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CHAPTER 4 Ethical Decision-Making Models - Coggle Diagram
CHAPTER 4
Ethical Decision-Making Models
Ethics were concluded to be similar as morality but it is not
Ethicist Scott Rae
Ethics were more towards determining right and wrong while morality more to actual content
morality deals with moral knowledge
ethics with moral reasoning
MAKING DECISIONS
Types of Problem in Business Ethics
The acute dilemma
had no idea what the right thing is
The acute rationalization
acknowledge to do the right thing but failed at it
Ethical Decision Making Models
1.Bowen’s Model for Strategic Decision Making
TARES Ethical Persuasion
Potter’s Box Decision Making
1.Bowen’s Model for Strategic Decision Making
Help with Issues Management
Professionals use it to manage management process in order to avoid ethical problems and crises
Guide them to take on consideration before making a dealing with clients
'dilemmas that they always had'
“am I doing the right thing?”
“am I proceeding with a morally good will?”.
TARES Ethical Persuasion
Designed to influence values, opinions, beliefs and behaviors
T = ‘Truthfulness (of the message)
A = Authenticity (of the persuader)
R = Respect (for the persuade)
E = Equity (of the persuasive appeal)
S = Social Responsibility (for the common goal)’.
Potter’s Box Decision Making
Developed by Harvard Divinity Professor Ralph Potter
The Potter Box - Considering the Application of Values, Principles and Loyalties to Make Defensible Ethical Decisions
A. Problem Definition
Collect all possiblitiy information
Defined it accurately. If can't then don't until reach certain of agreement
B. Analysis of Values
Consider what is right and wrong immediately
E.g: If you believe egg exist first, then it is what it is
Our statement are certainly subject to exchange once we experince and discover more new information
Can be consider as personal judgement but it is professional as well
C. Application of Principles
It is more towards moral decision making
Based on the majority and which one will giving the greatest effect
D. Delineation of Loyalties
Considering to whom we should be loyal at
Employer
Client
Yourself
Society
Most likely to be to your employer of your organization or being respective to your client
With many Whistle Blowing situations these days, be smart at finalizing your desicion. It must not to do harm to the society
