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◉ The Fraud Triangle: · What puts you at ethical risk? Answer:
Perceived opportunity, rationalization, and perceived pressure
◉ The Alligator River: who in the story was the least ethical?
Answer: People usually pick Abigail. But Ivan had the opportunity to
do something, and chose to not get involved.
◉ Thoughts on personal ethical dilemmas Answer: ethical dilemmas
are actually not as common as we may think- if a decision is clearly
wrong, it not a dilemma- just a bad decision.
◉ "Structured" Decision Process: How to come up with the right
course of action in a Dilemma: Answer: 1. Identify Important Facts.
2. Identify Ethical Issues.
3. Identify Stakeholders.
4. Identify Potential Solutions.
5. Assess Solutions Using Ethical Perspectives
6. Assess Any New Potential Solutions
7. Act in Accordance with Your Ethical Analysis
,8. Assess Your Actions and the Outcomes.
◉ 12 Neutralization Techniques: How we rationalize unethical
decisions Answer: 1. Denial of Responsibility
2. Denial of Injury
3. Denial of the Victim
4. Condemn the Condemners
5. Appeal to a Higher Loyalties
6. Moral Ledger
7. Defense of Necessity
8. Claim of Normalcy
9. Denial of Negative Intent
10. Claims of Relative Acceptability
11. Postponement
12. Use of Euphemisms
◉ Ethical Dilemmas: #1 Standing Up to Power Answer: Your boss or
someone else in authority is asking you to do something unethical.
◉ Ethical Dilemmas: #2 Made a Promise and the World has Changed
Answer: You made a promise, but unexpected events have made it
very hard to keep.
, ◉ Ethical Dilemmas: #3 Intervention Answer: You see something
that's wrong but face risks if you try to stop it.
◉ Ethical Dilemmas: #4 Conflicts of Interest: Answer: Your personal
interests and your work obligations are at cross
purposes with each other.
◉ Ethical Dilemmas: #5 Suspicion Without Enough Evidence
Answer: You suspect something wrong is going on, but how you
investigate could harm others.
◉ Ethical Dilemmas: #6 Playing Dirty!: Answer: You could achieve
justice by doing something that is normally considered unethical.
You have a chance to harm someone who has harmed you.
◉ Ethical Dilemmas: #7 Skirting the Rules: Answer: To accomplish a
worthy purpose, you have to go around the rules or break the law.
◉ Ethical Dilemmas: #8 Dissemblance: Answer: Misrepresenting the
or concealing the truth could create a better outcome. You
misrepresent or allow someone to continue with a false
understanding of your intentions or motives.
◉ Ethical Dilemmas: #9 Loyalty: Answer: Showing loyalty to
someone comes at a cost to you or others.