartoto Pvt Ltd is expanded into wide range of service...
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...Ethics : Today vs. Earlier Period Society’s Expectations of Business Ethics Dilemma and Action Ethical Problem Actual Business Ethics Ethical Problem 1950s • Ethics in business has to do with making the right choices - often there is no apparent one right way and one must choose the best in the circumstances. • Managers are sometimes faced with business choices that create tensions between ethics and profits, or between their private gain and the public good. Early 2000s Conditions of Ethical Dilemma • There are three conditions that must be present for a situation to be considered an ethical dilemma. • The first condition occurs in situations when an individual, called the “agent,” must make a decision about which course of action is best. Situations that are uncomfortable but that don’t require a choice, are not ethical dilemmas. For example, students in their internships are required to be under the supervision of an appropriately credentialed social work field instructor. Therefore, because there is no choice in the matter, there is no ethical violation or breach of confidentiality when a student discusses a case with the supervisor. • The second condition for ethical dilemma is that there must be different courses of action to choose from. • Any decision where moral considerations are relevant can potentially give rise to an ethical dilemma. for example:• A decision that requires a choice between rules • A decision where...
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...University September 7, 2014 Build the management-research question hierarchy. The management-research question hierarchy is a hierarchy which produces several specific questions from an original question with intent to give management information to make a decision on correcting a dilemma. The hierarchy contains six steps starting with a dilemma and ending with a decision. The first step in the management-research question hierarchy is to determine the management dilemma. The dilemma can be anything from rising costs, declining sales, to defective products. For Penton Media, the management dilemma was a decline in use of their public service reader cards. The next step in the management-research question hierarchy is the management question. A management question is simply the management dilemma stated in question form (Cooper and Schindler, 2014). In the case of Penton Media, the management question is why is the use of their public service reader cards declining and how to promote increased usage of the cards? The use of the Penton Media’s public service card is declining because as the years progress people are obtaining information through faster means than mail such as email, websites, or telephone numbers. The third step in the management-research question hierarchy is to produce research questions. Research questions are specific and help determine the different courses of action management can take to solve the management dilemma. Since Penton Media knows people are...
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...Ethics Game Dilemmas Unknown ETH/316 March 21, 2013 Instructor Ethics Game Dilemmas We as company leaders, have many responsibilities. One of our most important responsibilities is ethical and social responsibility because it requires everyone to adhere to a set of policies personal and professional. The issues in the ethical game simulation are complex yet simple enough to follow the required steps to come to a decision that works for all parties involved. The issue whether the information obtained by Jamal Moore is used to discipline Aaron Webb for violating the NDA or discipline him for the manner in which the information was obtained (Ethics game worksheet, 2013). What were the ethical issues presented in the simulation game Ethical dilemmas can be used to address organizational issues through awareness, training, and support of management and shareholders. Even though this issue has become more of a legal issue, management cannot minimize the incident to avoid legal situations. They need help from all shareholders and upper-level management. Computer security is the issue and the new system that was just implemented has been compromised by an employee. People are less likely to break the law or a legal code if they are aware they are breaking rules. Two employees have violated company policy one for posting sensitive company data and the other for hacking a computer to obtain incriminating information. Moreover, as the manager of safety and...
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...Running head: ETHICAL FRAMEWORKS Applying Ethical Frameworks in Practice NRS 437V September 01, 2012 Appling Ethical Frameworks in Practice A conclusive ethical foundation in the healthcare arena is confidentiality. It is referred to the standard of maintaining secure and private from others health care information revealed during a professional consultation. This is an essential legal right of every client and an ethical duty of the medical community (Bourke, 2008). Maintaining confidentiality between the client and healthcare professional translates to a trustworthy relationship, especially with adolescents. This paper will discuss implications to breach confidentiality, ethical principles, alternatives and ethical committee applications to an ethical dilemma. Implications of Breach of Confidentiality To promote trust between the patient and healthcare provider is a good reason to appreciate confidentiality in health management. To release information to a third party without consent of the patient is considered a breach of confidentiality and illegal. For example, adolescents are encouraged to participate in health care prevention. Many are depressed and even sexually active, but the challenge to provide access and receive adequate care is necessary. Confidentiality is the primary reason this juvenile group deter from health care prevention and management (English & Ford, 2007). A breach of confidentiality in juvenile health care has...
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...Bachelor of Business Management (Hons) in General Management BUSINESS ETHICS ASSIGNMENT NAME: MOHAMED HASRIQ BIN ALI STUDENT ID: SCM 016703 LECTURE: MRS MALATHI Table of content NO | TOPICS | PAGE | 1 | Table of content | 2 | 2 | Background | 3 | 3 | Dilemmas | 4 | 4 | Strategies of the company | 5 | 5 | Recommended solution | 6 | 6 | Executive summary | 6 | 7 | Referencing | 7 | Introduction As we all know Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is among of the popular fast food restaurant with their delicious secret recipe fried chicken and that was named Yum!Brand before Kentucky Fried Chicken and was started in Louisville. The idea of opening this restaurant was in 1930 and the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken is Colonel Harland Sanders in 1952. The company has become a well known chicken chain restaurant with their trademarked slogan “its finger lickin’ good” and currently this company is expanding their business by doing some ethical social responsibilities like the KFC Colonel’s Scholars Program for years. Plus the program offered $20 000 to the high school and they are planning to open a university or college of KFC. In this report includes the discussion of the dilemmas that Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) facing together with theories, how the company manages their strategies to overcome the dilemmas and some of the recommendations solution...
