...brought up around the world. Millions of people access the internet for many uses such as communicating with friends and family, accessing vital information, paying bills, online shopping, and the list goes on and on. But there is now one phenomenon that many people are unaware of, net neutrality. Net neutrality is the paradigm where ISP providers and governments restrict the access from certain Internet web sites to the public. Web sites should be open to everybody browsing on the Internet and not be restricted. We can look in depth to this dilemma by using ethical theories to help us out. When it comes to utilitarian position regarding net neutrality, many sites should be restricted because it is the greatest good for the greatest number of people. But when it comes to the deontologist position regarding net neutrality all sites should be able to be accessed with no restrictions because it should adhere to the obligations and duties of ISP providers and governments (Boulos, 2008). Utilitarian ethics has the basis to get the greatest good for the greatest number of people. When it comes to net neutrality this means blocking or restricting many web sites to the millions of users. These decisions are made by ISP providers and by governments. For example Verizon has been paying money to ISP companies to make their bandwidth larger so it could be faster than other competing companies, giving them the upper hand (Bloomberg News, 2014). This gives millions of people faster browsing...
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...operations and its ethical obligations. Furthermore, this student will analyze how setting and managing ethical standards using technology influences company’s’ culture, work environment structure, and in what way company’s culture is affected by operating technology to accomplish human resources functions. Setting and Managing Ethical Standards Ethical standards are values that endorse shared values such as kindness, trust, social responsibility, and fairness. For example, in the opening statement in the General Dynamic Standards of Business Ethics and Conduct guide Daniel Johnson President General Dynamics states, “General Dynamics Information Technology is strongly committed to adhering to certain principles of ethical standards and practices. We expect not only General Dynamics employees, but also our partners in business, to abide by these same ethical standards and practices. Please read this booklet carefully as it sets forth the high standards and principles we feel are important in doing business with our company. Be aware that the high standards we are committed to upholding are the same principles that we expect your company and employees to adhere to when doing business with General Dynamics. We believe it is in our mutual interest to foster a relationship built upon common dedication to excellence supported by mutual respect and adherence to applicable standards of business conduct” (Daniel Johnson, 2007, p. 2). Information Technology Ethical standards influence...
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...Health Care Communication with Social Media Tila Newbery-Sorrell HCS/490 May 13, 2013 Dan Crawley HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATION WITH SOCIAL MEDIA The demand for transparency and consumerism in health care has opened the doors for the involvement of social media. There is an increasing use of social media for communication between consumers and health care providers. The use of social media has advantages as well as disadvantages. Medical information can be disseminated quickly, over distances, and cost effectively through the use of social media like Facebook Pages. Marketing of health care products and services is made possible through the use of social media. Confidentiality and security are issues with the use of social media. Due to a need for regulations, recent policy has set guidelines for the use of social media by physicians. American Medical Association Policy The American Medical Association (AMA) released new policy in 2010 to assist physicians in the use of social media. The AMA Board Member Mary Anne McCaffrey, M.D. said, “Using social media can help physicians create a professional presence online, express their personal views and foster relationships, but it can also create new challenges for the patient-physician relationship” (American Medical Association, 2013, para. 2). The AMA policy on social media guidelines for physicians suggests: 1) The use of privacy settings 2) Routine monitoring of their...
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...Ethics of Facebook Study Questioned COM/295 July 16, 2015 Ethics of Facebook Study Questioned I have chosen a recent newsworthy that talks about a study being questioned on ethics of Facebook in San Francisco. The company conducted an experiment using users’ posts in a manipulated way. They gathered news feed posts from users and reposted them as a positive post to one group and a negative post to another group. The purpose of doing that was to see how it affect others responses. The company posted a blog stating how sorry they were on how the paper was described and may have caused any anxiety to others. According to Abc7 News (2015), "I don't think there's any way to overstate this -- you just simply do not play with people's emotions without asking their permission first," said consumer psychologist Kit Yarrow (6). I believe there should have been a better way of doing this research for the sake of all people and their feelings. Facebook’s ethical obligation in their communications to the general public is to be truthful, respect privacy, deception and the right to be informed. Facebook gives individuals the power to share as part of their mission to make connections with others. However, Facebook has not yet responded to the general public nor the researchers due to allegations being made. There is a policy that states how information is collected and how it is used and shared. Due to the way ethics of Facebook...
