Dilemmas Case Studies Samples For Students

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Military use of unmanned drones has increased in the war against terrorism. Just recently after the marathon bombing a drone was used to attack and kill a local al-Qaeda leader in the Arabian Peninsula. Drones are being used in many forms to include spying, tracking and killing. This case study will present data about using drones in violent conflicts or threats and the ethical dilemmas of doing so. Should the government be allowed to use these forms of technology without restrain or specific governing laws? These are question for you to explore and decide if using drones is ethical.

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Management

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The co-founder of the personal computer named Steve Wozniak accompanied Steve Jobs in the development of this machine. Steve Wozniak, who was born in Santa Clara, California, owned great interest and knowledge in the field of technology and was keen to engage himself in the building of the personal computer. Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak first met in UC Berkeley College by a common friend named Bill Fernandez. Their friendship of both the Steve’s grew stronger due to mutual interests and fields although their personalities and goals were entirely different from each other. Wozniak possesses great expertise ...

How Engineers may use Moral Theories to better Navigate Ethical Dilemmas that Arise in their Careers

Engineering is one of the disciplines that depend heavily on certain ethical guidelines ensuring that services provided by engineers do not harm the natural environment and human beings. A significant number of ethical guideline within engineering are basically established following three major moral theories; deontology, utilitarian and virtue ethics. The concept of utilitarian theory is based on the essence of determining whether an action is right or wrong through evaluation of how it benefits the highest number of stakeholders i.e. actions are considered right in case they cause a greater good to individuals (Houser et al, 262). On the other ...

Alistair is a chief legal officer in a well-respected company involved in making lifesaving drugs. He has been asked by the board of the company to investigate rumors of price-fixing within the firm’s European offices. In the course of him doing his mandated duty, he encounters a breach in the operation of one of his firms, involving a Bosnia contract in which a very large commission was paid to Romanian distributor to deliver the kits into Bosnia.
Problem statement: Alistair as a chief legal officer has to make a decision whether this is a form of bribe and if so, whether to write a report to ...

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 ...

The case, whose decision is it, describes the ethical decision making scenario for case of Benito Agrela, a 15 year old boy who voluntarily decided for a painless death and was judicially granted the same (Munson 108). This case analysis is further focused on looking at various ethical health care imperatives from the discussed scenario. Also, there will be critical analysis of the rendered judgement and ethical derivatives from them. Finally, we will take a conclusive stand, either for or against the posed ethical dilemma in the case and justify the rationale behind our stand.

The given case describes a scenario in Florida, ...

RE: Response to Arising Ethical Issue

Introduction
The memo outlines the ethical dilemma faced by the company and how this dilemma is addressed. There are multiple dilemmas, but the memo focuses on one of the dilemmas.

Facts

There are claims that the unpasteurized Nutritional products have caused health concerns though the data has not been authenticated. In addition, there are reports from the health officers in the counties indicating that the health officers believe there is a direct link between the company’s products and the health cases. The batch numbers obtained by the company’s managers are linked to the products though they happen to ...

Every organization has to work on the principles of ethics and responsibility. Ethics make the foundation of every business and if ethics are not followed as such, then the functioning of the business suffers and it loses it image and reputation at a gradual pace. Sometimes, managers face ethical dilemmas where they are not able to decide whether to stick to the values of the company or opt for decisions which are better for the organization in the long run (Ford & Richardson, 2013). The given case is about the ethical dilemma being faced by George Cosgrove who is serving ...

Delineate the ethical issues and dilemmas the company faced.

The coca cola company has the largest distribution systems globally, and is also among the largest beverage companies marketing four of the world’s top five leading soft drinks (Ferrell et al 2011). There has been ethical issues and dilemmas which have caused it to lose its stand in the global market, stocks as well as deter its future growth. The company had ethical issues related to product safety where they were accused of selling hazardous products to consumers. This happened in Belgium in June 1999, about thirty school children became ill after consuming Coca Cola products. This contamination ...

In an organization, before the policies are implemented concerning the appearance and the codes of dress to develop by an individual, a firm should determine how the employees and customers will react to these interests of body arts like tattoos and piercing whose popularity has been gained among the American young people in the recent two decades. The current reports from the employment centers shows that almost 40% of the young generation aged between 18 years and 29 years do not hide these body arts especially tattoos in the work places and more particularly young people are not adherent to ...

Part 1

A: When working in the home and community, the best practice and current sector approaches to working with clients include:
using person-centred practice,
working in a consumer-directed care model, and
understanding the potential for empowerment versus disempowerment when supporting clients.

The care worker integrates these contexts into their support work on all levels.

Complete the table below by describing each approach and giving an example of how you might integrate this in your support work with a client:
B. Case Study. Read this case study and then answer the questions below.

