ETHICAL DILEMMAS AND ETHICAL DECISION MAKING

Ethical Decision Making Process

1. Identify the ethical dilemma 2. Discover alternative actions 3. Decide who might be affected 4. List the probable effects of the alternatives 5. Select the best alternative

Societal Dilemma

A social dilemma is a situation in which an individual profits from selfishness unless everyone chooses the selfish alternative, in which case the whole group loses

Ethical Decision Making

An ethical dilemma is a situation or problem facing an individual that involves complex and often conflicting principles of ethical behavior.

Personal Ethical Dilemma

Ethical dilemma that involves a conflict in an individual's personal values are personal ethical dilemma

Employee Safety Issues

Ethical dilemmas may surface in the course of the safety practitioner work largely because there may be occasions when there are conflicts of interest and loyalty derived from their different roles

Professional Ethical Dilemma

It is an ethical dilemma that involves a conflict in one's professional / work / Business values.

Commitment

a promise or pledge to do something

Principle of Beneficence

action of helping others and performing actions that result in benefit to another person

Principle of Non-maleficence

avoid unnecessary harms; if a harm is unavoidable, minimize it

Competency

the ability to do something successfully or efficiently

principle of justice

We have an obligation to provide others with whatever they are owed or deserve. In public life, we have an obligation to treat all people equally, fairly, and impartially.

Human Resources Issues

Human resources deals with employees and their development related activities in an organization. It is where ethics really matter, since it concerns human issues

Ethical dilemmas

Situations in which there is a choice to be made between two options, neither of which resolves the situation in an ethically acceptable fashion.

consciousness

The awareness to act consistently and apply moral convictions to daily behavior

Principle of Respect for Autonomy

The duty to respect individual liberty, values, beliefs & choices.

WHISTLE BLOWING

Whistle blowing is a process to expose any kind of information or activity that is deemed illegal, unethical or not correct within an organization that is either public or private.