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...Favian Ramirez MGT 105 Professor Call 3 November 2015 1. The quote Dr. Martin Luther King Jr said can apply to corporations and individuals because of the Corporate Social Responsibility which is the obligation of organizational managers to make choices and take actions that will enhance the welfare and interests of society as well as the company. Corporations and individuals can always give back to help the surrounding community in any way they can and MJK is saying that no matter how much he gains he will always give what he gets for the community. This kind of thinking can actually get many people on your side and can even grow your business because people always want to give for thinks like cure for cancer and the people in Africa. 2. BP...
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...Ethical Dilemma Social media has become extremely popular and has altered the way people including educators communicate and interact. Social Media can be a very useful tool for teachers, however many of us use Social Media (specifically Facebook ) as part of our personal social interactions. There are a variety of ethical questions that emerge as result of social media. Concerns include protecting of one’s own information, as well as privacy issues when a boss, parent, student, co-worker sifts through online information of someone who they may not be directly connected with. There are also added ethical dilemmas as educators. For example, Should social media be extended to the workplace? Should we be ‘friends’ with our co-workers on social media sites? Or should it be limited to family and friends? When boundaries between professional and personal blur or cross the line, how do determine what is and what is not acceptable? Do we as teachers have a right to speak as we please as long as it is beyond the walls of the classroom? What happens when you do friend a coworker and you are uncomfortable with the post when do you report? Who do you report to? Many of us use social media as a personal tool to connect to connect with friends and family; some may also use it as a professional tool. While social media can be a very powerful tool when used the right way it can also result in very serious consequences when teachers violate professional codes of conduct...
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...Administrative Ethics: A Case Study Social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, have professional uses. However, there is increasing concern over misuse of social media. In The New York Times article “When Med Students Post Patient Pictures” Cohen (2011) describes a situation in which a medical student posts a comical picture of a patient with rebar in his abdomen. The student uploads the picture to Facebook with the caption “a 5-foot-9 Hispanic male walks into a bar” (para. 1). Additionally, the article states that battlefield humor is a common response by many medical professionals, but this does not diminish the doctor-patient privilege of confidentiality. Even though no identifiable patient information is on display, Cohen (2011) indicates that “the chances of that happening increase as the injuries depicted grow more grotesque and less commonplace” (para. 2). Although one can easily surmise the medical student’s actions are both illegal and unethical, his or her actions have further-reaching implications. Facts Legality Like Cohen, Hernandez (2011) agrees “the weirder and more specific the facts, the greater the chances are of identifying who’s involved” (para. 3), and the poster violates the AMA Code of Medical Ethics “which these future physicians ought to emulate” (para. 5). The American Medical Association (AMA) has many Opinions in its Code of Ethics in regard to the protection of patient privacy. However, there are three Opinions that exemplify the need...
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...Administrative ethics is a branch of bioethics that addresses the corporate context of how organizations influence the ethics of its members and how members of the organization influence each other and the general population (Badzek, 1998). Administrative ethics includes an array of administrative responsibilities, and the development of organizational policies and procedures. It establishes organizational ethics by which employees are requested to follow. This includes the professional conduct required of health professionals in the use of social media in the workplace. According to Brent (2011), "Social networking is the main source of communicating in today's society" (para. 1). Mobile communications, E-mail, Texting, and the use of Facebook and Twitter has set record breaking rates above any other form of communications in recent years (Badzek, 1998). Social networking empowers both the consumer and the health care provider. The use of the Internet plays an important role in finding health information, which allow the patient to become better informed concerning personal health, and more educated in decision-making. Health care providers also benefit by conducting real-time meetings online to discuss the most challenging cases, and to devise solutions to improve therapeutic regimens of patients. Health care providers are driven by professional connections and timely communications with patients, families, and other health care providers. Social networking is the media by...
