Kidder’s Ethical Checkpoints is going to be applied to analyze the case of Mike Nolan’s ethical decision. The recognized problem for this case is a passenger has suffered a heart attack, so Nolan needs to decide to follow Denver’s orders or demand a landing for medical evacuation.
Kidder’s second checkpoint is determining the actor. The actor that is responsible for addressing the problem is the pilot Mike Nolan. Secondary actors would be the crew and passengers aboard the flight.
The third checkpoint is for Nolan to gather the relevant facts of this case. For this case the facts are a passenger has suffered a heart attack. There is a doctor on board who is recommending immediate medical attention for the passenger. The plane is in the middle of a storm and Denver has denied permission for an emergency landing. Landing is unadvisable and unsafe for crew and the passengers, remembering the flight is full. There is one crew member that is not in agreement with landing the plane. Nolan does have 27 years flying experience with 18 years of flying these particular planes.
While right-versus-wrong issues are common, the really tough decisions typically arise because both sides of a dilemma are rooted in values and, in many respects, are right. For example, if one option in a decision is identified as being "right" and another as being "wrong," we find that most people would choose to do what is right. (Placeholder1) After reviewing the facts Nolan will need to test for right-versus-wrong issues with this dilemma. He is going to look within himself to look for the stench test, the front-page test and the Mom test. It will be up to Nolan’s character to decide if his decision is going to violate any of the criteria.
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Ethical decision-making is the responsibility of everyone, regardless of position or level within an organization. Interestingly, the importance of stressing employee awareness, improving decisions, and coming to an ethical resolution are the greatest benefits to most companies in today’s world (Weber, 2015).
The method of ethical decision making which was developed by Dr. Cathryn A. Baird presented two components contained in all ethical decisions which are; The Four ethical Lenses and the 4+1 Decision process. The Four Ethical Lenses issue claims that different ethical theories and the means in which we tend to approach the situations which form part of our ethical traditions are looked at in four different perspectives. From each perspective there are different values on which to decide whether the action taken is either ethical or not and each lens also lays emphasis on determining whether the decision made is of ethical requirement. In the 4+1 Decision Process, people who are responsible for making final decisions in an organization do it using four specific decision making steps and eventually will end up with one extra decision which gives a chance to reflect. The 4+1 decision process allows the decision makers to give solutions when faced with complicated ethical issues (John Muir Institute for Environmental Studies, 2000).
moral decisions, we will be analyzing why this scenario poses a dilemma, possible actions that
Pollock, J. M. (2010). Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice Sixth Edition. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
The decision making process that was observed in this film was the captain of the team taking a stand and becoming the leader of the group to help everything run smoothly. He took over and made sure everyone who needs help was helped. He also got everyone together to search for any surviving passengers and to start looking for was to get help. Individuals had to put their own pride and fear aside in order for others to survive in the harsh conditions they were in. With the weather and amount of people they had to dig up clothing from any luggage close by. They band together to scramble for food and water, they used their resources to provide themselves with the necessi...
Ferrell, O. C., Fraedrich, J., & Ferrell, L. (2011). Business ethics: Ethical decision making and cases: 2011 custom edition (8th ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning.
Much of the friction and issues that Candidate Bologna-Jill experienced during the execution phase of this obstacle was a direct consequence of his order lacking key parts or that it was briefed in such a way that it was not coherent, that it was out of sequence, and that it was not understandable. SNC included no mission statement in his brief and went right into briefing the coordinatinsg instructions and tasks. Both of these portions of the brief were briefed out of order as SNC first briefed coordinating instructions, then tasks, and then attempted to communicate an incoherent scheme of maneuver. The issues that SNC experienced with his brief suggest a lack of acceptable knowledge that SNC should have of the five-paragraph order at this
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.
The six steps of the model are as follows: Identify the ethical dilemma, collect information, state the options, apply ethical principles to those options, make the decision, and implement the decision (Beemsterboer, 2010). The first step is to identify the ethical dilemma, which Beemsterboer describes as the most critical step in the model. To identify the ethical dilemma, one must recognize that the problem is an ethical dilemma with no one clear answer, and expound upon what the ethical question is. The next step is to collect information about the situation and values involved “as a basis for an informed decision.” (Beemsterboer, 2010, para. 8). After defining the ethical dilemma and gathering information about it, one must then state as many options as possible which may resolve the problem (Beemsterboer, 2010). Due to that fact that more than one decision may remedy an ethical dilemma, it is important to discuss all available options to better understand all angles of the situation and how to deal with as many of them as possible. Once all alternatives have been stated, each must be weighed against ethical principles. Beemsterboer suggests in the discussion of each option a list of pros and cons be made to demonstrate how the option may protect of violate ethical principles and values (2010).?? After analyzing each alternative it is much easier
The first pillar of the SMS model, “policy” establishes a safety commitment, and different ways to meet that commitment. Looking back, in hindsight, we can see many things that should have been included in Colgan Air’s policy. The first thing should be the ban of pilot sleeping in the airport. Fatigue, in this accident and many others, is a serious problem, that had the pilots not been fatigued, they could have possibly recovered the plane. Through the investigation it was also found that the captain had failed three check rides (NTSB).
In this assignment we will be identifying an ethical dilemma an individual has experienced. We will begin with a short introduction of what an ethical dilemma is, moving on to providing brief details of the dilemma an individual has experienced. We will then go on to selecting one ethical theory, to show how it can help an individual understand and deal with the situation when placed within, followed by a conclusion.
Pollock, J.M. (2012). Ethical Dilemmas and Decisions in Criminal Justice (7th Ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
These professionals need to know how unethical and ethical policy-making decisions differ in how it affects those ...