...(1) I believe that business schools are trying to respond to the social requirement of educating more ethical and social responsible business leaders. As the author suggests, however, I believe that this might be a long process and its results will be hard to predict. I have heard, for example, of a special interdisciplinary business school curriculum implemented by several institutions (Giving Voice to Values) which focuses on the implementation of ethics in the workplace. These kinds of programs suggest that business schools are trying to move to a different direction, where the main goal of the business leaders is to generate and manage a responsible growth. Generally speaking, I think that there is still a lot to be done and that business schools should focus more on the quality of their graduates as responsible and careful managers and not only as brilliant performers in terms of profits and earnings. (2) I don't believe that business schools alone should be accused. Of course the financial scandals of the recent years which have been orchestrated by MBA graduates have put the business schools in a bad light but this should not take us to the wrong syllogism that all the MBA graduates are irresponsible managers and excellent cheaters . By logic, not all the MBA graduates can be cheaters and lead to economic and social disasters. There is a misconception and generalisation, in my opinion, that lead to think that every student who applies for an MBA wants only to make more...
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...successful way. Every organisation operating at a global level is trying to improve their financial profits. The success of such organizations greatly depends on their workforce and their decision-making capabilities. Many times the ethicality of such decisions have been questioned because of the profit driven strategies of these organizations. As Nobel Prize winner economist Milton Friedman quotes, “An executive’s responsibility generally will be to make as much money as possible while conforming to their basic rules of the society, both those embodied in law and those embodied in ethical custom.” The decision-making process and hence ethicality of the decisions in such organisations is greatly influenced by the culture of the workforce. Bartels (1967) was one of the first to note the importance of the role of culture in ethical decision-making. There are different studies which discuss the diversity of ethical decision-making based on different perspective for example, Vitell, Nwachukwu and Barnes, 1993 discuss the effect of culture on ethical decision-making with the help of Hofsted’s typology while Patel and Schaefer, 2009 discuss the same with the help of Douglasian Cultural Theory (CT) perspective in the Indian context. Summary Patel and Schaefer’s article discusses the impact of culture on ethical decision-making from a Douglasian Cultural Theory (CT) perspective. It explains the dynamic ethical behaviour of the individual with four solidarities of CT. ...
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...Name: Course: Tutor: Date: Social, Ethical & Legal Issues regarding Social Media and Pharmacy Education For the longest time the use of the internet has elicited a wide array of scrutiny from all the areas of the society. Articles have been written regarding the use or more often the misuse of the internet especially the social network (Chadwick & Besley, 45). Most of the debate has been centered on the issues that are directly related to the use of social media in number of areas. The institutions of higher learning have also been significantly influenced by the social media such as Facebook, tweeter, YouTube and other technologies that allow for real time communication among people through the internet. An article by Jeff Cain and Joseph Fink looked at certain issues that have arisen in regards to the use of the social media in pharmacy education (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). The goal of the article was to identify the core ethical issues that are as a result of the use of social media in higher learning and it also offered recommendations for pharmacy lecturers and other educators on how to prepare for and address potential issues that pertain to the use of the social media. This article tries to address the struggles that the pharmacy educators are faced with in regards to their communications and relationship with and among students in the wake of the rampant use of the social media. It tries to clarify some of the legal issues that have been faced with in regards to...
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...four hypotheses on the table on how this would happen and how to prevent it from happening. The authors Stuart Russel, Sabine Hauert, Russ Altman, and Manuela Veloso of the article Ethics of Artificial intelligence give ideas that are very intriguing and worth taking a more critical look at the rhetorical devices they use in their article. In a nutshell on Ward and Vander Lei text there are seven main rhetorical devices, they are purpose, point, author, audience, organization, and research and evidence this essay will look at the article Ethics of artificial intelligence in this light....
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...Introduction Martha McCaskey, who had been working for Seleris Associates, a medium-sized consulting firm based in Chicago, for 18 months in the Industry Analysis Division (IAD) faced a difficult situation. Having been assigned the role of project leader in a study to be conducted for one of Seleris’s most lucrative clients, McCaskey was assured that, upon successful completion of the project, she would be promoted to group manager. Seleris’s client, a semiconductor manufacturer based in California, was trying to identify the cost structure and manufacturing technologies of a new chip produced by one of its competitors. Martha McCaskey was challenged with the task of obtaining sensitive information from Phil Devon, a consultant in southern California, who had recently been involved in the design and start-up of a plant for a European firm. If successful in obtaining such information the marketing manager, in charge of the Silicon 6 project, proposed to double the original fee agreed upon. The marketing manager also stated that he had 10 more equally lucrative projects like the current one. Problems faced by Martha McCaskey Martha McCaskey had serious doubts as to both the propriety of asking for such information and Phil Devon’s motivation in so eagerly offering to help her. McCaskey had two options. With the additional funding available from the client, she could have Phil Devon provide analysis of several alternatives for manufacturing state of the art chips, including...
