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    The document discusses factors that influence ethical decision making. It provides a general framework that includes the characteristics of the decision maker, the ethical situation, the actual decision, and the outcomes. It describes elements of the ethical situation and decision making process. These include the opportunity, ethical history, and moral intensity of the situation. The document also lists individual characteristics of decision makers and significant influences on the process such as organizations, work, laws, and other people. Finally, it presents potential outcomes like performance, rewards, and promotions that can result from ethical decision making.

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    The document discusses factors that influence ethical decision making. It provides a general framework that includes the characteristics of the decision maker, the ethical situation, the actual decision, and the outcomes. It describes elements of the ethical situation and decision making process. These include the opportunity, ethical history, and moral intensity of the situation. The document also lists individual characteristics of decision makers and significant influences on the process such as organizations, work, laws, and other people. Finally, it presents potential outcomes like performance, rewards, and promotions that can result from ethical decision making.

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    The document discusses factors that influence ethical decision making. It provides a general framework that includes the characteristics of the decision maker, the ethical situation, the actual decision, and the outcomes. It describes elements of the ethical situation and decision making process. These include the opportunity, ethical history, and moral intensity of the situation. The document also lists individual characteristics of decision makers and significant influences on the process such as organizations, work, laws, and other people. Finally, it presents potential outcomes like performance, rewards, and promotions that can result from ethical decision making.

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    Ethical Decision Making

    FACTORS AFFECTING ETHICAL DECISIONS


    UNCERTAINTY OF INPUTS CENTRALITY OF WORKFLOW

    POWER

    CONTROL OF ETHICAL CONTINGENCIES

    BEHAVIOR

    SUBSTITUTABILITY OF ACTIVITIES PREVENTIVE ROUTINIZATION

    COPING ROUTINIZATION

    A General Framework of the Ethical DecisionDecisionMaking Process


    CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DECISION MAKER

    ETHICAL SITUATION

    DECISION

    OUTCOMES

    SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCES

    Elements of the Ethical Situation


    CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DECISION MAKER

    ETHICAL SITUATION

    DECISION
    SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCES

    OUTCOMES

    * Opportunity

    * Ethical decision history * Moral intensity of the situation

    Elements of the Ethical DecisionDecisionMaking Process


    ELEMENTS OF THE DECISION
    PERCEIVED ETHICAL PROBLEM

    Characteristics of Decision Makers

    Ethical Situation

    DECISION Significant Influences

    Outcomes

    Information acquired Information processed Ethical decision history Expectations Sent and received roles Ethics norms (personal & those of others) Information acquired Information processed

    PERCEIVED ALTERNATIVES, PRODUCT, PRICE, PROMOTION, DISTRIBUTION INFO

    JUDGMENT

    PERCEIVED CONSQUENCES

    Probability of consequences Desirability of consequences

    Individual Characteristics of the Decision Maker that Influence the Ethical Decision-Making Process DecisionCHARACTERISTICS OF THE DECISION MAKER

    ETHICAL SITUATION

    DECISION
    SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCES

    OUTCOMES

    * Achievement motivation * Need for affiliation * Ego strength * Locus of control

    * Knowledge * Experience * Risk taking

    Significant Influences on the Ethical Decision-Making DecisionProcess


    CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DECISION MAKER

    ETHICAL SITUATION

    DECISION
    SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCES

    OUTCOMES

    * The organization * Work * The law * Economics * Professionalism

    * Technology * Significant others; customers, peers, immediate supervisor, top managers, family, friends, other opinion leaders

    Outcomes that Result from the Ethical Decision-Making DecisionProcess


    CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DECISION MAKER

    ETHICAL SITUATION

    DECISION
    SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCES

    OUTCOMES

    * Performance * Rewards * Satisfaction

    * Feedback * Promotions * Learning

    VENN DIAGRAM MODEL FOR ETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN A CORPORATE ORGANISATION

    AREA 1--Profitable and ethical. Probably legal too. PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY

    Ethical responsibility

    AREA 3--Legal and ethical but not profitable. FIND WAYS FOR PROFITABILITY.

    3 1 4 2
    Economic responsibility
    AREA 2--Profitable and legal. PROCEED CAUTIOUSLY

    Legal responsibility

    AREA 4--Profitable, legal, ethical: GO FOR IT

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