Code of Ethics Case Studies Samples For Students

Thinking Critically About Ethical Issues

The case study indicates the work which is being carried out by the sociologist in understanding the subculture of an Urban Slum. Even though the Sociologist has come to know that there is a car-theft ring in the slum, she is unable to take any action or even report the matter to police as this will completely interrupt the study that she is conducting and the objectives she is trying to achieve. According to the ethical rules, it is important for the sociologist to inform the people of the community that she has come for investigation and what is the ...

Specifically, how would you advise the ethics steering committee?

Major Issues faced by the Ethical Steering Committee
The major issues faced by the ethics steering committee were as follows:
Fear of RetributionFear of retribution existed among employees, which inhibited employees from sharing their ethical concerns with the management .
Measuring Effectiveness of Ethics Programs
It was challenging to measure the effectiveness of ethics programs for organizations .
Recommendations for Ethical Steering Committee
I would advise the ethical steering committee to adopt the following initiatives in collaboration with the organizations:

Advise Internal Analysis of Organizations

According to the bad apple theory, people are good or bad; and the organizations are ...

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Research Findings. The phenomenal rise and downfall of WorldCom will go down in history as one of the most turbulent times witnessed in corporate America. The issues related to WorldCom, brought to light many ethical dilemmas, which professionals in the Accounting and Internal Audit functions face, in their working life. The internal auditing function is an activity which helps an organization, by improving its operations and achieves that by implementing systematic processes and a disciplined approach to risk management, control and governance. ...

Introduction

People have always adhered to compliance with rules, regulations and standards that govern everyday living. Most people are aware that there are universal codes of ethics and morals that guide in decision making, as well as in the assuming the expected conduct of behavior. Ethics, most especially, is crucial in business. As asserted by Pitts & Kamery (2003), “ethics are important to firms for a variety of reasons: including the legal responsibilities of the executives, costs of violations, and reputation” (p, 79). Likewise, organizations that design ethical codes of conduct were proven to be more successful and last longer (Wadhwa, 2009; Worcester, ...

Attribute Standard 1312 issued by the IIA indicates that Internal Audit Departments purporting to follow IIA Standards must have an external assessment “conducted at least once every five years by a qualified, independent reviewer or review team from outside the organization. Two such organizations include World Com and Fannie Mae. The two organizations were in the news owing to various reporting and internal audit practices that may have resulted in their collapse, as is the case of World Com or hefty financial losses for their shareholders and other stakeholders. Consequent to such observations, the objective of this paper is ...

1.0 Project introduction and scenario
1.1 Introduction
In the recent times, ethical issues have dominated the debates and discussions in the considerable number of disciplines such as technology, business and engineering. On a wider note, the engineering field has received important recognition among other disciplines based on the fact that most actions carried by the practitioners are often challenging and therefore need bold decision-making. The moral reasoning is among the significant challenges in engineering as it involves the decisions to decide where to draw the line between permissible and impermissible actions. The case in this project includes the provision ...

Abstract

This report is the reflection of the ethical position of Facebook as a Company. The Company is found to have developed significantly favorable standards of ethics for its internal and external stakeholders. However, there seems to have been some issues regarding non-contemporary issues like research ethics in social media. If this area of ethics is addressed well, there would be no area of ethical trauma for the Company.

Introduction

The founder of Facebook is Mark Zuckerberg, who was only 23 when he founded the preliminary form of Facebook. The launch was done in the year 2004, and after its overnight ...

Business ethics

Business Ethics

Walmart Stores Inc. is founded on value-based and code of ethics principles. The value based and code of ethics helps the organization’s leadership in making appropriate decisions. The basic beliefs of the Walmart Stores Inc. focus on excellence achievement and code of ethics. The vision of the Walmart Stores Inc. is based on the global ethics in promoting ethical culture to its global stakeholders. Business codes of ethics are essential for an organization in making right decisions and acting with integrity (Kenny, 2007). Walmart Stores has strived in serving its customers with acts of integrity within ...

Multinational organisations present serious challenges in complying with international and domestic ethical norms. Particularly, multinational organisations currently experience various complications in assuming full responsibility of their actions to the society and environment. The manner in which an organisation can effectively foster a culture of ethical code in all its countries of operations, how to education employees on the importance of complying with the set regulations, and the most effective means of meeting the intricate legal and compliance obligations are some of the main challenges that face most multinational organisation. Even though all these challenges are independent, the solution to these ...

Nurses are often confronted by various ethical challenges or dilemma situations during their professional practice. It is therefore important that they be familiar with the ethical codes of conduct and decision-making. As one of the most trusted professions, the nursing ethical codes of conduct were first adopted by the International Council of Nurses in 1953. The codes guide nurses in decision-making whenever they face barriers in executing their professional obligations. One of the difficult situations in which these codes help nurses to navigate through is in maintaining patients’ privacy and confidentiality. This is particularly true for student nurses who ...

