Ethics Regardless of consequences, certain moral principles are binding, focusing on duty rather than results or moral obligation over what the individual would prefer to do (Treviño & Nelson, 2007, Ch. 4). In ethics, deontological ethics, or deontology (Greek:
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Ford Pinto: An Ethical Inferno Michael W. Daniels Excelsior College Introduction and Analysis “Pinto crashes caused the death and mutilation of 900 occupants after their cars burst into flames after rear-end collisions,” Robert Sherefkin explains in his article Lee Iacocca's Pinto: A fiery failure. The engineered design of the Ford Pintos resulted in the gas tank rupturing in low speed rear end collisions. The design flaw was recognized early in the Ford Pinto’s production. According
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Counseling Ethics Christin M. Jungers, PhD, LPCC, NCC is an Associate Professor of Counselor Education at Franciscan University of Steubenville. She obtained her doctoral degree in Counselor Education and Supervision from Duquesne University and has worked in the field as a counselor since 2000. Christin is a licensed professional clinical counselor, as well as a National Certified Counselor. Her clinical work spans a variety of issues and includes counseling with individuals, couples, and
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Ethical Framework in Practice Nursing is an admirable, dignified career. Nurses respect the self-sufficiency and self-esteem of all their patients in every matter. Patients share their confidential information to the nurses, because they trust the nurse. Nurses care for the sick and needy population. Nurses take care of the patient’s deepest and painful needs in an intimate way compared to other disciplines in the health care team (Nazarko, 2009). Nurses frequently encounter ethical dilemmas
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Abstract Normative ethics is a component of ethics that explores the criteria of what is right and what is wrong. It involves the creation of moral rules that affect our actions, those of larger groups and life in general. As it explores how basic moral standards are created and justified, the generated answers fall within certain categories. This paper will explore and contrast three types: virtue ethics, utilitarianism, and deontological ethics. Deontological Ethics Deontological ethics
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Nate Dollaway LAW 211 10/28/12 Ethics Assessment The company I chose for this assignment has decided to remain anonymous. At the bottom of the page there is a reference number listed to provide legitimacy. This company is a restaurant and operates as an LLC. To start off, three ethical issues that are commonly arising in the business will be discussed. The first issue refers to the cash register where all transactions flow through. The issue at hand is when the money is taken from the register
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Informational Privacy in the United States Navy I work for is the United States Navy, I am going to discuss a few things that I feel to be improper use of the rules we took an oath to protect and uphold. In order for me to bring full light of what I want to bring forth as my issue I must share with you the oath of enlistment that every military member must take when entering onto active duty. I, XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution
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Toshiba Summary: In February 2015, a financial watchdog in Japan cautioned the financial community of possible accounting irregularities at Toshiba, so an independent panel was put in place to investigate the watchdog’s claims. In April, Toshiba made public that it was going to restate its profit for fiscal years 2011 through 2013 by at least ¥50B (or $419M) due to accounting irregularities at three units of the company (Power System, Social Infrastructure System and Community Solutions). In
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Bailout Money Awarded to Major Bank Executives Their Impacts on Utilitarianism and Deontology Price TUI University Abstract This paper explores two published articles that report on banks receiving billions of taxpayers’ dollars awarded from the government known as the Trouble Asset Relief Program (TARP), who in turn paid their top executives billions of dollars for bonuses. TARP is a program to assist in the stability and strengthen its financial sector by paying for bad mortgages and
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Stem Cell Research and the Utilitarian Principle Human Embryonic Stem Cell (HESC) Research offers hope in alleviating suffering from debilitating diseases and possibly death. HESC are characterized by their ability to self-renew and different into different types of cells (pluri-potency). The main goal of HESC Research is to identify which mechanism governs cell differentiation, and then turn the HESC into the specific cells types which may be used to treat various illnesses. The restorative
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