Organizational Ethics
organizational ethics
denotes a way of acting not just a code refers to the attempt to define its mission and values, recognize values that cause tension and seek the best solution to those tensions and manage the operations to maintain its values
clinical ethics
ethics that has to do with issues arising in caring for patients
medicare/medicaid referrals from hospitals insurance companies
examples of external context
what needs updating? how should we balance resources? should we get a satellite? mandatory overtime
examples of internal context
-inputs -processes -outputs -outcomes -undetermined longevity
five features of organizations
compliance
programs designed to prevent unlawful conduct and to promote formity with externally imposed regulations provide a second component of background for organizational ethics focus on obedience to legal and required details of performance and have enforcement capability
margin
the amount of money left over after expenses are covered even non-profit organizations need to have some money coming in over and above expenses in order for daily functions to run smoothly