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...Assignment 1: Employment-At-Will Doctrine Employment-at-will is the current employment practice performed in the United States. Employment-at-will states that an employer can terminate an employee for any reason; good, bad or indifferent. It also allows the employee to leave the employment of the company at any time and for any reason. Over the years following the adoption of the employment-at-will doctrine, there have been some exceptions applied that employers must follow when it comes to terminating their employees In the 1980s, employees started to lose more when terminated. This was due to the increase in the number of people working for someone else. Upon termination, employees were losing pension, insurance, and any other benefit they were receiving while employed. Employees started to become more and more dissatisfied with the employment-at-will doctrine and started to challenge it by bringing suits to the courts claiming Wrongful Discharge. (Employment at will, 2013) Many of these suits won and the courts created exceptions to the employment-at-will practice. These exceptions now make it difficult for an employer to terminate an employee without the individual trying to sue for damages. These exceptions can be broadly grouped into 4 categories. These are Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, “breach of contract by the employer, breach of an implied Covenant of Good Faith and fair dealing, and violation of public policy by the employer.” (Employment at...
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...caring and respect for human dignity” (p. 23). As a nurse, respecting my patient’s dignity is part of my role. I am upholding the ethical values set by the ANA by respecting the dignity of my patients with respect to his or her medical and personal decisions concerning treatment. ANA (2010) provision seven states, “The nurse participates in the advancement of the profession through contributions to practice, education, administration, and knowledge development” (Fowler, p. 143). I have an obligation as a nurse to be actively involved in health policy and with organizations that engage in community activities such as volunteering for free health clinics and free medical care for the underprivileged. I have an obligation as a nurse to become a mentor in my community. I would like to educate my community on the importance and ramifications of unhealthy eating and its effect on a person’s health. I would also attend state and budgetary meetings and provide testimony on the benefits of healthy eating and the health care problems that unhealthy eaters face, and assist those who do not have the funds to eat healthy. According to ANA (2010) provision eight, “The nurse collaborates with other health professionals and the public in promoting community, national, and international efforts to meet health needs” (Fowler. p. 143). I have an ethical obligation as a nursing professional to recognize my prejudices of different cultures, and to respect my patients’ values, practices, and beliefs...
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...Description of the Ethical Issue In a technological world protecting patients’ information has become harder and harder to maintain. Todays new threat is social media. According to Elizabeth Scruth, et. al, (2015) social netweorking is one of the most common types of social media being used (para. 5). We live in an era where social media is being used as our own personal journals. Everyday personal experiences and the happenings of our day to day lives are constantly being posted on social networking sites like: Facebook, Allnursing.com, and LinkedIn. Unfortunately some nurses have “posted up” patient information as way to let off steam, seek advice on what to do for a patient’s care or to talk about the events of the work day. When patients are admitted into the hospital they disclose their information to all who are involved in their care; they trust that information will only be revealed to those involved in their care. Nurses do not have the right to disclose patient information on the interent according to Vicki Lachman (2013) this includes discribing patients by nicknames, and patient identifiers such as: room numbers, diagnosis or their conditions (para. 10). As nurses we have a duty to “…maintaining privacy (protecting them[patients] from undue intrusion), and confidentiality (by the discreet management of information about themselves [patients] that they share with us)” (Price, B. 2014). Stake holders, hospitals, nurses, the patient and their families all...
