...Ethical Self Assessment Abstract * As Health care executives in this globally diverse world where cultural beliefs blends with societal ethics can one truly define ethics? What might be right to one person may not be right to another person. Ethics is one of the most important topics that should be addressed not just in this industry but in every aspects of the business world. But a major challenge with ethics is that it is a very relative term. After completing the American College of Healthcare Executives Ethical Self Assessment, the author found answers to questions included in this paper. Such this paper will address what I learn about my own ethical decision making from the self-assessments. The effect of professional ACHE standards to my ethical decision making will be discussed in this paper. How my individual ethics influence my decision making will be enumerated in this paper. Finally the strategies that I can adopt to improve my ethical decision making in the future will be enumerated in this paper. Ethical Self Assessment Paper As Hermans and Oles (1994) states, “The human person not only lives in a world of values but also is able to create values on a personal perspective” (p. 569). Value to me simply describes an individual or cultural belief system an individual may have. Values are viewed as objects or ideals important to an individual, called personal, or group of individuals, culture, or family. A personal value thus refers to an individual’s belief...
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...Ethical Self-Assessment Paper HCS/545 Ethical Self-Assessment Paper Organizations deal with decision-making situations all the time. In a health care setting there is no exceptions. Decision making situations arise on a daily basis sometimes they are related to patient care other times they are related to patient experience or even situations where the patient may not even be involved. Due to trends in health care and the complex ethics and laws involved it is extremely important for health care professionals and administrators to maintain a level of professionalism and feel part as though they belong. “The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) is an international professional society of more than 35,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare system and other healthcare organizations. ACHE is known for its prestigious FACHE® credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management, and its educational programs including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership” (American College of Healthcare Executives, n.d.). ACHE offers a self-assessment test that can be taken which is composed of several moral questions. Its main purpose is to identify areas of improvement by reviewing the questions’ answers. Any questions that were not answered with an “always” can be an area of weakness and may need to be reviewed to find ways to improve. The test is broken down into several sections to identify different areas in which a person...
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...Management 317: Organizational Behavior Spring Semester, 2012: 12:40-2:00 p.m. Tuesday & Thursday Professor: Dr. Kathi Lovelace Office/Email: Florence Moore 310A, kathi.lovelace@menlo.edu, (650) 543-3848 Office Hours: Tuesdays & Thursdays: 10:45-12:45 p.m., and by appointment. From March 1 to April 19: Thursdays 5:00-5:50 p.m. Required Texts/Materials: 1. Robbins, S. & Judge, T. (2012). Essentials of Organizational Behavior (11th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. 3. MyManagementLab: This is an additional online resource that goes with our textbook. More information will be provided the first week of class (e.g., how to register, how we will use it). 2. Readings, case studies and other class materials will be posted on our Moodle http://menlo.mrooms3.net and Menlo Library http://apps.menlo.edu/library/courses/reserves.php sites. Please log-in the first week of class to ensure you can access our sites. Course Description and Approach: Organizational Behavior (OB) “is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behavior in organizations” (Robbins & Judge, 2012; pg.2). Topics include perceptions, personality, team dynamics, problem-solving, communication and collaboration, conflict management, and motivation. Building positive organizational cultures, understanding power and influence and leading and managing change effectively and ethically are also key topics covered...
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...Plan Self Assessments are quizzes that help evaluate employees on their skills, interests, personality, and values. “As ethical problems have increased in organizations, integrity tests have gained popularity. These paper-and-pencil tests measure factors such as dependability, carefulness, responsibility, and honesty; they have proven to be powerful predictors of supervisory ratings of job performance and of theft, discipline problems, and excessive absenteeism” (Robbins & Judge, 2011, pg. 1). As a manager for Riordan Manufacturing, three employees took a series of self-assessment tests for my organization. The analysis and interpretation scores of all three are positive and all three would make a great contribution to the organization. Positive people cognitively process more efficiently and are more productive. Job Satisfaction and Engaged High job satisfaction was above the range that determines lower levels of absenteeism, and their general attitude toward work is positive. Their engaged scores were also high, which defines these employees are in a positive state of motivation and fulfillment. “Individuals who score high in this category are loyal, dedicated, willing to devote considerable time to work, feel inspired by and proud of their work, and become immersed and absorbed while performing their work” (Stephen P. Robbins/University of Phoenix, 2005-2009). My employees are content coming to work and will possess good work ethics and values. They are self motivated...
