The Ethics Of A Professional Situation

Jerry Mason, senior vice president and general manager at Morton-Thiokol, and Morton-Thiokol were on the brink of negotiating the booster’ rocket contract renewal with NASA. Although, it is not an acceptable reason, we could see how engineers and others below the authority of Jerry could be afraid to state something contrary to what he stood by. When someone’s self-interest and pride gets in the way of engineering, it can neglect the welfare of the public, and cause them harm. This case study highlights many irresponsible, and ethical failures in a professional work environment. Jerry Mason failed to abide by the following impediments for responsible action; self-interest, ignorance, and group thinking.

1. Discuss an ethical dilemma that you have had to face in the workplace. Ethical dilemmas

After review the table l decided not to disclose any information because the harm was more than benefit. Based on the information provided the percentage of infection is very small. The side effective of action is more harmful because the company might close down and coworker will lose job, so many lawsuits in court from previous patients, I will not be able to support my family because l won’t have a job.

Professionals have to maintain a professional boundary while serving their clients, yet violations continue to occur; but to maintain professional boundaries, it is the responsibility of both parties to understand the boundary limitations.

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Ethical dilemmas are particularly sensitive issues in the workplace because the well-being of the individuals and the organization as a whole are at stake. Employees must feel as though they are being supported and not punished, and should not feel as though they were being put on display; their dignity should always remain intact. This paper examines how, as a high school principle, I would address the issue of one of the high school teachers becoming addicted to prescription drugs.

In 2008, McAuliffe & Chenoweth wrote, when a situation might present an ethical problem, it will become an ethical dilemma if the two competing principles can be clearly defined. Furthermore, once the ethical dilemma is defined whose responsibility is it to make the decision to resolve this dilemma? I felt I had a few options to choose from; I could tell the area supervisor, I could not say anything, I could inform Ms. B that someone was referencing her and James as having an inappropriate relationship, or I could inform her that I observed inappropriate behavior and recommend that the behavior be discontinued. The latter choice would be the most viable solution. I was also concerned about the possibility of Bill having any malicious intent against Ms. B. There were times that Ms. B mistreated Bill and this may have been his way of retaliating against

Review each item on Brenda’s list and assess the conduct in question. Do you find it morally acceptable, morally unacceptable or somewhere in between? Explain.

In this memo my goal is to answer each of the five questions regarding the ethical connection between Sheila and David. I will explain the ethical considerations and dilemmas, the communication presented by Sheila, what David could have done differently, what I would have done in the same situation, and how communicator intent impacts the ethics in this case. First, the ethical considerations and dilemmas were displayed throughout the situation as Sheila betrayed David in taking credit for his ideas. Sheila should have considered how David felt about her lack of response to his email.

The autonomy of a competent patient is an issue not often debated in medical ethics. Refusal of unwanted treatment is a basic right, likened to the common law of battery, available to all people capable of a competent choice. These fundamental rules of medical ethics entered a completely new forum as medical technology developed highly effective life-sustaining care during the 20th century. Several watershed cases elucidated these emerging issues in the 1960’s and 70’s, none more effectively than that of Karen Ann Quinlan. Fundamentally, this case established that a once-competent patient without the possibility of recovery could have their autonomy exercised by a surrogate in regard to the

4. To my knowledge, I did not think there are any laws that might be potentially relevant to my situation. However, in my situation the student did disclose personal information and if I felt that the information shared revealed that the student life was in danger than as a mandated reporter I am required by law to report all known or suspected cases of child abuse or neglect.

Personal values may conflict with ethical decision making if those personal values are different than the organizational norms of the business or institution. Constructing, and maintaining personal ethics in the workplace rests with the individual, and how willing he or she is in assimilating to the evolving cultural dynamic of the corporate world. Many times a person find their personal, cultural and/or organizational ethics conflicting and must reconcile a course of action that will mitigate cognitive dissonance. In order to be a productive member of society, in small groups and globally, one must reconcile these conflicts on a daily basis and continually move forward while maintaining personal integrity and

Throughtout this written assignment there will be a discussion on ethical decision making about making a decision on possible ethical consequences that may be placed in your life, and what ethical consequences will be dealt with in the mental health professional field. Decisions could possibility pertain your conduct such as an ethical dilemma that will required a serious decision to be solved by your action as an leader. Even though a leader may not have caused the problem, they do not have a choice but to respond to the issues at the workplace. The key is how would a leader react to the issue and how their reputation and career standards will interfear afterwards. An early recognition could prevent many ethical issues from increasing in the mental health field and work environment. Ethical dilemmas could happen in many different ways, such professionals do have any act of acknowledge by knowing they have allowed themselves to be placed in a predictment without any knowing about it. This assignment will also discuss the scenario, what the reactions were from the team leader, what consequences should take place, the code of ethics and what were the results from decision making.

During my last job, I began to hear rumors about one of my subordinates. At first, there were hints that RW was using his position for personal gain in the jokes and side comments I overheard. I usually do not pay attention to rumors, but I did remember them when one of my subordinates talked to be formally about the matter. He said that RW was abusing the company reimbursement policy, and I should be aware of this behavior. I thanked him for coming forward, but immediately I was presented with a dilemma. Should I investigate the matter or not? I had no evidence at this point, other than word of mouth. I was also aware that RW and this man had personality conflicts in the past, so I was not sure if the allegations were personally- motivated.

The patent office had asked Hyderabad-based Natco Pharma to make available Nexavar to cancer patients a monthly dose of 120 tablets for Rs 8,800 rupees (USD 176) compared to Rs 2,80,000 rupees (USD 5,500) charged by Bayer.