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...A Study of Mathematics Infusion in Middle School Technology Education Classes 1. CITATION. What report study is this? Record a complete reference citation. Burghardt, D. M., Hecht, D., Russo, M., Lauckhardt, J., & Hacker, M. (2010). A study of mathematics infusion in middle school technology education classes. Journal of Technology Education, 22(1), 58-74. 2. PURPOSE AND GENERAL RATIONALE. In broad terms what was the purpose of the study, and how did the author(s) make a case for its general importance? The purpose of the study is about mathematical achievement in the United States has been below the level attained by students in other countries, with American students becoming notably behind once they reach late middle school. In order to overcome this authors came with different approaches which an add to teacher’s professional development (PD) requirements, varying curriculum, and adding additional STEM classroom time and connected curriculum is one of the approach chosen for this and this is applied by using mathematics as the thread that links Science, Technology, and Engineering curriculum together 3. FIT AND SPECIFIC RATIONALE. How does the topic of the study fit into the existing research literature, and how is that provenance used to make a specific case for the investigation? This case study fits into the existing research literature because this case study discusses the approach of National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), which is a...
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...Chap2 * Identify specific ethical codes, including professional codes. What ethical theory is seen in the code? • List virtues you feel are important for nurses to attain, and describe why you feel they are important. • Can different ethical theories be utilized in making an ethical decision? Why or why not Chap3 * What are the ethical principles and implications? • Should the nurse notify security of the potential hazards of patient endangering self and others? • How does the nurse express fidelity, confidentiality, beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy, respect for persons, veracity, and justice in this situation? Module 2 discussion When I took a humanity class in college, there were two male students who were friends with each other that sat behind me. They were quietly and actively involved during the class discussion and created a pleasant mood. However, during an exam, their voices were loud enough to be heard by me and other students. One female student, C, who sat next me had strongly adverse feelings about their cheating and she wanted us to go to the professor and talk about them together. However, I didn’t because I felt kind of embarrassed reporting the classmates to the professor and did not mind it since it would not have affected my grade anyway. In addition, their voice was loud enough for the whole class to hear, so I guessed that the professor already knew about them and might punish their behavior later. C reported them after the end of...
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...This story has really opened my eyes to the world that I live in. From reading this book I feel like our environment does shape our life in ways. I really enjoyed that the author was open with what was going on in there lives. The author lets us see the daily struggles that are going in their lives that no ordinary people will have known about or seen. When the author was placed in military school it made me as the reader happy because I didn’t want him to turn out like the other Wes. I remember reading an article called Assumed Privilege that says, “the play was not as traumatic as I thought it might be, but it did reinforce that I was different” (Barsky). This made me think of when the author was trying to run away from military school, but...
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...bed. She then faced felony charges and her case could change the course of abortion law in America as it is known of today. The author uses rhetorical strategies of pathos, logos, and ethos to help argue on why abortions should be illegal or not. The author opens the article with mainly pathos paragraphs by trying to get the emotional appeal of the readers. She does this by sharing the sob story on how Jennie McCormack got pregnant at a very young age and how her life went downhill after that. The author says things like, “She started spending time with an 18-year-old boy in her group of friends. Because he was older and she was a virgin, she trusted him when he said nothing bad would happen if they had sex.” to get you to think that she was peer-pressured to have sex for the first time as if it was not her fault. The author uses Ethos by using a credible source like a case that is well known in the United States. This was to help make the decision of laws on abortion more persuasive to the court. This is a big impact on the article since it has ethical appeal. The logical part of the writing is stated when the article goes into the obvious fact that using protection can prevent pregnancies as clear as that. This is effective and supports evidence like logos does. The next part of the article uses more detailed information. This time when the author establishes ethos, she is getting credible information from doctors themselves to give specific information on the pros and cons...
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...Meat without Guilt of Ethics Jessica Paxton Devry University America today has developed a unique relationship with meat. They love meat because it is part of everyday life, but they have guilt about the process the meat has been thru to get to them. Meat in America goes through slaughterhouses that have been called into question more and more. Slaughterhouses stop many people from eating meat because of guilt, but changing the process by; first reevaluating the ethical treatment the animals go through, secondly meat needs to not have a sense of guilt come with it, then change the assembly line process when killing the animals, and finally reverting back to hunting animals for just what we need. First, slaughterhouses need to be reevaluated for the ethical treatment of how the animals are killed. There are rules that they slaughterhouses are supposed to abide by both ethical and legal. However, there are many situations where those rules are being broken, but nothing is really being done about it. There was one instance where PETA came in and found that one slaughterhouse was treating the animals with cruelty when they investigated. http://www.peta.org/features/Agriprocessors.aspx http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/news-slaughterhouse-cruelity-humane-death-myth In this specific case it shows how animals are inhumanely stored to be slaughtered. These companies plead guilty to 10 counts of animal cruelty after the investigation was over. They had been killing animals...
