...Dr. Nassar, The American Red Cross has dealt with several ethical dilemmas. I will describe the ethical dilemmas observed in the case. In addition, I explain how the organization can guarantee that these problems will not recur in the future. First, the American Red Cross faced an ethical dilemma of a sexual relationship with an employee. Mark W. Everson from May 29 to November 27, 2007 was forced to resign as a result of the aforementioned ethical dilemma. Also, the American Red Cross had a major fraud issue. Local chapters in Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and New Jersey were observed as fraud case. According to Ferrell, Fraedrich and Ferrell (2013), “one of the biggest charity frauds in history occurred at the ARC’s Hudson County chapter...
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...What effects do organizational structure and compensation have on ethical behavior among chief executives at ARC? As noted earlier, within the organization there is an extremely high rate of turnover at the top level of management. With this turnover, there essentially is a breeding ground for unethical leadership. With all managers at the top receiving a handsome severance package, it is no wonder why many take the position only to leave in less than a year. The instability at top trickle down throughout in the organization. This trickle-down effect is what allows the unethical conduct on the frontlines. A company restructuring and a strong foundation is needed to stop this unethical behavior from happening. What are some of the reasons for the ARC’s ethical dilemmas, and how can the organization guarantee that these problems will not recur in the future? The one factor that this case boils down to is money. The majority of the organization’s problems is based off of the fact that money rules the world and power the desires of mankind. With that said, there are still many issues within the organization on their handling of donor money. Everything from receiving to distribution of these funds needs to be more closely monitored. This stems from the lack of formal leadership in the head of the organization. There is too much turnover within the organization and it is leaving the ARC in shambles. With the constant changes in leadership styles from CEO to CEO, the employees are...
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...point about HIPAA being a piece of a healthcare employee’s ethical code. Working in mental health, the HIPAA legislation has both positive and negative ethical effects. Firstly, it is difficult to imagine mental health patients coming in for treatment if they did not feel information privacy was nearly guaranteed. HIPAA does provide particularly useful benefits in that it provides patients a level of comfort discussing health related concerns that they might not otherwise be comfortable stating. However, the HIPPA legislation has also caused many conflicts involved in providing the best patient care and ensuring the safety of the public. For instance, a patient’s mental health condition, such as extreme paranoia present in certain psychiatric conditions, may convince a patient that his or her family should not be involved in their care based on delusional thinking patterns. The patient’s family may be the regular care providers...
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...the American Red Cross and the for-profit organization is Cancer Treatment Center of America. Being in the military and having a family member to have passed from cancer, these two organizations are dear to me and my family. The American Red Cross of America is the type of organization that produces products to support disaster relief, supporting the military families, health and safety training and education, blood drives for lifesaving blood and international services. The majority of their employers are volunteers that have been involved with the Red Cross because of the help they received during a disaster or life-changing event in their family. Their customers are the American people during times of disaster such as tornado, flood, fire or earthquake victims. Their customers are also, internationally whenever disaster strikes. So the treatment of them both, such always is fair and impartial. The American Red Cross manufactures their product through corporate and foundation funding, community partners, individual major donors and a national celebrity cabinet. The way they utilize their product is by teaching their employers and customers how to prepare their home and family, school and workplace. It will also educate on the different types of emergencies and where to get the tools and resources to better equip for these emergencies. A few problems that are facing the not-for-profit organization that I have chosen are the FDA fining the American Red Cross for blood safety...