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...Ethical Self-Assessment Paper Name HCS 545 Due Date Instructors Name Abstract Ethics are paramount to the healthcare management field, and the American College of Healthcare Executives has undertaken a number of initiatives to demonstrate the organization's commitment to ethics and support its members in making ethical decisions. (ACHE, 2013). This paper will examine the influence of individual ethics on decision making within the health care industry. It will discuss what the self-assessment taught me about my own ethical decision making, the effect of professional ACHE standards on my own ethical decision making, how individual ethics influence my decision making, and what strategies I can adopt to improve my ethical decision making in the future. Self-assessment Results The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) offers a self-assessment in which you examine yourself enabling you to learn more about yourself. The self-assessment is not a scoring assessment and therefor requires each individual to recognize the areas in which they have strong ethics, and areas that may need improvement. Any questions answered with “always” identified an area of potential weakness where ethics could be compromised. The self-assessment enabled me to see my strengths and weaknesses so that I could identify the areas in need of improvement. ACHE Standards ACHE standards have been established to help educate healthcare professionals regarding ethical decision making....
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...considerable differences of opinion based on what makes up ethical behavior and how ethical decisions should be made. Ethical decisions could also be more than just “right” or “wrong” because it’s based so much on what people believe, leaving some people to remain “value-neutral.” The Williams Institute Ethics Awareness Inventory Self-Assessment The Williams Institute Ethics Awareness Inventory Self-Assessment (EAI) examines who will be affected by one’s decision making based off three components – Awareness, Articulation, and Application. Awareness is the ethical perspectives that serve as the basis for making good ethical choices; Articulation is your ability to explain the principles that underlie your position; Application uses your understanding of ethical decision making to put principles into action as you approach ethical choices every day (Ethics Awareness Inventory). The EAI uses a scoring summary based off four ethical perspectives; Character, Obligation, Results and Equity (CORE). The EAI instrument provided by the University of Phoenix online resources will give you awareness for determining what you believe is right or wrong in any given situation. Reflection of My Values according to the EAI Self-Assessment When asked to take the EAI Self-Assessment it becomes almost nerve wrecking to find out what you, as a person, are good at or bad at when making ethical decisions. After taking the EAI Self-Assessment...
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...Ethical Self-Assessment Darlinda Smith HCS/545 November 19, 2012 Shawna Butler RN JD CPHRM Ethical Self-Assessment The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) is an international professional society of more than 40,000 healthcare executives who lead hospitals, healthcare systems, and other healthcare organizations. The Foundation of the American College of Healthcare Executives was established to further advance healthcare management excellence through education and research. ACHE is known for its education programs. ACHE established network of more than 80 chapters provides access to networking, education, and career development at the local level. The goal of the organization is to be the premier professional society for healthcare executives dedicated to improving health care delivery (American College of Health Care Executives, 2012). The ethics self-assessments intended for your personal use to assist you in thinking about your ethics-related leadership and actions. The ethics-self assessment can help you identify those areas in which you are on strong ethical ground; areas that you may wish to examine the basis for your responses, and opportunities for further reflection (American College of Health Care Executives, 2012). After taking the self-assessment, I have identified a few areas of improvement and areas where I was in line with ACHE philosophy. I never took the time to focus on how your individual ethics affect your professional decision...