Engineers are paramount and respected professionals in the society; hence, they are expected to uphold high standards of ethics at all times. Tim realized that they could not meet the deadline because of the failure of one machine. Out of the three options, the third option would be the best to apply to this scenario. One of the Engineering codes of ethics requires the engineer to be faithful and honest to the client (National Society of Professional Engineers 1). The next preferable option for Tim would be discussing the issue with Parker Products to see whether they can either ...

I. Introduction
Journalists have a responsibility to the facts of an event. This is an aspect of journalism that is often lost in the sensationalism that often follows the news in the modern era. Ethics and standards in journalism are principles that give the journalist a structural framework for conducting the practice of reporting on events, people, or places; they are designed to help the journalist navigate specific situations and challenges that journalists often face. Journalists do not exist in a vacuum; they are people with their own opinions and feelings about the things that they are reporting, and it follows ...

Conflicting Ethical Dilemmas

An ethical dilemma that can be distinguished from the first example is the decision of Spire engineering to give Mary the lead reasonability in a construction of a parking structure in an instance where the soil is very poor. Since it is a parking structure carrying heavy loads, Spire engineering need to assign an experienced engineer to manage the construction of concrete structure designed in soils that provide inadequate foundation. Further, Mary’s inexperience with dealing with contractors also provides an ethical situation. The contractor’s superintendent undermines her authority and knowledge. Mary also notices some concerns, which when brought to the ...

Question 1: To what extent do you believe that Texaco's actions will be effective in getting its high-ranking employees to feel less prejudice toward members of minority groups?
Answer: The image of Texaco was significantly tarnished after release of tapes featuring senior executives discussing to destroy some evidence that prove the discriminatory practices of company against African-Americans. After that incident, company adopted various measures to change the behavior of white employees towards black employees. The company made significant changes in recruitment and appraisal processes to avoid any kind of discrimination and giving equal opportunities of growth to all ...

Unsophisticated network users are prone to attacks. The nature and level of attacks continues to evolve with time. Network attacks could either be internal or external. However, internal attacks are more lethal than external attacks. Organizations today are dependent on networks in order to facilitate their core business. Today, there is an increased need to access remote sites and mobile workers through virtual private networks (VPNs). This makes information the most essential resource for most organizations. Consequently, tampering with that information could have detrimental effects to organizations as well as governments. This could be complicated by the fact that ...

In this ethical case study, I review the case of Miss S., an elderly patient recovering from severe physical injury and paralysis who advocates for physician-assisted suicide. In reviewing the case, the potential ethical issues and potential ways to address the issue at hand are provided, discussed through the lens of the ANA Code of Ethics. Assisted suicide is a complex issue, especially from a nursing perspective, and this case study provides one potential way to address it.

Facts

Miss S. is an elderly woman who has recently developed severe paralysis following a cervical spine stabilization surgery. Because of partial ...

Explain how you would prioritize care of these clients in order of importance, and why

I will triage these patients with regard to their needs. The one with the immediate and most pressing needs is Mr. Richard. He takes first priority since he is in severe pain and nursing care dictates that the nurse should ensure that the patient is comfortable and one way to achieve is this is through pain relief. I would administer moderate analgesia such as morphine or pethidine. The fact that Mr. Richards was experiencing difficulty in breathing affirms me making him my first priority. Dyspnea translates to the fact that there is inadequate tissue perfusion. This in itself is ...

A Faculty Budget

A Faculty Budget
The main demand of the accounting profession for the accountants is to produce the information as per the ethical, legal and the guidance of the regulatory framework. The accounting information for the internal use of the organization plays an important role in the profitability and the direction of the business. Therefore, it is the responsibility of the accountants to produce relevant and best estimated budgets or estimates for the management of the business.
In the current scenario, the ethical issues arise in the making of a budget are as follows. Jackson Daniel is a junior accountant ...

Part 1: Brief description of Cardio-Metric and history

Cardio-Metric, a start-up company founded by Carlos Sanchez and Chris Ward, began its operations in Minneapolis in 2002 starting with a simplified blood pressure (BP) monitor for use by patients in their homes with signals sent to their physicians in the real time through internet. The company succeeded in rising venture funding of $ 6 million in 2003 in the first round of institutional financing. Daniel Kim was hired in 2002, to develop business plan, raise venture capital and to facilitate commercialization of the product. In 2004, the company launched the home market version of its product which was well received by ...

