Society has ethical and unethical decisions that are being made every day. Ethical decisions are hard to make when it comes to money, friends, or even jobs, but they are of course better as there are fewer consequences in the long run. Unethical decisions may seem as if they are the right choice to make at that particular time, but in the long run, they could have worse consequences. The Josephson Institute Model helps to make decisions in the moment, by taking the time to be clear and thorough. The Josephson’s Institute Model works best with the “Pillars of Character” as they are essential to making a decision. The Pillars of Character are trustworthiness, responsibility, respect, caring, fairness and good citizenship. The characters play …show more content…
The ethical issue at hand would be, whether or not to tell the police about the group of friend’s that your high school had with him. The issue is whether to tell the police or protect your friend, even though sexual assault was the accusation being made. I could both tell the police, and suffer the consequences when it comes to being friends with this person, as they could oppose or get angry. I could also decide to not speak up about knowing anything about the people being accused, or even knowing my high school friend, in order to keep them as friends and not make the sexual assault seem all that bad. I would have to choose telling the police because it is simply the right thing to do. I think that it is the right thing to do because if my friend, or his friends were capable of acting in such a manner, then why would I want to be associated with this behavior. I understand that people get drunk, make stupid decisions, but if this is an excuse, then it is just not a good enough …show more content…
I have to look at what the ethical values are being put up against, whether that may be ethical values or other than ethical values. In this particular situation, ethical values are not being put up against other than ethical values. Although ethical values are not up against other than ethical values, it is definitely that they are up against ethical values. I know this because I am stuck between friendship and sexual assault; the two definitely put me in a tough situation, which makes it ethical values against ethical values. I have to look at the pillars of character and decide which is the greatest good between the two ethical values. I have a responsibility to my fellow NDNU peer to help them find who is responsible for the assault. I have to respect the fact that they have a right to know, especially because I could be an essential part in this, with bringing forth people who could be at fault. I think that trustworthiness comes into play because I have to be able to trust that someone would do this for me, and I have to trust that my friend will not be as mad as I think. Fairness and caring are other aspects as they are just things that this person who was sexually assaulted deserves to have; and being a good citizen is my duty as NDNU teaches us to be good people. As for the greater good, it would definitely have to be to tell the police about my
At times in a person’s life, they might come across a few situations that leave them with a major decision between two or more options that challenge what they believe or what they might think is wrong or right. These are known as ethical dilemmas. Be it seeing a friend steal something and choosing between being honest and speaking up or letting it go. It can also be getting paid more than you earned and deciding if you’re going to be greedy and keep the money or return it. We run into these situations in our lives, some bigger and more influential on our destiny’s while others are small with no real consequences.
To apply this system of moral values effectively, one must understand the structural levels at which ethical dilemmas occur, who is involved in the dilemmas, and how a particular decision will affect them. In addition, one must consider how to formulate possible courses of action. Failing in any of these three areas may lead to an ineffective decision, resulting in more pain than cure.” Ken Blanchard states, “Many leaders don’t operate ethically because they don’t understand leadership; these executives may have MBA’s from Ivey League schools or have attended leadership training; they may routinely read the best-selling management books, however, they don’t understand what it means to be a leader.” They don’t model a way of ethical behaviors.
I would most likely tell my friend Im not feeling so good and need to go back to my room. This Is a hidden shield because she thinks she’s helping you but its really for her safety. Besides intervening, I really like the idea of having signs and signals. I think this is a really important thing to have incase one of your friends is in a situation where they feel uncomfortable. I will make sure I do this before we go out so were aware of each other. If I know a friend is in danger I will not hesitate to go and help her. The only barrier about intervening is people getting angry and turning violent. For example, Matt talked about intervening and ended up getting punched in the face. I definitely understand the risk of defending a friend and in most situations it is worth it. When I don’t feel comfortable in a situation of a friend, I’ll defiantly want to grab someone and help as well. I think the more people you have on the same page, the more likely a friend would listen to you. I believe the hookup culture has a huge relation with sexual assault. The problem with hook up culture is it’s hard to find the difference between assault and casual sex. The hook up culture is basically unattached sex that
Ethical values are those certain standard or norms that decide what people should and should not do in general. The main characteristics of ethical values are “honesty, integrity, the promise of keeping, fairness, loyalty, respect for others, law abiding, and leadership accountability” (Ethical values) and this list could go on.
Ethical behavior is behavior that a person considers to be appropriate. A person’s moral principals are shaped from birth, and developed overtime throughout the person’s life. There are many factors that can influence what a person believes whats is right, or what is wrong. Some factors are a person’s family, religious beliefs, culture, and experiences. In business it is of great importance for an employee to understand how to act ethically to prevent a company from being sued, and receiving criticism from the public while bringing in profits for the company. (Mallor, Barnes, Bowers, & Langvardt, 2010) Business ethics is when ethical behavior is applied in an business environment, or by a business. There are many situations that can arise in which a person is experiencing an ethical dilemma. They have to choose between standing by their own personal ethical standards or to comply with their companies ethical standards. In some instances some have to choose whether to serve their own personal interests, or the interest of the company. In this essay I will be examining the financial events surrounding Bernie Madoff, and the events surrounding Enron.