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...Ethical Dilemma Wilbert Thacker CMGT/575 December 1, 2014 Gordon Hodgson Ethical Dilemma Ethical dilemmas, also known as a moral dilemmas, are situations in which there is a choice to be made between two options, neither of which resolves the situation in an ethically acceptable fashion. In such cases, societal and personal ethical guidelines can provide no satisfactory outcome for the chooser. Ethical dilemmas assume that the chooser will abide by societal norms, such as codes of law or religious teachings, in order to make the choice ethically impossible (Your Dictionary, 2014). As a project manager it is their job to manage and get to know their team. The CIO has informed the project manager that his/her team will be released and the department will be outsourced. In this situation the first step that should be taken is gathering all of the facts. The CIO has informed the project manager that their department would be outsourced and their team would be released but there was no reason provided. As a concerned project manager it is almost their obligation to research to what led up to this decision. A decision this drastic couldn’t have possibly be made over night. The main ethical issue here is it has to be a trust issue between the company they are providing the service for and the project management team. Most of those issues revolve around project management teams not completing a service on time or a service not meeting expectations. Many people will...
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...Phoenix MGT 216 November 7, 2010 G-Bio Sport’s Game Simulation Today I had the opportunity to experience the interactions of ethics and problematic dilemmas facing an organization through a game simulation. The simulation placed the role of quality control manager (QCM) as my title within an organization called “G-Bio Sport’s.” Additionally, I was tasked with two dilemmas involving ethical issues, and the various ethical perspectives that were used in my analysis and decision making to resolve the dilemmas. This journal will reflect the issues, steps, ethical perspective used to base decision on and influence it played, as well as the correlation of various concepts within the simulation with my workplace. Ethical Dilemma Issue (The Case of Fair Warning) In the first dilemma products contaminated with high levels of GBS-Fibranafren, one of G-Bio Sport’s patented ingredients, which over two-thirds of the company’s products contain where found to have slipped through quality control. The dilemma provoked an issue of what the best decision would be to initiate a resolution to the issue. The company concluded that in healthy adults there was extremely low risk, though those with low immune systems would be at a higher risk, this with repeated use. Decision Making Steps In coming to an ethical decision or basis, I first identified the issues (whether or not to recall, disseminate the information, refund or replace the product) and then analyzed the...
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...Ethics is a term that refers to a code or moral system that provides criteria for evaluating right and wrong. An ethical dilemma is a situation in which an individual or group is faced with a decision that tests this code. Many of these dilemmas are simple to recognize and resolve. For example, have you ever been tempted to call your professor and ask for an extension on the due date of an assignment by claiming a fictitious illness? Temptation like this will test your personal ethics. Ethics deals with the ability to distinguish right from wrong. Accountants, like others operating in the business world, are faced with many ethical dilemmas, some of which are complex and difficult to resolve. For instance, the capital markets’ focus on periodic profits may tempt a company’s management to bend or even break accounting rules to inflate reported net income. In these situations, technical competence is not enough to resolve the dilemma. ETHICS AND PROFESSIONALISM One of the elements that many believe distinguishes a profession from other occupations is the acceptance by its members of a responsibility for the interests of those it serves. A high standard of ethical behavior is expected of those engaged in a profession. These standards often are articulated in a code of ethics. For example, law and medicine are professions that have their own codes of professional ethics. These codes provide guidance and rules to members in the performance of their professional responsibilities...
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...An Ethical Dilemma Christopher A. Ruffo University of Maryland University College August 29, 2015 1 In a perfect world, businesses and their employees would always do the right thing. Unfortunately, in the real world, ethical dilemmas are a common occurrence in the workplace. Employees must deal with pressures to perform and help the company succeed as well as personal temptations to take the easy way out. In the end, workers will likely face many dilemmas in their careers. The purpose of this paper is to identify the ethical dilemma presented in the given scenario, explain what the roles and responsibilities of the employee when faced with an ethical situation, and what the roles and responsibilities of the organization are in ensuring ethical practices by its employees. Angela’s Ethical Dilemma Angela is faced with an ethical issue known as a conflict of loyalty (Exploring business, 2014, pg. 24). She has just been informed by her friend/neighbor Carla, that Carla’s nephew, Jaden, who works at the same company, has plans to purchase his first home. Angela is also aware that the company is about to transfer Jaden’s position to Chicago and Jaden will most likely not be offered the transfer or a position at his current location. Angela is torn between informing her friend of the bad news so she can stop her nephew from purchasing the home and being a loyal employee to her employer and letting management release the information on their predetermined timeline. As an...
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...Workplace Ethical Dilemma Melany Ahlemeyer BSHS 332 December 17, 2012 Kathleen Roberts Workplace Ethical Dilemma This paper will provide information of a workplace ethical dilemma that I have experienced on a personal level or am familiar with. The essential points of the dilemma will be covered along with how this dilemma intersects with my personal values. How the dilemma was or would have been solved with an explanation of why I chose this solution will be included. “Ethics as a discipline refers to both the study of our values and their justification, the actual values and standards of conduct by which we live” (Freeman, 2000, p. 31). “Ethical dilemma is a complex situation that will involve conflicts between moral imperatives” (Freeman, 2000). A few years ago I worked for a timeshare organization operating out of Florida at one of their resort locations in Arizona as a sales agent. This was the first time I had ever worked in the timeshare industry and had been in the real estate industry for 12 years working under a code of ethics through the National Board of Realtors. I was not very familiar with the ethics in timeshare and assumed that the ethics were similar to residential real estate. Within a few weeks of working there I realized that the ethics were very different and, I had many issues regarding whether I should remain there. Management would state...
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