professionalism and ethics Flashcards
consequence based theory
the outcome of the situation will determine if the action was ethical or not
narrative theory
uses stories to illustrate to people what is acceptable behaviour or not
utilitarian theory
if the outcome benefits the majority of a group the actions are justifiable
principle-based theory
a set of values or rules which will determine if the action is ethical or not.
ethics
morals and rules that determine how you behave
virtue-based theory
judges a person by his/her character and rather than on his/her actions
deontology
states that if a person upholds his/her obligation towards another person or society, the action will be ethical.
ethical behavior is just a component of professionalism.
ethical behavior means :
being honest and acting with integrity
acting in a manner acceptable to society
doing what is right rather than what is financially rewarding or east
code of ethics and code of conduct
code of conduct: will prevent negative behavior such as sexual harassment, abuse of company property for personal gain, or racism
code of ethics: will describe the principles that the business considers as important when decisions are made.
the importance of these documents lies in the fact that in a group of employees there will be many individuals with different values. so with these documents, everybody in the team will use the same set of values or rules to evaluate what is acceptable behaviour