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...SOCIAL MEDIA TOOLS IN E-COMMERCE Social Media Tools in E-Commerce Richard Weyers, James Conner, Roselyn Singh University Of Phoenix Communicating in the Virtual Workplace Comm/470 Brooke Linderman July 05, 2010 Social Media Tools in E-Commerce Introduction Successful businesses are built on a common theme; customers! As is the case with just about everything in the world, the way in which businesses expand their customer base is an ever-evolving process. How does a business build a brand name with a strong reputation, and once they’ve achieved those qualities how do they spread that word for all to hear? For a long time businesses used tools such as door-to-door salesman, radio, print, and television ads as their means of spreading word about their product. And while those tools remain alive today, the explosion of the internet has broadened the horizon of the common business. With the internet came electronic commerce, or simply e-commerce. E-commerce is simply the conducting of business over the internet and it is becoming a major part of the business world today (UMSL Online, n.d.). It’s important that businesses embrace the new possibilities or find themselves at a disadvantage. “The successful adaptation of e-commerce can lead to improved efficiencies, growth in market share, expansion into new markets, or simply survival in competitive markets” (Ferguson, Finn, Hall, & Pinnuck, 2010, p. 80). The internet has also provided new methods of spreading the...
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...KNOWLEDGE & LEARNING Earlier this year, Texas Tech University’s National Institute for Engineering Ethics released an ethics dvd entitled Henry’s Daughters. This 32-minute film dramatizes a case study involving numerous ethical dilemmas and concerns and is supplemented by discussion questions and other training materials designed to make the dvd an effective educational tool. This month’s column focuses on one of the situations depicted in Henry’s Daughters and explores the questions it raises from the perspective of ASCE’s Code of Ethics. SITUATION: A state department of transportation (DOT) has awarded two grants for the purpose of funding a yearlong “smart highway” research and development project. The project is organized as a competition between the two recipients; each is to prepare design specifications for an automated highway and car control system, and at the end of the year the DOT will award one recipient a $25-million contract to implement its design. To ensure the integrity of the competition and to protect each team’s intellectual property, the four DOT staff members assigned to this project are split equally between the grant recipients, each staff member providing help and input only to his or her team. Laura, a licensed professional engineer, is the project manager for the DOT’s smart highway project; her responsibilities include overseeing the four staff members assigned to the grant recipients as well as making recommendations to the DOT commissioner...
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...freedom comes responsibility. When we first began sending messages through cyberspace, few anticipated that the digital footprint we were creating would follow us for a lifetime. Posts on Facebook that people make in junior high and high school impact hiring decisions when they are 30. Consider the following questions. Question 1: Which of the perspectives of the four members of the G-BioSport Ethics Committee did you find most persuasive as you consider how you will manage your own digital footprint? Which was lease persuasive? Why? - I found that Mark Tatum was the most persuasive. He values truthfulness and honesty and values the right of each individual to think about how they will follow their conscience and I think if everyone in the community valued the same, it would make the community a better place. In my opinion the least persuasive was Alex Smith. He states that he wants to make sure that the choices we make as a community should be good for everyone but I think as individuals, we all have our opinions on what we would all consider as “good.” Question 2: Did the perspective you found persuasive mirror your result from the Ethical Lens Inventory? Where did you see similarities and differences? - I believe the perspective I found most persuasive mirrors my result from the Ethical Lens Inventory. We both shared the same Rights/Responsibilities Lens. We both value truthfulness and honesty. From the e-mail, I don’t think there are any differences because I felt that...
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...praised the organization. But what are the ethics behind revealing secrets? Despite what conspiracy theorists may think, secrecy is not an inherently bad thing; in fact, it usually keeps us safe. We keep our bank accounts, ATM and Social Security numbers a secret because revealing them could put our finances at risk. We may choose to keep personal information from other people, not to be deceptive but simply because it’s none of their business. Similarly, revealing state secrets could put national security at risk or may just fall into the category of "too much information." But under what circumstances is revealing secrets ethical? If a close friend confides in you that she has a drug problem or suffered a miscarriage, is it ethical for you to announce that on Facebook? Just because it's true and others may be curious about it doesn't give you the ethical right to reveal it. In her book Secrets: On the Ethics of Concealment and Revelation, Harvard philosopher Sissela Bok explains that the ethics of revealing secrets lies in the nature of what is being exposed: “Whistleblowing and leaks may be starkly inappropriate...
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