An issue/situation that has the potential to produce a serious harm to others is more likely to...
Be seen as an ethical issue.
Ethical judgment Making a decision about what is the right thing to do
Idealism A person's concern for the welfare of others
Believing that one should always avoid harming others
Relativism A person's emphasis on ethical principles being dependent on the situation
rather than being applicable to all situations
"It depends..."
First step in moral decision-making is... Gather the facts.
Second step in moral decision-making is... Define the ethical issues.
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Third step in moral decision-making is... Identify the affected parties.
Fourth step in moral decision-making is... Identify the consequences.
Fifth step in moral decision-making is... Identify the obligations
Sixth step in moral decision-making is... Consider Your Character and Integrity
Seventh step in moral decision-making is... Think Creatively about Potential Actions
Last step in moral decision-making is... Check your gut feelings.
What is the relationship between ethics and the law? What's legal is not always ethical.
And what's ethical is not always legal.
Examples:
Polluting a foreign country may be legal, but it is not ethical.
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Racial Discrimination in the past was legal, but it is not ethical.
What is the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (FSGO)? Guidelines designed to govern the
sentencing of corporate entities convicted of violating federal law.
How does U.S. Sentencing Guidelines work? The guidelines consist of a schedule of fines
to be levied against corporate violates that are determined on the basis of the offense committed
and the organization's corporate character as captured by a "culpability score"
To whom do the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines apply? Corporate entities convicted of
violating federal law
What have been the most significant effects of the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines? 1.
Discourage organizations from mounting a defense against charges brought up against it; They
effectively incentivize organizations to plead guilty, because the level of fines an organization
can receive by going to trial and losing rather than just pleading guilty can be massive.
2. They allow prosecutors to circumvent the organization's attorney-client privilege.