Deontological - Focus on duties, obligations, principles - doing whats right consistent with these
principles
Prescriptive approach - Philosophical theories to help you decide how you should make decisions
Descriptive approach - Psychological - how people actually make decisions
Consequentialist - Maximize benefits and minimize harm to society
Golden Rule - Treat others the way you want to be treated
Kants Categorical Imperative - What kind of world would it be if everyone behaved this way? Would i
want to live in that world? Its ok to violate rules if for good reason.
Rawl's Veil of Ignorance - Deciding whats fair. What would decision be if status or identity unknown?
Virtue Ethics - Focus on integrity of moral actor rather than the act. Considers character, motivations,
intentions
Virtue Ethics - What would community think if this were disclosed? What do I want my reputation to be?
Disclosure Rule - How would you feel if your behavior appeared on X? Aka NY times test
Idealism - Persons concern for welfare of others; critical of unethical behavior
, Relativism - Persons emphasis on ethical principles being dependent on situation; may rationalize
unethical behavior
Three stages of cognitive moral development - Preconventional (obedience, punishment, whats in it for
me); Conventional (conformity, expectations of others, laws); Post conventional (ethical principles of
justice and rights)
Locus of control - Perception of how much control one has over life events
High internal LOC (outcomes of own efforts), Low Internal LOC (fate, luck, or powerful others)
Machiavellianism - Self interest, opportunistic, deceptive, manipulative, associated with unethical
actions, "end justifies the mean"
Moral disengagement - Tendency to deactivate internal LOC in order to feel ok about doing unethical
things
Script processing - Call on established behaviors and act automatically without contemplating every
decision; if not part of script may be overlooked
Conflicts of interest - Intersection of professional and personal interests (bribes, kickbacks, influence,
privileged information)
Customer confidence issues - Confidentiality, product safety, truth in advertising, fiduciary
responsibilities
Culture - Body of learned beliefs, traditions, guides for behavior
Formal systems - Executive leadership, selection system, policies/codes, orientation, training,
performance management, authority structure, decision process
Informal systems - Role models, heros, norms, rituals, myths, stories, language
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