Ethical Dilemma Walter Thibodeaux CJA 474 May 21, 2012 Evan Cohen Ethical Dilemma Individuals face many challenges when entering into new employment or profession. The new job’s culture is not quickly learned; therefore, one has to observe and take notes on his or her new job’s way of doing things and adapt. In this ethical dilemma, a police officer has just transferred to a new department. In his transition to the new department, the officer witnesses another officer violating the
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A Manager’s Ethical Dilemma Leo Johnson Assignment 4-2 Conducting Personal Business on Company Time Because employees tend to spend so much of their weekday hours on the job, they often are tempted to conduct personal business on company time. This can include setting up doctor's appointments on company phone lines, making vacation reservations using their employer's computers and Internet connections or even making phone calls for a freelance side business while on company time. At first glance
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Abstract: This paper evaluates an ethical school counseling dilemma where a counselor is ultimately faced with a student’s disclosure of suicidal intentions. The setting takes place in a public high school where Lakia, a counselor decides to begin a “relationship skills” group. Lakia post advertisements drawing interest from current students through the schools counseling office. She advertised with little information regarding the mission or purpose of the group. Lakia did not request information
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Ethical Decision Making Process: The Case Study of Gentry As counselors, we are responsible for promoting the mental, emotional and physical well-being of our clients. Sometime promoting the welfare of clients is not as simplistic and straightforward as it is in textbooks. There will be times when we, as counselors, face the challenge that is an ethical dilemma. When deciding how to manage these types of situations there are ethical, legal and moral considerations. The American Counseling Association
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Rules of Thumb Misha McCulloch March 10, 2013 Rules of Thumb Misha McCulloch March 10, 2013 Every day ethical situations arise. How people solve these ethical dilemmas vary based on each individuals’ ethical thinking, or, Rules of Thumb. My personal tools for ethical decision making are the Golden Rule and going with my gut instinct. The Golden Rule states “do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” The Golden Rule has been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. It
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when it came time for her to make an ethical decision in regards to her boss’s unethical behavior, because she responded in a way that was in the best interest for her. Naturally, her personality will not allow her to agree with her boss’s behavior, but because she did not go with her gut instinct to rectify the situation based off her emotions, she developed a negative attitude toward her boss and job. Although Valerie’s personal differences are more ethical than her boss, she still impacted the
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1. How do relative ethics compare to universal ethical standards? Should ethics ever be relative? Provide a rationale for your response. - Relative ethics apply to mainly you and your family while universal ethics apply to everyone across a broad spectrum of situations. Yes ethics should be relative. Because it very important what you do right and what you do wrong. 2. What is an ethical dilemma? Give 3 examples of ethical dilemmas that workers or managers might face in a business setting. -
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is facing ethical dilemmas within her workplace after coming across some controversial information. Valerie must consider her options carefully because she has many things that she could lose. This paper discusses the impact of personal differences and the preference on organizational ethics. It also discusses the impact of organizational policies and procedures on ethics. In the paper, the dilemmas Valerie is facing will be identified and recommendations are given to address the dilemmas. Employees’
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Questions 1. How do relative ethics compare to universal ethical standards? Should ethics ever be relative? Provide a rationale for your response. Relative ethics apply to mainly you and your family while universal ethics apply to everyone across a broad spectrum of situations. Yes ethics should be relative. Because it very important what you do right and what you do wrong. 2. What is an ethical dilemma? Give 3 examples of ethical dilemmas that workers or managers might face in a business setting
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to abide by all of the rules set forth by their probation officer. The moral issue: I am out at a bar and I see a probationer that is definitely in violation of their probation. Knowing the consequences that she is faced with, she ask that I not tell her probationer officer so that she will not be violated. She has had several violations in the past and if this violation is reported, it is sure to get her sent to a detention center. This request puts my loyalty to the company
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