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...The Parable of the Sadhu walks us through an ethical dilemma that Bowen McCoy had faced on his journey through Nepal. McCoy and his anthropologist friend Stephen had been at the halfway point of their 60 day travel through the Himalayan mountains. While on this journey there were 3 other groups of travelers that had joined, the New Zealanders, the Swiss, and the Japanese. During their travels the mountaineers encountered an Indian holy man, a Sadhu, who was near death, half naked, barefoot, and suffering from exhaustion and hypothermia. They had found the man at 15,500 ft. while attempting to reach their summit point at 18,000 ft. Here is where the ethical dilemma rears its head. The travelers were now faced with heavy questions: do they help the Sadhu ultimately diverging them from their goal to reach the summit, or do they keep hiking on and leave the Sadhu to possibly die? Another ethical dilemma is seen at the end of the parable when McCoy begins to question if he should have done more? (The Parable of the Sadhu, 1997) The ethical frameworks that can be seen at the core of Stephen’s and McCoy’s conflicting responses to the problem of the Sadhu are that Stephen took a deontological approach while McCoy seems to have taken the a utilitarian approach. Stephen was quicker in thinking and making his decisions based on his ethical framework. By taking the deontological approach, Stephen was focused on duty. The deontological approach allows...
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...Nurses and other health care providers are constantly challenged to make ethical decisions about life and death issues in providing care to individuals, families and communities. To be relevant and ethical, these decisions need to be considered in the broader context of personal, societal, cultural and professional values and ethical principles (Fry & Johnstone, 2002). Tesfamicael GhebrehiwetThe nursing profession uses regulatory mechanisms, codes of ethics and other means to ensure ethical behavior. For example, The ICN Code of Ethics for Nurses asserts, “Inherent in nursing is respect for human rights, including the right to life, to dignity and to be treated with respect” (ICN, 2000, p. 2). To locate ethical issues within the context of nursing, it is vital to understand the International Council of Nurses (ICN) definition of nursing itself: “Nursing encompasses autonomous and collaborative care of individuals of all ages, families, groups and communities, sick or well and in all settings. Nursing includes the promotion of health, prevention of illness, and the care of ill, disabled, and dying people. Advocacy, promotion of a safe environment, research, participating in shaping health policy and in patient and health systems management, and education are also key nursing roles” (ICN, 2005). This definition incorporates the three components of bioethics as outlined by Fry and Johnstone (2002), including norms of nursing practice, expansion of knowledge, and advocacy...
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...In this type of event, there are some ethical issues to consider when people donate blood as well for those who receive blood transfusions. They include religious beliefs, the confidentiality of the donor as well as the recipient, the sexual orientation of donors (gay men), and how truthful the donor is when responding to the questionnaire to see if they are eligible to donate blood. These issues may jeopardize the number of participants we have to donate blood as well as the blood that is accepted to be used for...
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...ETHICAL DILEMMA CJS/211 September 1, 2014 Michael Raneses ETHICAL DILEMMA EBOLA VIRUS Ebola virus appeared in Sudan, Zaire in 1976. The very first outbreak of the Ebola virus was named Sudan Ebola virus and it infected over 284 people, killing 53% of its victims. Another strain of the infection came infecting 318 people; this strain was called the Zaire Ebola virus. It had the highest mortality rate of 88%, and at this time the researchers were not able to pin point where the Ebola virus had originated from. The third subtype of the virus is known as Reston-Ebola and was identified in1989 when it infected monkeys that were being imported to Reston, Virginia from Philippines. The virus also has infected some of the patients, but the patients did not develop the Ebola hemorrhagic fever. The fourth subtype had occurred during 1994 when an ethnologist was during a necropsy on a dead chimpanzee. The ethnologist accidentally infected herself while she was performing the necropsy on the chimpanzee. Ebola has become more prevalent in Africa, where there is an outbreak. The Ebola virus is worsening in West Africa and the director of the Center of Disease Control and Prevention urge traveling warning to any person that may be going any of the three West Africa countries that have been hit by the outbreak. Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone the disease have killed all together more than 700 individuals this year alone. This outbreak can become a “global pandemic”...