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...everyone equal. Within To Kill a Mockingbird there are some very instinctive quotes that really shine out to show what he was meant to be in the story. By sharing five quotes revolving around Atticus the author shows that he takes pride in his work and he stands for what he believes in and doesn't know how to give in. Speaking of fighting the good fight, one of the quotes that shines brightly on how much he cares about other people is when he says, "This time we aren't fighting the Yankees, we're fighting our friends. But remember this, no matter how bitter things get, they're still our friends and this is still our home." By this quote the author wants you to know that he does not mean to offend or take part in any wrongdoing against another person. He shows that in order to get what you want you sometimes have to go against the ones on your side, but for the right reasons and to keep respect. This quote also shows how brave he is, not a lot of people would go against the people of their own home town, but he does not care as long as it's for the right thing. A very motivating quote he speaks in...
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...open-minded about the overall concept of euthanasia. While doing my topic proposal, my religious beliefs were overriding my conscious. In order to continue my research, I overcame my biases but trying to imagine myself in the place of a terminally ill person facing death, or envisioning a family member trying to come to terms with there on death. This was not easy for me as it was difficult to not say “No, you shouldn’t attempt any form of suicide, which is a one-way ticket to hell.” But, I have come to the realization that some don’t have the strength to suffer any longer than they already have or continue to feel as if they are a burden to their loved ones. I feel that in physician assisted suicide, to completely understand why someone would want to commit such an act, you have to put yourself in that person’s shoes. This can be difficult when dealing with such a controversial subject. In almost any situation it is true that if you have never personally been in the same type of situation, it may be easy to disagree with them. However, I feel like suicide is a heavier topic because it is literally life or death. I am choosing to write about the legalization of physician assisted suicide because this topic intrigues me in a way that I almost cannot understand. Now that I have officially chosen what side of the argument I want to be on, I see how it is easy to be persuaded to feel sympathy for those who have come to the decision of euthanasia. I feel as if legalizing this entire process...
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... one book stood out among the rest. The ethical dilemma was clearly spelled out for anyone to see. Things are not always what they seem to be, they are not often black and white and at times require that we take our time to really examine our choices and how we come to reach them. Although there are many ethical dilemmas within the content of the story and some may be very hard to pin down, finding just one specific health care ethical issue to talk about can be considered a daunting task. First we must understand that the word ethics means different things to different people and that in reality its very definition can describe their own version of moral philosophy. It is conceivably much harder to understand the issues between what is right and what is wrong, the problems that may exist between ethics and morality, one’s integrity and the many existing belief systems. It is not as simple as black or white or what constitutes good behavior as oppose to bad. We must remember that one man’s poison may be another’s choice of practicing healing methods. We must remember that we live in world that has vast cultural belief systems, ethical values, and religious beliefs, therefore we must practice our western medicine without inflicting any due harm on our patients. It is with mindset that choosing the one correct health care ethical dilemma becomes almost impossible when choosing to tell the story of young Lia Lee. There are ethical dilemmas the force us to consider the moral...
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...Shakespeare uses Aristotle's three appeals; ethos, pathos, and logos, to help the audience with the literature. Etho or ethical appeal gives the audience a sense of credibility and lets them know. Ethos is a way to convince the audience that whomever is talking is worth listening to. Pathos is the way the author/character appeals emotionally to the audience. By showing and relating to emotion the audience is easier persuaded. Logos is a logic appeal which convinces the audience through logic or reasonable facts. Caesar’s funeral scene when Brutus and Antony give a speech give plenty of appeal to the audience. When Brutus starts his speech he tells the listeners, “believe me for mine honor, and have respect to mine honor, that you may believe…” By using the word ‘believe’ Brutus is giving credit to himself, which is ethos. In other words he is telling the audience, “I am a believable man, so trust what I am saying.” By using starting the speech like this is makes the audience listen right of the bat. Another time when Brutus uses the emotional appeal is when he is speaking of Caesar. Brutus’ main point is that he loved Caesar but he loves Rome more. He goes on to explain, “as he was fortunate, I rejoice at it; as he was valiant, I honor him.” This quote is showing both...
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...face many different ethical problems each and every day. Some of the ethical problems that we have to deal with are hunger, war, poverty, crime, and terrorism, but the biggest ethical issue the United States has to deal ethical with is immigration. There are many issues dealing with immigrations, such as immigration laws. Many questions come up about this topic in today's society, like how do we stop immigration or do we even stop it? Not all immigrants are bad some are useful to the United States; we have to remember that the first people in America were immigrants. We do not have the right to deport others back to their native land. Many people from different countries try so hard to get to United States looking for a better life. There are many reasons why immigrants migrate to different countries, especially the United States of America home of the free. Some reasons are employment opportunities or careers that are not available in their native land, improved quality of life, and refuge from war. Most immigrants focus on making sure their children have a better life they had; those people show the theory of utilitarianism. "Utilitarianism argues that, given a set of choices, the act we should choose is that which produces the best results for the greatest number affected by that choice" (Mosser, 1.6). These immigrants are choosing the choice that would be best for their children who can have a better life in America. According to New York Times author Julia Preston there...
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