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    Wedaje Alemayehu
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    This document discusses ethical decision-making and approaches to resolving ethical dilemmas. It provides Kohlberg's four steps of ethical decision-making: recognize the moral issue, make a moral judgment, establish intent, and engage in moral behavior. The document also contrasts rules-based and principles-based approaches. A rules-based approach provides clarity and standardization but risks being rigid. A principles-based approach allows flexibility for different circumstances but principles can be too broad to guide decisions. Both approaches have advantages and disadvantages.

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    This document discusses ethical decision-making and approaches to resolving ethical dilemmas. It provides Kohlberg's four steps of ethical decision-making: recognize the moral issue, make a moral judgment, establish intent, and engage in moral behavior. The document also contrasts rules-based and principles-based approaches. A rules-based approach provides clarity and standardization but risks being rigid. A principles-based approach allows flexibility for different circumstances but principles can be too broad to guide decisions. Both approaches have advantages and disadvantages.

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    E6-Ethical Characteristics of Professionalism

    Transféré par

    Wedaje Alemayehu
    This document discusses ethical decision-making and approaches to resolving ethical dilemmas. It provides Kohlberg's four steps of ethical decision-making: recognize the moral issue, make a moral judgment, establish intent, and engage in moral behavior. The document also contrasts rules-based and principles-based approaches. A rules-based approach provides clarity and standardization but risks being rigid. A principles-based approach allows flexibility for different circumstances but principles can be too broad to guide decisions. Both approaches have advantages and disadvantages.

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    E6-Ethical characteristics of professionalism

    Ethical decision making


    Ethics - rules based and principles based approaches

    Ethical decision making


    Ethical decision making and Kohlbergs 4 steps
    1.
    2.
    3.
    4.

    Recognise the moral issue


    Make moral judgement
    Establish intent
    Engage in moral behaviour

    Lets take the example of petty cash lying around:


    1. Moral issue
    Could spend it on getting myself (employee) a coffee
    2. Moral Judgement
    It is immoral to do so as the money is not mine
    3. Intent
    I should put the petty cash where it belongs
    4. Be Moral!
    Ensure I do put it back and not buy myself a coffee!

    What influences economic behaviour?

    Issue related factors


    How important it is to the decision maker eg, The more intense it is, the
    more likely the decision will be ethical
    Intensity is affected by:
    Affects few
    The affected are nearby
    The affect is soon
    The effect is huge
    Most people agree on this
    The affect of the decision will probably happen

    Context Related
    Certain behaviours are always rewarded or punished
    It is the norm for this action to happen
    Depends on culture and religion

    Ethics - rules based and principles based approaches


    There are 2 possible approaches for resolving ethical dilemmas:
    1. Rules based
    2. Principle based

    Rules-based system
    In the rules-based system, decisions adhere to the rules or the decision maker pays
    penalties.
    ADVANTAGES

    The ethical response is clear (Clarity)


    The same problems result in the same decisions (Standardisation)
    Penalties are a deterrent against bad decisions
    It is is easier to comply with the rules, as they are unambiguous, and can be
    evidenced

    DISADVANTAGES

    Can create just a "box-ticking" approach


    Not suitable to all possible situations.
    One size does not necessarily fit all.

    Principles-based System
    In the principles system, decisions are made by people who adhere to the spirit of
    the rule
    ADVANTAGES

    Not so rigid, allows for different circumstances.


    Allows ethics to go beyond the minimum required.
    Can develop own specific ethical rules / principles

    DISADVANTAGES

    The principles are so broad that they are of very little use as a guide to the
    best ethical decision

    Not as easy as simply complying with the rules, as they are ambiguous, and
    can not be evidenced

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