...MendozaEthicsWeek4.docx Using web based research, find an environmental-based ethical dilemma from the past five years online. (You can use a news story, an internet article, a law case, or anything from a governmental database for this assignment.) Then, using this story as a foundation for your dilemma: Create a 2-4 paragraph "dilemma" similar to the other dilemmas you have been solving throughout this term. Solve the dilemma using Kant's ethics (Categorical Imperative). Solve the dilemma using any other method we have discussed to date (with which you agree.) State which resolution (Kant's or the other one you chose) you prefer and why. Environmental Ethical Dilemma Environmental ethics apply ethical thinking to the natural world and the relationship between humans and the earth. They are a key factor of environmental studies but they are also applied to other fields as well because these day’s’ human society grapples with pollution, threat of extinction, climate disruption, and resource degradation in a more meaningful way (Schermerhorn, 2012) Say Yes to Green Gold; The Environmental ethical dilemma that came into notice is with respect to jewelry parable. There are the environmental abuses of "dirty gold“ and the fact that reporters in 2008 found that gold mined by children using mercury was entering the supply chain. There is a trend of having recycled gold; this recycled gold does not have ethical backbone. Here there is also one catch that these workshops...
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...MendozaEthicsWeek4.docx Using web based research, find an environmental-based ethical dilemma from the past five years online. (You can use a news story, an internet article, a law case, or anything from a governmental database for this assignment.) Then, using this story as a foundation for your dilemma: Create a 2-4 paragraph "dilemma" similar to the other dilemmas you have been solving throughout this term. Solve the dilemma using Kant's ethics (Categorical Imperative). Solve the dilemma using any other method we have discussed to date (with which you agree.) State which resolution (Kant's or the other one you chose) you prefer and why. Environmental Ethical Dilemma Environmental ethics apply ethical thinking to the natural world and the relationship between humans and the earth. They are a key factor of environmental studies but they are also applied to other fields as well because these day’s’ human society grapples with pollution, threat of extinction, climate disruption, and resource degradation in a more meaningful way (Schermerhorn, 2012) Say Yes to Green Gold; The Environmental ethical dilemma that came into notice is with respect to jewelry parable. There are the environmental abuses of "dirty gold“ and the fact that reporters in 2008 found that gold mined by children using mercury was entering the supply chain. There is a trend of having recycled gold; this recycled gold does not have ethical backbone. Here there is also one catch that these workshops...
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...job and had face a ethical dilemma, which does relate a relationship among virtue, values and moral concept. What I believe is that we are taught at a young age about the difference between from right and wrong when facing any dilemma and what to do is right, by making the right decision. “ Business ethics is the study and evaluation of decision making according to moral concepts”( Business Ethics, 2010 ). Company There was a time working in a grocery store, which I started very young and there was a lady in my department who was a manager. This manager was having marriage problems, but also doing drugs, which had a effect on her job performance, by not showing up to work or always late, so what I use to do was to cover her up and do most of her job as a department manager. I knew that by doing her job was not right, but on the other hand I have learn about being a manager at a young age. The next thing that came to mind knowing her situation, which I felt bad about it, because she was a nice person, but going through my mind was it the right thing to do was to cover for her or go with my values and morals, by doing the right thing not to cover for her. I can say this was a big dilemma, because I had to make a decision...
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...Ethical Dilemma Jenah Robles Ethics 445 Chamberlain College of Nursing October 30, 2015 Dilemma In this paper I will examine two of the Three Primary School of Ethics using cared based and end based theories to solve the dilemma. The dilemma: A married couple, both addicted to drugs, is unable to care for their infant daughter. She is taken from them by court order and placed in a foster home. The years pass. She comes to regard her foster parents as her real parents. They love her as they would their own daughter. When the child is 9 years old, the natural parents, rehabilitated from drugs, begin court action to regain custody. The case is decided in their favor. The child is returned to them, against her will. Care-based and Ends-based Theories I have chosen cared based theory because it’s like putting yourself in the other person’s shoes. Although I don’t have kids of my own, I couldn’t imagine what the couple had been going through, especially the mother. She must have been devastated to have her child taken away from her after carrying her for nine months in her belly. It’s unfortunate that the parents of this child had been struggling with drug addiction. And I believe that it was the right thing for the court to protect the child by taking her away from her parents. Years pass, and the daughter is now 9 years old. Her foster parents raised her well and they loved her as if she was their own. The married couple is now rehabilitated from drugs and wants their...