Complete the table outlining:

Two areas where Mrs. Brady and Justin could target in a CDC package
What could be arranged for each area of ...

The parable of the Sadhu is a lesson in corporate and individual ethics based on the experience of Dr. Bowen McCoy while hiking in Nepal. The experience of McCoy illustrates the nature of ethical dilemma in business as the Sadhu needs help; however, the individuals in the group only give enough help that they are not significantly inconvenienced by the Sadhu. McCoy compares the magnitude of assistance given by members of the group to the amount of ethical responsibility corporations have for their own ethical dilemmas and notes that the actions taken by members of the group were enough ...

Throughout life, there are many experiences that one must face. Many of these come from relating to other human beings, something that may be very difficult. Often, people face dilemmas that are related to differences between the ideal way that things should be, and how they actually are in reality.
In the Devil’s Den case, Susan is faced with such a dilemma. She discovers that a place that she works at has many problems, including several illegal activities. Even though she would be morally compelled to decry such actions, she would like to be promoted to student manager, ...

Directions

The provided case study illustrates the case of one Mr. Red Smart, a hospitalized, elderly diabetic patient who equally suffers from hypertension and a host of other medical conditions. Mr. Red uses crutches due to an earlier fall and he experiences a sharp pain at home and falls unconsciousness and upon the doctors diagnosis, Myocardial infarction (MI) is detected. He is admitted to the hospital for three weeks but he considers to return home contrary to his family opinions. He also suffers from memory lapses.

Scenario

Red is a 60 year old man who lives with his elderly wife aged ...

The case presents a case study, where the headquarters for Citicorp because small for its operations. On the other hand, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church needed to sell some of the part to recover the costs of making some repairs for the church. After securing the portion of the church, Citicorp set out to modify the portion of the church into a new building on the block. The company hires Hugh Stubbins and reintroduces another a structural engineer, William LeMessurier. The engineer embarks on a study to find out on the effects of placing on of the columns on the traditional corner location. ...

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 ...

Ethical dilemmas do not have a direct response as one progress with the career. The exception to this is when the ethical dilemma involves the breaking of the law or profession regulation. Ethical dilemmas are entail situations of moral conflict and transgression between parties. In these kinds of situations, one has to choose a creative alternative to end the constant strive (Linzer 37).
In this issue, the ethical dilemma entails an overly dependent boss who takes all the credit from the worker. All the work that the group does credit goes to the boss and the manager. Sometimes the boss ...

Question 1 (Appendix A):

Government interventions in the financial markets have been and will always be an issue of ethical dilemma (Stiglitz, et.al, 1993). Therefore, it may be worthy to understand beforehand, what an ethical dilemma is. In YourDictionary, ethical dilemma is defined as “situation in which there is a choice to be made between two options, neither of which resolves the situation in an ethically acceptable fashion. In such cases, societal and personal ethical guidelines can provide no satisfactory outcome for the chooser. Ethical dilemmas assume that the chooser will abide by societal norms, such as codes of law or religious teachings, in ...

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 ...

Management and Moral Dilemmas:A Case Analysis of John Smithers and Sigtek

MANAGEMENT AND MORAL DILEMMAS:A CASE ANALYSIS OF JOHN SMITHERS AND SIGTEK
At the heart of John Smithers’ dilemma is the failure to implement a total quality program due to a number of organizational factors that came into play within the corporate culture of Sigtek. The company at hand is a small telecommunications firm founded by former employees of Western Electric twenty five years earlier. It manufactured circuit boards for signal handling, and their clients are primarily mobile phone providers and other long-distance carriers. Recently, it was brought by Telwork, a $500 million European firm, which decided to implement a Total Quality program, intending ...

Michael Clayton

Arthur a partner in a leading law firm feels guilty after discovering that U-North an agrochemical company they represent is actually responsible for the death of farmers and other citizens. Arthur faces a moral dilemma concerning the lives of the citizens affected and the amount of money they stand to make if they win the lawsuit. Arthur weighs the benefits in terms of cash that he claims to waste on prostitutes and the lives of innocent people. His conscience weighs down on him, and he decides to build a case against his firm in order to enable the innocent people, especially Anna whose ...

Q1) What strategic path should Jim Harris choose? What are the major issues influencing your opinion?

After analyzing the case study, it can be concluded that the best strategy for Harris would be to go for strategic growth through acquisitions. One of the major reasons supporting this view is that the other two options available to Harris while may prove to be safer, the fact is that Harris will profit in future only if he continues with the business following acquisitions. One of the major hurdles in the growth of Optitech has been the growing number of competitors. Since Optitech sits on huge valuation and revenues, it would benefit immensely by way to acquisitions.

Q2) Discuss the process and methods used to value a privately held company.

There ...