WGU C206 Task 1 Ethical Leadership C-D |Latest Update
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C.T ThisT sectionT discussesT cognitiveT moralT developmentT andT howT itT isT displayedT inT t
heTaboveT scenario.T CognitiveT moralT developmentT theoryT proposesT thatT moral
T reasoningT developsT sequentiallyT throughT threeT broadT levelsT pre-
conventional,T conventional,TorTpost-
conventionalT(TrevinoT&TNelson,T2017).TDependingTonTwhatTstageTanTindividualTisTon,TtheyTcan
notTcomprehendTreasoningToneTstageTaboveTtheirTown.TThisTwillTplayTaTfactorTinThowTtheyTwo
uldTdealTwithTtheTsituationTatThand.
Preconventional-TbeingTobedientTforTone’sTownTsake,TandTlookingToutTforTself-interest.
Conventional-
TdoingTwhatTisTrightTbecauseTitTisTexpectedTofTyouTbyTyourTpeers.TMainlyTdutiesTandTobligations
TthatTareTexpected.
PostTConventional-
TMajorityTopinionTdoesTnotTmatter;TyouTupholdTethicalTprinciplesTandTlawsTbecauseTitTisTtheTright
TthingTtoTdo.TEspeciallyTifTitTviolatesTtheTlaw.
InT society,T whichT actionT wouldT serveT theT greaterT good?
ConventionalTwouldTserveTtheTgreaterTgoodTbecauseTstayingTloyalTtoTtheTcompanyTan
dTservicingTallTtheTpatientsTwhoTwouldTbenefitTfromTtheTartificialTkneeTwouldTb
, eTexpected.
WillT IT getT intoT troubleT orT loseT myT job,T ifT IT revealT thisT information?
PreconventionalTreasoningTisTdisplayedThere.T Self-
interestTisTbeingTconsidered.T BecauseTofTtheTnon-
discloser,TitTwouldTbigTpossibilityTthatTyouTcouldTloseTyourTjob.TSo,TyouTmight
TchooseTtoTobeyTyourTcompany'sTrules.
IT believeT inT theT principleT ofT justice;T whichT actionT isT alignedT withT this?
Post-
conventionalTmeansTdoTwhatTisTrightTnoTmatterTwhat.T YouTwon'tTconsiderTsta
yingTsilent.T YourTbeliefTinTjusticeTwouldTnotTletTyou.T DoTnotTharm.TEvenTatTt
heTexpense
ofT theT greaterT benefit.
WhatT wouldT aT law-abidingT citizenT do,T andT whatT doesT theT lawT state?
ThisTwouldTbeTconventional,TandTthisTpersonTwouldTwantTtoTupholdTtheTlaw.TOnlyTin
TextremeTcasesTwouldTthereTbeTconflictTinTtheirTwayTofTthinking.
WillT IT getT aT rewardT ifT IT keepT quiet?
PreconventionalTbehaviorTinTthisTinstanceTdoesTnotTconcernTitselfTwithTwhoTgetsThur
tTinTtheTscenario.T OnlyTwhatTisTcomingTtoTthemTasTaTbonus.
D1.T AtTfirst,TwhenTITreadTtheTresultsTofTmyTEthicalTLens,TITthoughtTitTsuggestedTtha
tTIT didn’tTcareToneTwayTorTtheTotherTaboutTcertainTsituations.T GladTtoTknowTt
hatTcouldTnotTbeTfurtherTfromTtheTtruth.T MyTethicalTscopeTimpliesTthatTIThave
TaTblendedTresultsTandTreputationTlens.T TheTfollowingTpassageTfromTmyTlensTs
tatesT“YouTlistenTtoTyourTintuitionTandTfeelingsT(sensibility)TtoTdetermineTtheTg
reatestTgoodTforTyourselfTandTothersT(autonomy)TandTtoTdetermineTwhatTvirtue
sTyouTshouldTdevelopTtoTdemonstrateTethicalTexcellenceTinTtheTcommunity.”T(E
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C.T ThisT sectionT discussesT cognitiveT moralT developmentT andT howT itT isT displayedT inT t
heTaboveT scenario.T CognitiveT moralT developmentT theoryT proposesT thatT moral
T reasoningT developsT sequentiallyT throughT threeT broadT levelsT pre-
conventional,T conventional,TorTpost-
conventionalT(TrevinoT&TNelson,T2017).TDependingTonTwhatTstageTanTindividualTisTon,TtheyTcan
notTcomprehendTreasoningToneTstageTaboveTtheirTown.TThisTwillTplayTaTfactorTinThowTtheyTwo
uldTdealTwithTtheTsituationTatThand.