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...The Dilemma Devry University ETHC 445 A married couple, both addicted to drugs, is unable to care for their infant daughter. She is taken from them by court order and placed in a foster home. The years pass. She comes to regard her foster parents as her real parents. They love her as they would their own daughter. When the child is 9 years old, the natural parents, rehabilitated from drugs, begin court action to regain custody. The case is decided in their favor. The child is returned to them, against her will. Do ethics support the law in this case? In reference to this dilemma the first methods from the Primary School of ethics that would prove best at solving this problem would be care based thinking. The reason that this method would work well in this particular dilemma is because of its basic principles. Care based thinking takes a stance on reversibility. Reversibility test your actions by putting yourself in the other person’s position and imagining how you would feel if you were the recipient, rather than the perpetrator, of those actions (Kidder, 2009). Having both the foster parents and the biological parents put themselves in each other’s position they would see the love they both have for the child is the common bond and she must be put before anything. So in solving this dilemma using this method the foster parents would have to follow the court order and return the child to her biological parents. In doing this they should as well communicate with...
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...The majority of people have their own core values, which are their priorities. However, sometimes we experience conflicts between our own core values. Therefore, I think it is important to know how to conduct disputes professionally to resolve dilemmas between our core values. About two weeks ago I experienced a professional responsibility dilemma. I promised my friend to go to her birthday party on Friday evening, but I had completely forgotten to do my Economics102 weekly quiz, which was due Friday night. When I was about to leave the dormitory to go to her birthday party, I suddenly remembered that I had a quiz to do, so I had a dilemma between my relationship and my responsibility. I could not miss my best friend’s birthday party, but also I could not miss my quiz, which would affect my grade very negatively. Indeed, my five core values, which guide my decisions, are Responsibility, Relationship, Integrity, Passion, and Happiness. In particular, responsibility helped me to solve this dilemma. Although it was my best friend’s birthday and I did not want to mess up my relationship with her, I also did not want to disappoint myself by being irresponsible. When I first came to University I promised myself to concentrate on my work such as homework and classes because I value responsibility the most as my core value. Also, there were rules of responsibilities and relationships that helped me to make decision. For example, the syllabus of Economics102 indicates that missing...
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...An Ethical Dilemma In The Workplace The Dilemma; An Assistant Teacher, from my Counseling Ministry, has worked for twenty years in many types of school setting and with students from grades Pre-K to High school. During her career, she has encounter unfavorable encounters with her peers, parents and students. One particular incident she received a written reprimand from her supervisor. The supervisor stated she engaged in dishonorable conduct of insubordination. She refuses to abide by the instructions, refuses to follow policies, and refused to perform designated work. It also said she was neglecting one’s own job, duties, and responsibility or provided the best possible service as an Assistant Teacher. The reprimand threatens her probationary period as well as threatens to immediately dismiss her from her position. Ms. Lee decided to seek my help for counsel. The Problem Ms. Lee was told she needed to improve communication, grammar and language while speaking to parents and students. Needed to gain knowledge and perform the position, which hired for, in regards to customer relationships. Need to maintain that position as well as confidentiality. Classroom management guidelines were need for a conducive environment. Co-operative and Initiative skills were needed to develop with staff and all stakeholders. Loyalty was needed to reflect a professional level. • How did you or would solve the dilemma, and why you would solve it Ms. Lee presented a guide line given- an...
