Professionalism and ethics
DEFINITION/DESC RIPTION OF ET HICS:
E th i c s ar e h u m a n m or al s or v a l u e s w h i c h gov e r n g oo d b e h av i ou r or de c i s i o n s .
Th e u n de r s t a n di n g o f e th i c s w i l l g u i de m a n a g e m e n t’ s ac ti on s
Re l a te d t o e th i c s = C S R, K i n g C ode , C on fl i c t M an a ge m e n t e tc .
ETHICAL THEOR IES
C on s e q u e n c e - b as e d th e o r y – th e c on s e q u e n c e of y ou r ac ti o n s de t e r m i n e r i gh t f r om
wrong.
e .g . R ob i n H oo d, P ay i n g a b r i b e t o g e t th e de al .
P r i n c i p l e - b as e d th e o r y – ac c or di n g t o p r e de te r m i n e d r u l e s / p r i n c i p l e s /v a l u e s w i l l
de te r m i ne r i gh t f r o m w r o ng
e .g . I t i s AL W AY S u ne th i c a l t o c h e a t r e g a r d l e s s of th e c o ns e q u e nc e s – l os i n g th e de al
b e c au s e on p r i nc i p l e y ou w on’ t p ay a b r i b e .
N ar r a ti v e - b as e d th e or y – p as t s t or i e s /c as e s th at a r e r e l e v an t /c o m p l i m e n t th e
s i tu a ti o n /i s s u e a r e u s e d to de te r m i n e r i g h t fr om w r o n g .
e .g . P as t c ou r t c as e s t o s u p p or t a c u r r e nt p oi n t o f v i e w .
Uti l i t ar i an th e or y – w h at i s r i gh t f or th e gr e a te s t n u m b e r o f p e o p l e
e .g . B E E .
V i r tu e - b as e d th e o r y – th e c h ar ac t e r o f a p e r s on i s j u d ge d i n s t e ad o f h i s ac ti on s e .g .
He i s a go o d p e r s on , s o w h a t h e di d m u s t al s o b e g oo d, d on e w i th g oo d i n te n ti o n s .
ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE WORKPL ACE
C O NF L I C T O F I N TE RE S T - M or al c on fl i c t s
e .g . M e di c a l s t a f f m u s t p e r fo r m ab or ti o ns w h e n i t i s a g ai ns t th e i r r e l i g i o n, ne p o t i s m ,
w or k i n g on S a tu r d ay s / Su n d ay s w h e n i t i s a gai n s t th e i r r e l i gi o n i n F F I
I N AP P RO P R I A TE GI F T S – B r i b e s , gi f ts l i n k e d t o s e x u al h ar as s m e n t, k i c k - b ac k s
(c o m p e n s ati on f or r e c e i v i n g a c o n tr ac t )
SE X U AL H AR A S SM E N T – U n w e l c om e d or u n i n v i te d s e x u al a dv a n c e s /g i f ts , b o th p h y s i c al
or v e r b al , n or m al l y fr om a n au th o r i ty fi g u r e t o a s u b or di n ate
e .g . S oc i a l m e di a, p h o ne c al l s , s m s e tc .
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DEFINITION/DESC RIPTION OF ET HICS:
E th i c s ar e h u m a n m or al s or v a l u e s w h i c h gov e r n g oo d b e h av i ou r or de c i s i o n s .
Th e u n de r s t a n di n g o f e th i c s w i l l g u i de m a n a g e m e n t’ s ac ti on s
Re l a te d t o e th i c s = C S R, K i n g C ode , C on fl i c t M an a ge m e n t e tc .
ETHICAL THEOR IES
C on s e q u e n c e - b as e d th e o r y – th e c on s e q u e n c e of y ou r ac ti o n s de t e r m i n e r i gh t f r om
wrong.
e .g . R ob i n H oo d, P ay i n g a b r i b e t o g e t th e de al .
P r i n c i p l e - b as e d th e o r y – ac c or di n g t o p r e de te r m i n e d r u l e s / p r i n c i p l e s /v a l u e s w i l l
de te r m i ne r i gh t f r o m w r o ng
e .g . I t i s AL W AY S u ne th i c a l t o c h e a t r e g a r d l e s s of th e c o ns e q u e nc e s – l os i n g th e de al
b e c au s e on p r i nc i p l e y ou w on’ t p ay a b r i b e .
N ar r a ti v e - b as e d th e or y – p as t s t or i e s /c as e s th at a r e r e l e v an t /c o m p l i m e n t th e
s i tu a ti o n /i s s u e a r e u s e d to de te r m i n e r i g h t fr om w r o n g .
e .g . P as t c ou r t c as e s t o s u p p or t a c u r r e nt p oi n t o f v i e w .
Uti l i t ar i an th e or y – w h at i s r i gh t f or th e gr e a te s t n u m b e r o f p e o p l e
e .g . B E E .
V i r tu e - b as e d th e o r y – th e c h ar ac t e r o f a p e r s on i s j u d ge d i n s t e ad o f h i s ac ti on s e .g .
He i s a go o d p e r s on , s o w h a t h e di d m u s t al s o b e g oo d, d on e w i th g oo d i n te n ti o n s .
ETHICAL ISSUES IN THE WORKPL ACE
C O NF L I C T O F I N TE RE S T - M or al c on fl i c t s
e .g . M e di c a l s t a f f m u s t p e r fo r m ab or ti o ns w h e n i t i s a g ai ns t th e i r r e l i g i o n, ne p o t i s m ,
w or k i n g on S a tu r d ay s / Su n d ay s w h e n i t i s a gai n s t th e i r r e l i gi o n i n F F I
I N AP P RO P R I A TE GI F T S – B r i b e s , gi f ts l i n k e d t o s e x u al h ar as s m e n t, k i c k - b ac k s
(c o m p e n s ati on f or r e c e i v i n g a c o n tr ac t )
SE X U AL H AR A S SM E N T – U n w e l c om e d or u n i n v i te d s e x u al a dv a n c e s /g i f ts , b o th p h y s i c al
or v e r b al , n or m al l y fr om a n au th o r i ty fi g u r e t o a s u b or di n ate
e .g . S oc i a l m e di a, p h o ne c al l s , s m s e tc .
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