Preconventional-TbeingTobedientTforTone’sTownTsake,TandTlookingToutTforTself-interest.
Conventional-
TdoingTwhatTisTrightTbecauseTitTisTexpectedTofTyouTbyTyourTpeers.TMainlyTdutiesTandTobligations
TthatTareTexpected.
PostTConventional-
TMajorityTopinionTdoesTnotTmatter;TyouTupholdTethicalTprinciplesTandTlawsTbecauseTitTisTtheTright
TthingTtoTdo.TEspeciallyTifTitTviolatesTtheTlaw.
InT society,T whichT actionT wouldT serveT theT greaterT good?
ConventionalTwouldTserveTtheTgreaterTgoodTbecauseTstayingTloyalTtoTtheTcompanyTan
dTservicingTallTtheTpatientsTwhoTwouldTbenefitTfromTtheTartificialTkneeTwouldTb
, eTexpected.
WillT IT getT intoT troubleT orT loseT myT job,T ifT IT revealT thisT information?
PreconventionalTreasoningTisTdisplayedThere.T Self-
interestTisTbeingTconsidered.T BecauseTofTtheTnon-
discloser,TitTwouldTbigTpossibilityTthatTyouTcouldTloseTyourTjob.TSo,TyouTmight
TchooseTtoTobeyTyourTcompany'sTrules.
IT believeT inT theT principleT ofT justice;T whichT actionT isT alignedT withT this?
Post-
conventionalTmeansTdoTwhatTisTrightTnoTmatterTwhat.T YouTwon'tTconsiderTsta
yingTsilent.T YourTbeliefTinTjusticeTwouldTnotTletTyou.T DoTnotTharm.TEvenTatTt
heTexpense
ofT theT greaterT benefit.
WhatT wouldT aT law-abidingT citizenT do,T andT whatT doesT theT lawT state?
ThisTwouldTbeTconventional,TandTthisTpersonTwouldTwantTtoTupholdTtheTlaw.TOnlyTin
TextremeTcasesTwouldTthereTbeTconflictTinTtheirTwayTofTthinking.
WillT IT getT aT rewardT ifT IT keepT quiet?
PreconventionalTbehaviorTinTthisTinstanceTdoesTnotTconcernTitselfTwithTwhoTgetsThur
tTinTtheTscenario.T OnlyTwhatTisTcomingTtoTthemTasTaTbonus.
D1.T AtTfirst,TwhenTITreadTtheTresultsTofTmyTEthicalTLens,TITthoughtTitTsuggestedTtha
tTIT didn’tTcareToneTwayTorTtheTotherTaboutTcertainTsituations.T GladTtoTknowTt
hatTcouldTnotTbeTfurtherTfromTtheTtruth.T MyTethicalTscopeTimpliesTthatTIThave
TaTblendedTresultsTandTreputationTlens.T TheTfollowingTpassageTfromTmyTlensTs
tatesT“YouTlistenTtoTyourTintuitionTandTfeelingsT(sensibility)TtoTdetermineTtheTg
reatestTgoodTforTyourselfTandTothersT(autonomy)TandTtoTdetermineTwhatTvirtue
sTyouTshouldTdevelopTtoTdemonstrateTethicalTexcellenceTinTtheTcommunity.”T(E