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...Problem Solving Collaboration Capella University Problem Solving Collaboration Introduction In the Unit 3 Discussion 1, I was instructed to post a real-world problem that I faced while working at my previous employer. I described my problem and the business decision that was taken to solve the problem. In between the initial post and the result of the problem, I allowed for my peers to view my problem and address my dilemma by providing their suggestions to how to solve it. I was able to read different perspectives and different approaches that my peers would take in solving my business situation. In return I was instructed to also respond to one of my peers and give my approach on how I would solve their problem. In this paper I will summarize my interactions with my peers, describe how effective my peer’s PowerPoint presentations were to my problem, what types of communications I used to respond to my peers, and I will also describe any challenges I faced or the benefits in working with my peers on the business dilemma. Personal Business Problem In my business dilemma, I described a particular situation that I dealt with in my previous employer. As a training coordinator and an enrollment specialist, I completed several tasks using several systems. In an attempt to improve efficiency and productivity, management implemented a new system that was believed to make improvements within our team. The plan failed and the team and myself were faced with dealing with months...
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...Business Research Process Summary RES/351 Business Research Process Summary The textbook describes the research process as steps to solve a manger’s problem. Starting with discovering the management dilemma, defining the management’s question, and refining the research questions and ending with the management’s decision. Of course, there are several steps in between (Cooper, D. & Schindler, P., 2011). In my personal job experience I have had several encounters with the business research process. Last year I worked in the receiving department at Target. One Day the Receiving Manager approached me to say that our ESIM (Environmentally Sensitive Item Management) needed to be revamped and organized. Following the steps of the research process was able to meet the manager’s request. I defined the manager’s dilemma as the ESIM needing organized. His question was what is the most efficient way to achieve this goal. I was able to conduct research and gain insight on how to approach this dilemma through talking with other employees and also consulting with other store managers. Eventually I was able to put all of my data that I collected together and prepare a solution for the problem. I came up with to use plastic storage tub to separate the different categories of the environmentally sensitive items. This would keep the items for becoming mixed up and causing confusion. After a week or so of analyzing whether or not this technique worked I was able to report back to...
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...Work Place Ethical Dilemma Marinda Thomas BSHS/332 May 27, 2013 Mrs. Marcia Winter Work Place Ethical Dilemma In this paper I will discuss various points on ethical dilemmas within the work place. I will also talk about how these dilemmas intersect with my own personal values. Throughout this paper I will also offer reasons to why I should solve the dilemma as well as a resolution of sorts. “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). The Dilemma Ethical dilemmas are what happen when a person is faced with a decision that may press against their personal values or beliefs. At one of my previous jobs, there was a problem with employees conducting their personal business, errands, or hobbies all while on the company’s time. This began to be a problem because while people are doing these things on company time, they are not doing the job that they are being paid to perform. Of course it may seem harmless at the time, a person finishes their projects so they use a little time here and there to do a few things that may help to pass the time and get them through their long work day, but it can become a big problem, especially when everyone begins to think that it is okay to begin doing this. When being hired by an employer, it...
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...Ethical Perspectives The Ethics Game simulations consisted of two ethical dilemmas. The first was called The Mysterious Roses and second dilemma was called Cold Feet. Each dilemma offered difficult ethical issues that needed to be addressed. Like the previous role playing simulation, the reader is in a manager type position and must make decisions that could have an effect on a lot of people. The Mysterious Roses starts by placing the reader in charge as the Marketing Director. As the Marketing Director, you receive a few emails. One email is from an employee who is worried about a co-worker who is having trouble at work. The next email is regarding anti-harassment classes followed by an email from the female who is receiving the roses. This female is stating that the roses are making her uncomfortable and she wishes that she would stop receiving them. There are a few decision making steps that are taken to ethically address these issues. As the Marketing Director it is your responsibility to identify the problem, identify who the problem effects, identify your duties to the people involved and how to solve the problem. The problem with this incident is identified as is the people involved. To solve the problem, the ethical lenses used in this part of the simulation are the Rights and Responsibility Lens and the Results Lens. When looking at the Rights and Responsibility Lens, there are a few tools that are available to assist in the decision making. The Rights and Responsibility...