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...ethics, it is imperative that healthcare administrators have a professional organization. CHE is known for its prestigious FACHE® credential, signifying board certification in healthcare management, and its educational programs including the annual Congress on Healthcare Leadership” (American College of Healthcare Executives, n.d.). SELF-ASSESSMENT Self Assessment and The Ethics of Self-Assessment can assist and define those areas that are based on strong ethical ground; areas that you may wish to consider and examine the basis for your responses; and opportunities for further reflection (www.ACHE.org). This Self-Assessment can help medical professionals to recognize those areas in which they have a strong ethical ground; areas that they may wish to examine or survey the basis for their responses; and opportunities for further consideration (www.ACHE.org). Making The American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) provides an ethics self-assessment which is made up of thought-provoking questions to serve as a moral compass using the ACHE Code of Ethics as its basis. No matter what your role in the healthcare system, the self-assessment provides a standard for various healthcare...
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...Assessment is the first stage of nursing process in which the nurse should carry out a complete and holistic nursing assessment of every patient’s needs, regardless of the reason for the encounter. Usually, an assessment framework, based on a nursing model is used. This assignment attempts to define the points of view of two different frameworks used to collect health assessment data, which are Majory Gordon’s Functional Health Pattern (1994) and The Roy Adaptation Model (2009). The next part would be mentioned about codes of professional, ethical and legal considerations. Finally, I would reflect myself regarding to how to collect and organise patient’s comprehensive health assessment data use these frameworks. The Functional Health Pattern assessment framework is particularly useful in collecting health data to formulate nursing diagnoses (Gordon, 1994, p. 69). Gordon has defined 11 functional health patterns that provide for a holistic client database (p.70). The first pattern is Health perception-health management pattern, is focused on the patient’s perceived level of health and well-being, and how to manage patient’s health. The next pattern is Nutritional –metabolic pattern. This assessment is focused on the pattern of food and fluid intake relative to metabolic need (pp. 80-82). The Elimination pattern is the third pattern. In this pattern, data collection is focused on excretory of the patient. Includes regularity and control of bowel and bladder habits...
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...Abstract In this paper, I discuss the results of Williams Institute Ethics Awareness Inventory self-assessment, what Kudler Fine Foods appears as an organization, and an evaluation of my performance as a manager at Kudler. Personal Values Paper The mission of self-assessment is to promote ethics in community through research, education and leadership, by helping adults to judge, care and do what is right. These three points are the ingredients for moral maturity. A commitment to personal ethics is about developing a moral self capable of dealing with ethical issues as they arise (www.ethics-twi.org). Ethical Perspective Assessment According to the self-assessment, a person’s ethical awareness profile can be closely aligned with four different values: ‘C’, for character, ‘O’, for obligation, ‘R’ for results, and ‘E’ for equity. This essentially classifies people whose ethical perspectives are based on moral values and principles (‘C’), feeling obligated to do what is morally right (‘O’), the consequence of their actions (‘R’) and using their daily experience to steer them through ethical decision- making process (‘E’). My Personal Values Of the four different values, I base my ethical perspectives primarily on ‘O’ or obligation. I believe that human beings have intrinsic value and deserve equal respect. Therefore, I cannot support social decisions or traditions aimed at the best interests of society while discarding the feelings of a few. People should be allowed...
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...Personal Values MGT/521 November/23/2009 Charles Raney Personal Values In this paper I will talk about my experience with the Williams Institute Ethics Awareness Inventory (EAI) self-assessment in relation with my personal values. Base on my experience with the self-assessment, I will talk about what Kudler Fine Foods recognize as values within the organization. This paper will also compare how my values align with the values of Kudler Fine Foods. After comparing the values alignment I will talk about the way these values would affect my performance if I was a manager at Kudler Fine Foods. The Williams Institute Ethics Awareness Inventory self-assessment represents prominently ethical philosophy, which is use to analyze your own characteristics on ethics. I have learned that ethical perspectives vary depending on the individual and can provide me with a general point of view to approach ethical issues. According to EAI ethical decision making is compose of three important factors, awareness, articulation, and application. These factors develop my understanding and identification of my CORE believes, which will reflect my personal ethical perspective and style. According to the Ethical Awareness Inventory my ethical perspective is least closely aligned with equity. My interpretation of this result indicates that the perception I use to identify my Ethics Awareness Inventory is base in my perception of fair/unfair point of view in the components of awareness, articulation...
