Block 3 Flashcards
Characteristics of an Individual
cognitive biases
individual differences
Characteristics of a organization
group/org. pressures
Organizational Culture
processof individual ethical decision making behavior
Moral Awareness
Ethical Judgement
Ethical Behavior
Decision rule of Objectivism
be rational
be all you can be
it pushed capitalism, american values. People left alone to develop themselves.
creator of objectivism
rans
Pro of objectivism
reinforce personal responsibility: take pros/cons in life and do the best you can do,help less fortunate, each individual take responsibility for themselves
Con to objectivism
it’s individualistic and judgmental: to self centered and decide what people are doing
Integrative Social Contract theory decision rule
norm is authentic and not inconsistent with hypernorms, Dufee and Donaldson
Social contract
members of a community agree on certain standards of acceptable behavior, even w/o formal agreement.
Pro of ISCT
accepts variations in cultural norms w/o succumbing to ethical relativism
Con of ISCT
hypernorms are vague and its hard to respond properly when a norm conflicts with a hypernom
Ethical Relativism
no culture has a better ethical system, and we shouldn’t impose our standards on others. ‘when in rome, do as the romans do’ - accept slavery
Ethical Imperialism
assumes absolute truths that would require same standards and behavior in every culture. ‘when in rome, romans obey you’
Decision is ethical if its compatible with ethical rules of the comm:
authentic
permit exit
allow voice opinion
legitimate
3 hypernorms
respect for human dignity
respect for basic rights
good citizenship
