Teleological Theory dominant (8 responses with this principle – highlighted in yellow in the above table) followed by Deontological Theory (5 responses with this principle – highlighted in blue in the above table). Therefore in the real world whether a decision is morally correct or not, the decision is influenced by the end result of that decision.
The ideal world differs from the real world responses, because the responses are influenced by different ethical principles. In the real world decisions are based on stringent rules and regulations together with policies and procedures. This is influenced by government regulations which regulate the workplace through legislative Acts.
In a perfect world decisions would often be based on Virtue …show more content…
It means that most likely when the group is faced with an ethical decision the majority would dominate group member 1 in how to respond to a situation. This view is also supported by ( Ford and Richardson, 1994) where they stated that “of particular relevance is the impact that group ethical context is believed to have on individual reasoning”. Group Member 7 has the teleological principle as the 2nd preferred principle to use when making decisions and would most likely be easily influenced by the majority of the group to respond using the teleological principle. Group Members 2 and 3 have the deontological principle as the 3rd and 4th preferred principles respectively, to use in ethical decision making compared to the rest of the group.
9. The important learning’s that the group members took from this assignment are as follows:
Group member 1: “The 4 theories that I learnt about in ethical decision making, take into consideration these principles: respect for ourselves and others, procedural fairness, transparency and autonomy. We can all learn from the 4 theories of Ethics by always striving to be the “DO-BE” = Do Good All the Time, and BE Good All the …show more content…
Although the group members had become aware of the concepts of business ethics and the 4 key principles in ethical decision making (Teleology, Deontology, Relativism and Virtue Ethics) there was still conflict in agreeing on the appropriate answer for the real and perfect world.
8.2 Methodology
In trying to resolve this problem there was a constant need to differentiate between the 2 worlds (real and perfect) to assist in making the appropriate decision and also to refer to the experience of the two Human Resource Managers (within the group) to confirm what is practised in the workplace pertaining to certain situations.
The process of resolving the problem also included group members taking a vote to decide on the most appropriate response from the listed options on the questionnaire and where there was a deadlock in the votes, the Group Leader had to make the final decision on the appropriate response that will be applied in the particular situation.
The results of the exercises that were completed by the group members as individuals and as a group can be seen on pages 4-7, tables 1 – 4.
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The ideal world differs from the real world responses, because the responses are influenced by different ethical principles. In the real world decisions are based on stringent rules and regulations together with policies and procedures. This is influenced by government regulations which regulate the workplace through legislative Acts.
In a perfect world decisions would often be based on Virtue …show more content…
It means that most likely when the group is faced with an ethical decision the majority would dominate group member 1 in how to respond to a situation. This view is also supported by ( Ford and Richardson, 1994) where they stated that “of particular relevance is the impact that group ethical context is believed to have on individual reasoning”. Group Member 7 has the teleological principle as the 2nd preferred principle to use when making decisions and would most likely be easily influenced by the majority of the group to respond using the teleological principle. Group Members 2 and 3 have the deontological principle as the 3rd and 4th preferred principles respectively, to use in ethical decision making compared to the rest of the group.
9. The important learning’s that the group members took from this assignment are as follows:
Group member 1: “The 4 theories that I learnt about in ethical decision making, take into consideration these principles: respect for ourselves and others, procedural fairness, transparency and autonomy. We can all learn from the 4 theories of Ethics by always striving to be the “DO-BE” = Do Good All the Time, and BE Good All the …show more content…
Although the group members had become aware of the concepts of business ethics and the 4 key principles in ethical decision making (Teleology, Deontology, Relativism and Virtue Ethics) there was still conflict in agreeing on the appropriate answer for the real and perfect world.
8.2 Methodology
In trying to resolve this problem there was a constant need to differentiate between the 2 worlds (real and perfect) to assist in making the appropriate decision and also to refer to the experience of the two Human Resource Managers (within the group) to confirm what is practised in the workplace pertaining to certain situations.
The process of resolving the problem also included group members taking a vote to decide on the most appropriate response from the listed options on the questionnaire and where there was a deadlock in the votes, the Group Leader had to make the final decision on the appropriate response that will be applied in the particular situation.
The results of the exercises that were completed by the group members as individuals and as a group can be seen on pages 4-7, tables 1 – 4.
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