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...Advances in technology and weaponry have revolutionised warfare since time immemorial, where inventions such as the chariot, canon powder and the airplane effectively changed the landscape of warfare.1 The law of armed conflict (LOAC) that exists today has developed as a reaction to the atrocities committed in the past; the four Geneva Conventions and the Additional Protocols of 1977 originated as responses to the increased suffering of civilians in armed conflict due in part to developments of weapon technology.2 The legal instruments to regulate the application of these advances in technology can barely keep up with challenges resulting from the rapidness of the advancement of contemporary military technologies. Moreover, recent technological advances raise the prospect of upheavals in practice so fundamental that they challenge assumptions underlying long-established international laws of war.3 This is because advances in technology have dramatically affected the weapons and tactics of future armed conflict, the “places” where conflicts are fought, the “actors” by whom they are fought, and the “means and methods” by which they are fought.4 These changes stress the fundamental principles of the LOAC, thus undermining its ability to regulate the conduct of hostilities; namely, by posing challenges to the principles of distinction, proportionality, military necessity and unnecessary suffering. This essay aims to assess the impact technology has had upon the LOACs...
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...Case Study #1: Can Research Rescue the Red Cross? Business Research & Applications Summary The American Red Cross (Red Cross) had been a reputable non-profit organization and its function is to provide help to victims as well as those involved in rescue and relief efforts. There is a national chapter and there are local independent chapters as well that respond to smaller tragic events that upset people’s lives. The Red Cross operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week; their goal is to be there when crisis strikes. They do not receive financial support from the government; they rely on contributions from U.S. citizens to fund its efforts. For many years, it had a policy of fund raising through advertising during high profile period surrounding a disaster. Its wed-site states “One of the best ways to help disaster victims, people in need where you live, and people around the world right now is through a financial donations”. Donors are asked to contribute to the Disaster Relief Fund, their local Red Cross chapters, or the International Response Fund. The work that they do has prompted millions in donations each year. However, after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attracts, their practices came under fire and scrutiny by the media and their long standing reputation was in jeopardy. When disaster stuck, it was their normal practice to estimate the total monetary goal and advertise and collect donations to reach it. Moreover...
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...packing. There has been much controversy surrounding the use of blood doping ever since it has gained mainstream publicity. From a medical and an ethical perspective, many consider the use it wrong and immoral. In the following paragraph, we will briefly introduce this concept by describing the process and how it can be utilized. Later on, we will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of employing blood doping. Blood doping is a medical process used to increase the concentration of red blood cells in one’s body to a higher, supraphysiologic level (Shah 167). Athletes who would like to give themselves an advantage competing physically most commonly use it (Foschi, 458). This procedure can be achieved in two different ways. One can ask to have his or her own blood injected or can request the use of the blood of a matching donor. These processes are respectively called autologous and monologous transfusions. The red blood cells are usually removed over an extended period of time. The withdrawn blood is then refrigerated for preservation and finally re-injected 1-7 days before competition (Shah 167). Although there are many who oppose the enhancing technique of blood doping, studies indicate that there are clear advantages and benefits that it brings. These advantages are especially attractive for endurance athletes such as cross country skiers, marathoners, and cyclists (Shah 168). With a minimum infusion of 900ml, one can expect an increase in...
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...Professional Roles and Values A) Functional Differences: The functional differences between a regulatory agency, like the Texas Board of Nursing and a Professional Nursing Organization, like with Texas Nurses Association, are many. Even though both agencies support nursing, they do in different ways. The mission statement of the Texas Board of Nursing is as follows: “The mission of the Texas Board of Nursing is to protect and promote the welfare of the people of Texas by ensuring that each person holding a license as a nurse in the State of Texas is competent to practice safely” ("Mission and Values," n.d., para. 1). One of the primary roles of the BON is license issues. They issue and renew licenses for nurses in the State of Texas. They issue all licenses to graduates of approved nursing education programs. All nurses are required to renew their licenses on a biennial basis with evidence of required continuing education. In the State of Texas, RN’s must have twenty hours of CEU’s every two years for this renewal process. The BON enforces the NPA (Nurse Practice Act) and nursing education, conducting investigations of complaints against nurses and adjudicating complaints ("Licensure Renewal," n.d.). Texas Nurses Association (TNA) is a professional nursing organization with supports and advocates for nurses. The mission statement of the TNA is as follows: “Advancing the nursing profession through leadership, collaboration, advocacy and innovation” ("Mission," n.d., para...
