¶ … ability to make good choices between two or more competing options is the primary requirement of being ethical. Over the years, academicians and researchers have identified six traits or pillars of character that help in ethical and fair decision making which are within the limits of legality. These six traits include trustworthiness, responsibility, respect, caring, fairness and good citizenship. While being ethical is applicable at almost every step in life, in business e=being ethical or taking ethically correct and legally binding decisions are influenced by economic, professional and the social pressures.
Ethical and fair decision making also come along with a number of excuses that not being able to do so. These excuses often are put forward to cover up for a decision that could be considered as unethical or unfair and claim to be influenced by environmental factors including economic, social or regulatory and legal.
Researchers like B. McDowell, author of the book titled "Ethics and Excuses: The Crisis in Professional Responsibility" claims: "not only do excuses offer the most illuminating way to understand the true nature of ethical problems, they also suggest ways of solving them" (McDowell, 2000). Often decisions taken by business and company executives are judged not only by a measure of ethics but also by a measure of them being fair and within legal limits and hence there are excuses to justify such decisions for not being equitable or just or fair. Conflicts in making decisions that are just or fair...
Business Ethics The Case of Tobacco Industry Business ethics can be defined as the art, system, method and the discipline that is applied to along with ethical principles to solve complex business issues and dilemmas. It defines the actions that are taken that tries to reach a balance between the organization achieving its business and economic obligations and social obligations (Ferrell & Ferrell, 2009). For this paper, we consider the case of
Tobacco Dilemma This case study is about how the tobacco industry has been selling their products to third world nations. After returning from Italy, my mother told me that while eating in an Italian McDonald's restaurant she noticed that not only did they sell those artery clogging deep fried apple pies no longer available in the United States; they were also using Styrofoam packaging that has been outlawed in the U.S.
Ethical-Legal Dillema in Advanced Nursing Practice Ethical-Legal Dilemma involving a Patient in Emergency Department (ED) The case study discussed in this paper presents ethical-legal principles in nursing which protects patient's privacy, confidentiality and security. Nurses have a professional obligation to protect the privacy of patients. Nursing Law and confidentiality define privacy as the right of patients to have their personal, identifiable medical information kept discrete and only accessible to the physician of
Moreover, the researcher who falsifies the data is prone to legal action as has been the case in the past when researchers have falsified research results (Normile C, 2006). Therefore, in order to deal with this grave issue, it is important to ensure that the data being incorporated in the research paper has been properly handled and it is being reported correct. Ensuring this would satisfy the ethical standards
The business is also becoming one of the leading companies and a well-known case study of the fair trade principles within the market. The business is also creating a noble image within the target market through its efforts of creating awareness for paying the fair price to its coca producers. The image created by the business is significantly affecting its brand image as an ethical brand. The research of
Ethical Practice Involves Working Positively Diversity Difference Counseling is a profession that involves associations based on principles and values ethically. Patients are able to benefit by understanding themselves better and through creating relationships with others. Through counseling, the clients are able to make positive alteration in life and enhance their living standards. Communities, organizations, couples and families are different groups of individuals are main sources of relationships (BACP Ethical Framework, 2013,
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