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Ethics and ethical behavior can be taught, just as one can teach right and wrong to a child. A child without such an education is more likely to stumble into deviant behavior, and the same goes for an adult who is not trained in ethics and what constitutes ethical behavior. The whole point of Socrates’ teaching the youth of Athens was to train their minds and wills so that they can pursue the higher, nobler truths and live a life that aligned with the Good. Were ethics and ethical behavior incapable of being taught, Socrates would not have succeeded in laying the foundation of Western philosophy, his pupil Plato would not have succeeded in his school, and Aristotle would not have proceeded with his framework for virtue ethics and the school of character formation and education (Holyoke, Brown & LaPira, 2015).
Such education would help professionals to evaluate and respond to ethical dilemmas they encounter, but it would have to be more than just a one-day training exercise. To properly educate professional to respond ethically to problems they encounter, an ethical culture has to be put in class and ethical leadership is required, because the leaders are the ones who set the tone for behavior in the workplace (Bedi, Alpaslan & Green, 2016). When ethical leadership is used in a workplace, the beneficial effects on followers include an increase in ethical awareness, sensitivity to morality, and greater inclination to behave according to the ethical code promoted by and within the workplace culture. The point is that ethical behavior and ethical attitudes to workplace problems cannot be...…on ethical behavior will never become a problem. Professionals will appreciate the care and concern that their company shows for doing what is right and for making sure that everyone in the firm knows what it means to do what is right. People generally like to be held to high standards and to be accountable. It gives a sense of pride in one’s work and in one’s person. It is when companies demonstrate that they do not actually care about ethics—through their own actions and failures of leadership—that professionals begin to feel desensitized to it all. Too much lip service to ethic codes and not enough follow through will demoralize any worker and create a sense in the workplace culture that ethics do not matter and that ethical behavior is unrealistic.
The more experience a facilitator has with a minority group, the greater the likelihood the facilitator will be able to help those members feel included, rather than excluded from the group process. This is critical, because inclusion is an important social phenomenon. "Communities who are strong and inclusive lead to better quality of life, stronger sense of identity and belonging, sharing mutual respect and equality. It is further recognised
" The code also states when communicating investment information care must be taken to ensure that it is fair, accurate and complete as well as make full and fair disclosure of all matters that could reasonably be expected to impair their independence and objectivity or interfere with respective duties to their clients, prospective clients, and employer. Evidence indicates Lehman's senior financial executives knew of the Repo 105 transactions and certified the
Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice Research Ethical issues in terms of research are sometimes difficult to pinpoint, but all are made in order to ensure defendant's constitutional rights and to protect any other research participants from potential harm. Many researchers note that the basis for ethical research in criminal justice is the focus on upholding accurate data reporting and the placement of strong ethical leadership within the workplace. Both of which
Ethical Issues in HRM Strategy Human Resource management is a key factor in any organizations success. For any company, institution, industry or group to attain its goals, there has to be a clear concise and hard working force behind. Thus, any company that does not have a human resource management department or a strategy to maintain and run its working personnel is simply planning to fail (Snell & Bohlander, 2013). The role
However, some of the most difficult ethical issues involve speculative homebuyers who did not misrepresent their financial qualifications but who understood enough about the housing market and the direct connection between wide-scale mortgage fraud and its effect on artificial real estate appreciation but chose to profit by "flipping" homes nevertheless. The actual harm caused by any single person in that fashion is likely impossible to measure; on the other hand, such
J. Simpson or John Gotti. In both cases, the defendants are entitled to the presumption of innocence only in court; but there is no such "presumption" in the intellectual "court" of one's mind. A lawyer with integrity would refuse to represent any defendant he believed was probably guilty of horrendous crimes and simply let that defendant be represented by a court-appointed attorney who is obligated by law to represent any defendant