Step 1: Identify the dilemma

James is a community counseling student and an intern at a local university. Recently, he began working with Lisa a 21-year-old female who presented symptoms associated with depression. Lisa disclosed experiencing physical abuse from her mother’s partner. As a result, she drugged him, and he later died. The decision to diagnose her or not is a dilemma. Lisa has told her counselor something that she had never disclosed to anyone. Referring her to another counselor would make her uncomfortable, and she could decide to give up on counseling.

Step 2: identify the potential issues involved

There are three issues involved. First, a legal matter because the counselor has to make a decision ...

Introduction 3

Gillick Competency Principle 4
Roles and responsibilities of nurses 5
Conclusion 8

References: 10

Ethical and Legal issue
This case study focuses on a minor girl who does not want her parents to know that she is pregnant. She is contemplating terminating the pregnancy via an abortion without consulting or seeking the consent of her parents.
According to the 2010 Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Bill, a minor is a person aged less than 18 years. The client in question, Chin Lee, is a minor because she is only 15 years old. In Western Australia, minors are governed by separate ...

Introduction

The case study is of a minor young girl who does not want her parents to know that she has become pregnant. She is considering an abortion and has already decided that whatever be her medical condition, she would provide consent on her own without any consultation with her parents.
According to the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (WA) Bill 2010, a minor is a person who is less than 18 years. The client in question, Chin Lee is a minor since she is only 15 years old. However, there are separate rules and regulations for minors living in Western Australia. In ...

There are various similarities between the ethical values in the American Marketing Association’s Statement of Ethics and Saint Leo’s Core Values, as highlighted herein.

In both cases, respect is one of the key ethical values. As an aspect of respect, the AMA’s code of ethics acknowledges basic human dignity through valuing individual differences, treating stakeholders respectfully, and acknowledging the contributions of each other. Similarly, at Saint Leo, all individuals' unique talents are valued, their dignity respected, and harmonious learning, living and working encouraged through mutual respect.

Integrity is a common ethical value in both cases. Saint Leo’ ...

This paper discusses an ethical situation involving a health worker, Jenkins, her new client Nina. From the case, Nina exhibits an abrupt change of behavior. Such change is manifest on the performance of the client over a measured period of time. Through her journey from Guatemala to her current location, Nina has had contact with a social worker whom she confesses a liking for and not willing to change to another worker. The ethical dilemma in this case study lies with Jenkins, the current health worker, who is poised to help Nina out of her situation even if Nina ...

Ethical dilemma or moral dilemma is simply a complex situation in which a choice has to be made between two options neither of which solve the complexity of the situation in an ethically acceptable form. In cases like this, personal and societal ethical guidelines should provide guidelines which can at least provide satisfactory results to the chooser. The assumption of ethical dilemma is that the chooser will have to abide by acceptable societal norms, such as codes of law or teaching of a religious manner to make a choice that is otherwise ethically impossible (Lundy, p 13).
My personal ...

Corporate Social Responsibilities and Ethics

The concept of (CSRs) means that companies, organizations and/or societies have both societal and ethical responsibilities stretching beyond their existing economic responsibilities (Tuan, 2012). It requires these organizations to elaborate how they understand their responsibilities in efforts to including other stakeholders like customers, employees, local communities, customers, state governments, suppliers, international organizations among others. CSR stresses the need for organizations to behave like good corporate members of the society or citizens, by not only complying with laws and policies but also conducting their activities in ways protect the environment and other resources. Ethics may be seen as the fundamental ...

Executive Summary

The case relates to the lawsuits filed against Amgen in Ventura. Amgen is an American multinational company headquartered in Thousand Oaks, California. The complaints were brought by former employees who were fired from the organization. The employees complained that the reason for firing them was disclosure of wrongdoing of an organization in front of leaders. Shawn O’Brien was terminated as a result of retaliation for informing the company about the problems and reported complaints of the drugs distributed in the market. He was a senior project manager, and his job was to improve compliance processes with high risk ...

The working groups and the group dynamics tend to impact the working conditions significantly. The department of the police is one main department of law which needs a coherent group dynamics, similar goals and objectives and employee trust and mutual understanding with each other in order to meet a common goal or department’s purpose. The concept of working in groups and following the dynamics of groups is of utmost importance in police departments. In this situation the officers like Officer Robert Barton, who belong to a bilingual background and a graduate from a small town was a part of a subculture when he joined the ...

The case study on Salt Lake City, the Olympics, and Bribery manifested a complex scenario, which demands a critical valuation. The case involved the perceived default by professional heads of the Salt Lake City Olympic Committee (SLCOC) and members from the International Olympic Committee (IOC), who have the full understanding of the ethical and legal stipulations of their work. The analysis of the case requires exclusive consideration of all facets ranging from the activities, circumstances that led to the occurrences, the individuals involved and the required rules as well as the regulations governing the corporates. Therefore, the analysis would employ the ...