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...1. The key ethical issue of American clothing company. a) The key ethical issue of American clothing company is it has to do something to meet the losses in slack sales periods caused by too many workers such as layoffs. However, such behavior is deviated from the company’s fundamental tenet for this company take the concept that apparel manufacturing should treat worker as well as possible. b) Reasons for such ethical issue are 1) Treating employees well is the company’s core belief. Randomly laying off workers contradicts to the values, but 2) the reality force determines that the company has to do something to avert the loss. Therefore, American Clothing Company faces the dilemma of making trade-offs between these two. 2. Two critical stakeholders of American Clothing Company and how they are affected. a) Two critical stakeholders of American clothing company are employees and shareholders. Employees should be considered as critical stakeholders because their benefits would be undoubtedly affected if being fired. Then, shareholders’ benefits can also be affected in that the profitability of the company would be influenced by the resolution of the problem. b) If the company chooses to lay off their employees, 1) for affected employees, they will lose their economic sources, and have to find another job for survival. 2) For shareholders, the company may lose their reputation for the layoff, which contradicts to their public image. Thus their long-term profitability may...
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...I. Introduction Anna Kazin’s is a new mom to a premature baby, but she is also a social worker of a middle-aged man who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer who became unstable due to the shocking news. While on duty Ms. Kazin’s receives a call from her child’s caretaker, requesting Anna to return home immediately because her child is really sick. This causes Anna to become worried and is now facing a dilemma since her client became extremely upset and is crying. Not only is her child ill but she is the only social worker on staff. Anna decided to tell her client that she must return home to look after her infant. Anna’s client told her to stay with him for a little while until he became more stable. The people who should be involved in the decision-making process to solve this problem are Anna and Anna’s supervisor. There are various options Anna could take, but...
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...considering all the stakeholders in the scenario, inclusive of myself and classroom, I determined that the best course of action would be to comply with the wishes of the family at least for the time being. I must ask the question, are there more stakeholders helped by this outcome then hurt by it (Feeney, Freeman, 2012)? This supports the Utilitarianism theory by seeking out a resolution that would help the greatest amount of people involved. Next, is my resolution moral, or right? Rightness of Action is a theory that emphasizes the moral conscience of an individual and not on the consequences (Feeney, Freeman, 2012). While seeking a resolution to this dilemma, I attempted to resolve considering all parties involved in the scenario. This can be duplicated by other early childhood educators as they go through their own ethical dilemmas. Then finally I must reflect if my resolution reflects how I would want others to treat me. Ethic of Care theory refers to the principle do unto others as you want others to do unto you (Feeney, Freeman, 2012). And again yes, if I was a parent requesting something like this, whether or not it made sense to my child’s teacher or caretaker I...
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...PD225 Applied Ethic Describe Ethical Dilemma An ethical dilemma can be referred to anything that happens or you do but you know it’s wrong. For an example: “Bringing a person back to life after an apparent death or in cases of impending death- Typically, a family wants to keep their loved one alive no matter what, but there are instances when the family wants to terminate treatment when a physician thinks it's premature to do so. Therefore “If the patient had a reasonable chance to recover, I would get an ethics committee’s opinion or ask the family to find another physician if they wish to terminate care” says, Dr. Prager. In this case, how should you ethically act in this situation? The only ethical way to deal with it is to report the scenario to the supervisor or the manager, before anything comes out of it to and affect you. The employee knows, so well, that what she did is unethical, and if she does take the money out for the dormant account and you know about it, then you are part of it. Therefore you should act first for your own good –report it! Another, way to solve unethical behavior in the working environment, is to talk to the person that has the issue and let him or her know what you can do to help. In my perspective for an unclear dilemma with an employee, is always do the right ethical thing. Employees sometimes find themselves in an unprofessional situation, caused by the lack of communication with the supervisor, and other employees. They must...
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