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process of individual ethical decision making behavior - -moral awareness,
ethical judgement, ethical behavior
- more likely to recognize moral issue when - -Peers consider it morally
problematic
Moral language is used when problem is presented. Like if boss says I don't
know if we can do this but...
Decision could cause serious harm to others
- sound ethical decision making - -Gather the facts
Define the ethical issues. What are issues involved or secondary.
Identify the affected parties. These are groups affected by my actions
Identify the consequences
Identify the obligations. Have you made any promises. u78
Consider your character and integrity
Think creatively about potential actions
Check your gut
- Pygmalion effect - -people's expectations or beliefs determine their
behavior and performance, thus serving to make their expectations come
true.
expectations from managers actually come true
- what shapes ethical decisions - -the pygmalion effect
rewards and punishments
goals
diffusion of responsibility
- diffusion of responsibility - -the tendency for individuals to feel diminished
responsibility for their actions when they are surrounded by others who are
acting the same way
- deindividuation - -the loss of self-awareness and self-restraint occurring in
group situations that foster arousal and anonymity
- ethics vs law - -The relationship between ethics and the law. Sometimes
the law does not include things that are unethical.
Corporate rules as "law"- individuals break rules
Discrimination laws-the fair employment act. Does an ugly person mean that
they are going to make less revenue then someone who is goodlooking
, - whistleblower law - -states that no employer can discharege, threaten, or
discriminate against any employee because the employee in good faith
reported or caused to be reported something that was believed to be a
violation of a law or rule.
- cognitive biases: gathering facts - -fact gathering. its the way we think
through a problem
- confirmation trap - -A cognitive bias that may influence your choice of
which facts to gather and where to look (88)
Happens due to our tendency to look for information that will confirm our
preferred answer/choice or neglect to search for evidence that might prove
us wrong
In an attempt to overcome the confirmation trap, it's important to
consciously try to think of ways you could be wrong (89)
You may still miss some important facts, but you'll miss less than if you
didn't think at all
- cognitive biases: looking at consequences - -Looking at consequences
Reduced number of consequences
Consequences for self vs. others
Consequences as risk
Illusion of optimism(that they have done the right thing and things are going
to work out well
and illusion of control
Escalation of commitment-you might buy property just because you are
committed to it and pay too much for it
So...
Invite input, especially from those who disagree with you so you can get a
different mindset and opions.
- escalation of commitment - -an increased commitment to a previous
decision in spite of negative information
to stop this commitment and invite input
- illusion of optimism - -Overestimating the likelihood of good future events
and underestimating the bad
- illusion of control - -perception of uncontrollable events as subject to one's
control or as more controllable than they are
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