To resolve an ethical dilemma, it’s important to think critically through the values of those who are involved. People to keep in consideration when evaluating values are clients’ significant others, family members, friends, support networks and the community of the client involved (Rothman, J. C., 2011). An ethical dilemma cannot be resolved without understanding a client’s values. A client should never be asked to act against their morals, religious beliefs, or their cultural traditions (Rothman, J. C., 2011). Values are what shape behavior, help someone understand who they are, have the ability to relate to one another, and someone’s overall ability to function in society (Rothman, J. C., 2011). It’s also important to keep in mind that each person has a different meaning of a value.
Sexual assault needs to be taken seriously and shouldn’t be tossed aside or placed under the rug. When it comes to sexual assault a stand needs to be made. People tend to think the way girls dress and act they are asking for sexual assault and well that is just beyond wrong! There is something called a slut walk and everyone should participate in it. A slut walk is, “A kind of protest march against rape culture, generally led by young women who dress in revealing clothing” (Slutwalk Dictionary Definition). Goodwin college is one of the colleges in Connecticut to hold a slut walk and have girls take a stand and show people that no one asks for a sexual assault to happen so why it is happen and it needs to be stopped and addressed. Take a chance because no one ever knows who can be attacked, it can be someone you know, yourself, your daughter, anyone close to you or just a helpless person. No matter who it is it is still something very scary and something that shouldn’t be
Sexual assault is a global issue, where individuals fall victim every day. Sexual assault does not have; an age, race, sex, religion, or sexual orientation, it has no preference. Since fear has a powerful effect on people can it prevent and individual from reporting a sexual assault. My question is, why do individual not report sexual assaults committed towards them? Individuals may fear that their assault will harm them and retaliate against them for disclosing the incident to anyone may prevent them from reporting the incident. I intend to show that an individual’s fear of their assaulters causes them to not report a sexual assault committed towards them. Also, discuss if there is a relationship between fear of their
I discovered how sticking to one’s morals should be the topmost priority for everyone involved in business, whether personal or professional. Regardless of what the consequences may be, the intensity of the problem, and the complexities it may bring, sacrificing one’s integrity should never be an option, as integrity goes hand-in-hand with the morals of an individual (Duggan & Woodhouse, 2011). They further go on to say that having individuals take part in building a code of ethics that supports employee integrity, they will act ethically. Also, I believe that companies should place more emphasis on the moral behavior of their employees, and clear-cut policies should be set regarding such ethical situations. Furthermore, I realized how serving justice while making decisions really helps in the long run, and that opting to go for the ideal rather than they deserved is not always the best option, and could hurt a company in more than one
Making good ethical decisions requires a trained sensitivity to ethical issues and a practiced method for exploring the ethical aspects of a decision and weighing the considerations that should impact our choice of a course of action. Having a method for ethical decision making is absolutely essential. When practiced regularly, the method becomes so familiar that we work through it automatically without consulting the specific steps.
The term “ethics” refers to an external set of rules that have been established by an institution or organization, for example, a university, and the members are expected to follow them. On the other hand, integrity refers to an individuals’ internal set of principles that guides their actions and behavior (Czimbal and Brooks n.p.). As a rule, people are usually rewarded when they follow ethical codes of conduct by an external committee or board that monitors their behavior. For a person of high integrity, the benefits are usually intrinsic. Moreover, such individuals always make the right decisions even when they are not being watched. Therefore, this feature of character is often influenced by a person’s upbringing. In
There are factors that can effect a person’s ethical or unethical decisions, which consist of individual, organizational, and opportunity factors. Individual factors can be defined as an individual that bases their ethical or unethical decisions on their beliefs of what is right or wrong (Thorne, O. Ferrell, & L. Ferrell, 2011, p. 185). Organizational factors are when individuals base ethical or unethical decisions on a set of values and norms shared by members or employees of a company (Thorne, O. Ferrell, & L. Ferrell, 2011, pp. 190-191). Opportunity factors are defined as a set of conditions that can either limit or reward an individual and hinder or permit misconduct (Thorne, O. Ferrell, & L. Ferrell, 2011, pp. 193-195). All people cultivate
An integrative model for understanding and managing ethical behavior in business organizations. Journal of Business Ethics, 9(3), 233-242. Doi: 10.1007/BF00382649
Introduction Generally, ethics is defined as standards of performance that explain how human beings should opt to react during many circumstances in which they meet with friends, citizens, parents, teachers, children, professionals, and businesspeople, among others. However, ethics is different from feelings, as feelings make significant information’s available for our ethical preferences. Although some people possess highly mature behaviors that cause them to feel awful when they get involved in the wrongdoings, most of the people normally enjoy doing bad things. Ethical decision-making And frequently people will feel uncomfortable when they are mandated to make difficult decisions.
Everyone in this world has experienced an ethical dilemma in different situations and this may arise between one or more individuals. Ethical dilemma is a situation where people have to make complex decisions and are influenced based on personal interests, social environment or norms, and religious beliefs (“Strategic Leadership”, n.d.). Leaders and managers in the company should set guidelines to ensure employees are aware and have a better chance to solve and make ethical decisions. Employees are also responsible for understanding their ethical obligations in order to maintain a positive work environment. The purpose of this case study is to identify the dilemma and analyze different decisions to find ways on how a person should act ethically when left with an ethical dilemma.