On looking at the standards of business conduct of Starbucks, there are three aspects of the company profile that can be admired from it. Additionally, there are certain weaknesses that the business conduct generates. This is obviously based on the company’s view and explanation of what it considers their business heritage. Three positive aspects of the company’s business conduct are:
- Its detailed explanation of their ingredients sourcing: on the website, Starbucks commits to explaining in details on its ethical ingredients sourcing. This ethical sourcing information includes the company’s purchasing practices, their support of farmers ...

Siemens has been in the spotlight for being involved in extreme corruption scandals that are perhaps one of the severest in the history of corruption in industries. One of the situational factors that have propelled corruption in the industries has to do with the company’s majority market. Siemens sells its products to governments. The products include a variety of electronics, railway materials and equipment needed in hospitals. Such things are greatly valued and are mostly developed as projects in third world nations. The corruption in developing countries is high because of lack of integrity in leadership. The majority of ...

Evaluation of Corporate Ethics Policy

1). The key attributes of the policy of Facebook, Inc., are the conflict of interest, communication, public disclosure, financial responsibility and integrity, confidential information, Protection of the user data, protection and the use of the company’s data, compliance with the laws, and reporting violations. The ideals and the key values that the company trying to accomplish is are resolution of the conflict of the interest by abstaining and disclosing, maintaining proper communication, and complying with the laws so that the problems can be solved in an effective way and in timely manner.
2). The policy has effectively ...

- Do any of the offices’ actions violate the FCPA?
Yes, some of the office’s actions are in direct violation of the FCPA. Although the FCPA allows payments that are meant to open doors and expedite the process, it does not allow those that intend to influence actions and outcomes. For instance, the Lima office offers kickbacks in order to get awarded contracts. These kickbacks are disguised as the commissions that are paid out by the sales people. This action directly influences that outcome of what would otherwise be a competitive bidding process. As such, these actions are ...

Introduction

I write this plan as the Head Health Care administrator based at USA Community Hospital. The plan has been necessitated by the recent conduct of the staff in this hospital whereupon patients and members of the public alike have raised concerns over the unethical, unlawful and inhuman conduct of the staff towards patients most of which are HIV/AIDS patients in the hospital. Such patients are not accorded the attention that they require and whenever our staff attend to them they look down upon them. This has occasioned them untold psychological trauma and great injustice, this being a public hospital where ...

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The Flitland Crown Court convicted Dr. Arthur Jones for the crime of murder for withdrawal of life-support treatment to premature-born Baby X. Prior to his conviction, Dr. Jones did not dispute the antecedent facts that led to the death of Baby X. He reasoned out that the offense was committed to give way for the more viable Baby Y. There was only one available life-support system, and the question was, to whom he should administer the life-support treatment, to less viable Baby X or to more viable Baby Y?
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- Is the salesperson acting unethically? Why or why not?
Ethics pertain to standards that an individual considers as right or wrong. It came from the Greek word "ethos", which means outlook and disposition. It refers to behaviors, values, and guidelines that individuals follow and that which make up their ethical culture. In sales, it is often said that customers' needs and interests must come above anything else. As long as the salesperson is truthful, protects consumer rights, does not engage in corrupt sales practices, and maintains the highest standards when it comes to conducting one's professional work, ...

1. The name of the organisation, the industry it operates in and the issue relevant to ethics and corporate governance with which it was connected.
a. What were the conditions at the organisation that led to this example of poor corporate governance? (5 marks)
b. What were the outcomes for the board of directors, the shareholders, the staff of the organisation, its customers and the general public? (5 marks)
The processes and structures for control and direction of firms is corporate governance. It is concerned with the associations between board of directors, management, control of major ...

Consensual Relationship Agreements

Introduction

A consensual relationship agreement is a contractual document signed between coworkers involved in romantic relationships. Employers use these contracts to make the relationship public. Consensual relationship agreements are used for several objectives. The contracts protect employers from litigation in case the relationship between coworkers goes sour. The contract also provides legal protection for the coworkers involved in the relationship, and third parties such as colleagues who are victims of favoritism due to romantic relationships. However, CRAs infringe on employee privacy by employers. Even though contract is signed voluntarily, the employees compromise their private life and the employer can easily ...

In every business environment, change is inevitable, and important move is ensuring growth and development. A business that gas been a sole proprietor need to make a lot of changes when it s stakeholders decide to grow. Such issues include business functions, employees’ issues, business systems, as well as ethical. As a matter of fact, growing from a sole proprietor to another business requires new business form, additional people, and rethinking of new business plan. In carrying out these crucial changes, leadership plays a crucial role since it brings together all issues of change and drives them towards success.
In making changes in ...