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...Operations Management 1 Operations and Productivity 1 Global Company Profile: Hard Rock Cafe 2 What Is Operations Management? 4 Organizing to Produce Goods and Services 4 Why Study OM? 4 What Operations Managers Do 7 How This Book Is Organized 7 The Heritage of Operations Management 8 Operations in the Service Sector 9 Differences between Goods and Services 10 Growth of Services 11 Service Pay 12 Exciting New Trends in Operations Management 12 The Productivity Challenge 14 Productivity Measurement 15 Productivity Variables 17 Productivity and the Service Sector 19 Ethics and Social Responsibility 20 Summary 20 • Key Terms 21 • Solved Problems 21 < Self-Test 22 • Internet and Student CD-ROM/DVD Exercises 22 • Discussion Questions 22 • Ethical Dilemma 23 • Problems 23 • Case Studies: National Air Express 24; Zychol Chemicals Corporation 25 • Video Case Study: Hard Rock Cafe: Operations Management in Services 25 • Additional Case Study 26 • Bibliography 26 • Internet Resources 26 Developing Missions and Strategies 34 Mission 34 Strategy 35 Achieving Competitive Advantage Through Operations 36 Competing on Differentiation 36 Competing on Cost 37 Competing on Response 37 Ten Strategic OM Decisions 39 Issues in Operations Strategy 42 Research 42 Preconditions 43 Dynamics 43 Strategy Development and Implementation 43 Critical Success Factors and Core Competencies 44 Build and Staff the Organization 46 Integrate OM with Other Activities 47 Global...
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...A500 Accounting Ethics—Introduction Lecture Outline * Two Preliminary Questions: 1. Why is ethics taught in accounting, business, and tax schools? 2. Should ethics be taught in accounting, business, and tax schools? I. Why teach it?: * Because of these guys and others like them: Kenneth Lay, Founder Jeffrey Skilling, CEO B.A. and M.A. in economics from the University of Missouri. Ph.D. in economics from Houston University. On May 25, 2006, Lay was convicted of 10 counts of security fraud. On July 5, 2006, while vacationing in Colorado, he suffered a heart attack and died before sentencing. As a result, the federal judge that presided over his trial vacated Lay’s conviction. B.A. in business from the Southern Methodist University. M.B.A. from the Harvard Business School (top 5% of class). Convicted of conspiracy, securities fraud, making false statements, and insider trading. 24-year, four month sentence. The DOJ in 2013 agreed to reduce it to 14 years in return for Skilling releasing $40 million in restitution to victims, held up by appeals. Andrew Fastow, CFO B.A. in economics from Tufts University. M.B.A. from Northwestern University. In 2004, he pled guilty to two counts of conspiracy to commit wire and securities fraud, forfeited $30 million, and agreed to testify. Received a six-year sentence. Now works...
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...nurses caring for children. This is where this study being discussed saw a gap in knowledge. “Research that focuses on the pediatric population in disasters is generally lacking” (p. 242). Worldwide, children comprise a huge population, so knowing how to care for them, especially in disaster relief, is important. “This study sought to fill part of the knowledge gap about nurse volunteers who care for children in disaster situations.” The authors of this study point out that filling this gap in knowledge is important because “it takes a scientific approach to nurses’ experiences and will help inform nurses who consider volunteering in future humanitarian missions” (p. 243). In a grander scheme, it also gives aid agencies, such as the Red Cross, more information on how to treat children post-disaster. Purpose and Research Questions Clearly stated, “The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of nurse volunteers caring for children after the Haiti earthquake in January 2010” (p. 242). The question this study attempted to answer was, “What were the experiences of the nurse volunteers who cared for children after the 2010 Haiti earthquake?” The purpose and research question were very specifically related to the problem, as the question...
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