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...Leadership and ethics Name Professor Course Date Some of the ethical issues that management may need to address include corporate social responsibility. This refers to the operation of a business or organization in a manner that takes into consideration the environmental and social aspects created by enterprise. It implies the commitment to create policies that include responsible practices in the undertakings of the entity. Corporate social responsibility policies serve as self-regulatory measures for the organization in monitoring and ensuring that it complies with ethical standards, regulations and societal norms. This practice takes responsibility of the organizations actions to facilitate a positive impact of the organizations...
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...Institute Ethics Awareness Inventory self-assessment and my personal values in conjunction with the management values at Kudler Fine Foods. The summary of this paper will show how ethical decision- making involves three components-awareness, articulation and application that will focus on my personal values and ethics. I will focus on a number of meticulous instances, people and events that shape my beliefs or values. I will also emphasize how these values will affect the decision-making process and the impact on the Kudler Fine Foods company. I would like to implement the Value Theory and Personal value for the purpose of adding structure to my personal assessment. First and foremost, how would I define my personal values? My definition would be, what I believe in and how I am. My personal values build the way I am and shape the way I perceive things. I learned my values from a family oriented home in addition to a village that looked after me when my parents are not around. My mother stayed home and a father who worked out of state and traveled a lot. The majority of my values were urbanized from what I learned all through life. I will improve my values by living and developing better values that will benefit society and me. In doing so I will develop more and improve my values by practicing what is right or wrong. Rules can also provide a path or guideline to improve and expand values that are supplementary positive. Rules can enhance ones ethical advancement, within their personally...
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...in leaders when it comes to ethics in leadership, transactional, transformational and spiritual leadership. Literature Review Ethics Research Ethics in all forms of leadership has emerged as a concern which has led to studies being completed in both academic literature and business press alike. These concerns are widespread in newspapers, magazines, internet and television broadcastings within multiple associations to include organizations, law, medicine and education. According to FirstSearch, 2002 there were over 1,000 scholarly and practitioner articles along with 1,500 books published on ethics from 1990 through 2003. There are numerous bodies of research which seek to assess the role gender plays in perceptions of ethical decision making. Regrettably, the majority of the research is largely theoretical with respect to the role of gender. Even studies providing more comprehensive reviews of gender effects have been limited to descriptive "vote...
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...Introduction This document covers the ethical leadership traits and self-evaluation of ethical leadership based on ethical leadership inventory. A1. Ethical leadership traits In following section, I have covered some of the ethical leadership traits of Mr. Kenneth Chennault, Chairman and CEO of American Express. Kenneth began his career in American Express as a consultant and promoted to the top position in corporate ladder as CEO and Chairman, with his constant ethical leadership practices. According to interview published by Collis, C (2014), Kenneth articulated below key career incidences which really shaped his career as ethical leader and helped him promoted to the top position in American Express. Integrity and Trust: Integrity is the fundamental and key principle of ethical leadership. As per Kenneth, integrity means consistency of words and action and to build the trust in people leader needs to exhibit consistency of word and action. Kenneth was able to build the trust in 150 year old, bureaucratic organization by consistently delivering on what he promised and able to motivate people for bigger vision in the interest of the company. Vison: After assuming CEO position, Kenneth articulated clear and galvanizing vision for American Express. In 1980, he turned around the merchandize business process by supplying and distributing it through mails. He expressed and convinced his vision for more flexible and sustainable delivery process to key departments in American...
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