Applied ethics
is the branch of ethics that consists of the analysis of specific, controversial
moral issues and integrates ethical theory and its application. The field
of applied ethics generally involves the investigation of specific ethical
problems, such as abortion, poverty, leadership, health care, training and
education and our (ab)use of the environment. Such investigations will help
us in our attempt to construct an overall ethical theory and to develop
ethical principles that will govern various regions of human life, including
the professions of medicine, business, politics, education, and the policy.
This section produces discussions, working papers and other means to explore
these issues. The purpose is to provide you with the means to develop methods
to deal with these pressing ethical issues. This page provides general information.
For more specific discussions, use the links shown in the applied matrix
above.
If you would like a topic discussed or have information you would like to
provide, please email Rod Erakovich
or Vicki Edwards. We look forward
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Applied Ethics: A Multicultural Approach
Larry May (Editor), Shari Collins-Chobanian (Contributor), Kai Wong
Prentice-Hall 1997.
This anthology provides an introduction to applied ethics with a multicultural approach. The book offers an alternative to most competing books that are centered around North American perspectives. In this revision, authors build on some of the traditional topics such as aids, racial and sexual discrimination and environmental ethics. For anyone interested in ethics or moral problems.
http://www.ethics.org/resources/book_detail.cfm?ID=633 |
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Do the Right Thing, By Jennifer J. Salopek
Return-on-investment. That's a term we're all familiar with. It means that the money you spend on something is paid back in some way that makes the expenditure worthwhile. But what about return-on-culture? A little more nebulous.
http://www.astd.org/CMS/templates/index.html?template_id=1&articleid=26983 |
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ERC Board Member Frank Vogl Appears on NPR
Diane Rehm Show 2002 August 1
Mr. Vogl, President of Vogl Communications and former Vice Chairman of Transparency International, appeared on the Diane Rehm show as part of a three person panel regarding executive compensation amid corporate failure.
http://www.wamu.org/ram/2002/r1020801.ram |
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Ethical Dilemmas in the Everyday Workplace
Frank J. Navran - Ethics Resource Center 1994
In every business decision we have to choose between alternatives. In many of these cases the choice is made difficult by what we call an ethical dilemma, where no matter which alternative we select, we will be subordinating one or more of our values.
http://www.ethics.org/resources/article_detail.cfm?ID=8 |
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RX Ethics: A Three-Part Case Study
Frank Navran and Don Forbes - Ethics Resource Center 1992
The first in a 4-part series of an organization's needs assessment process. Here, ODOT's Director describes the events leading up to his organization's decision to seek a set of ethics management tools that would facilitate a major restructuring project.
Editor's Note: In December of 1991 the Oregon Department of Trans-portation (ODOT) solicited proposals from a number of ethics consulting companies for what they were calling an Ethics Enhancement Project. The Request for Proposals (RFP) clearly sought bids for specific ethics management tools that would help ODOT's management "enhance their individual ethical effectiveness and that of their organization."
The RFP outlined a series of specific objectives including: ethics-based tools for dealing with strategic change and for managing change; methods for demonstrating and instituting values-based management; strategies and mechanisms to encourage employee participation in the program; training in ethical decision-making (including policies and laws); and pre- and post-tests for evaluating the program's effectiveness.
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The Bottom Line is Integrity
Stuart Gilman - 2002 August
Advances the view that while rules and regulations may well deter corruption in the short term, the way to affect change in the long term is to concentrate on instilling integrity. Offers a few practical suggestions on promoting ethical behavior.
http://www.ethics.org/resources/article_detail.cfm?ID=728 |
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The Ethics of Downsizing
Frank J. Navran - Ethics Resource Center 1996
The very act of forcing people to leave their employment is rife with ethics-related questions. In this article, we will consider one of the most fundamental questions: Is Downsizing Ever Ethical? Organizations in every segment of business, industry, government and education are downsizing. The very act of forcing people to leave their employment is rife with ethics-related questions. In this article, we will consider one of the most fundamental questions:
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Ethics & Professionalism: Why Good People Do Bad Things
Michael G. Daigneault - Ethics Resource Center 1996
This traditional perspective on the key ethical issue facing individuals and organizations masks the real question that everyone working within a legal organization should address: Why do good people sometimes make bad ethical choices?
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Social Audit
Dr. J.R. Breton - World Affairs Social Audit 2000
In this article, Dr. Breton details the different aspects of a Social Audit (AKA Ethical Audit, AKA Monitoring), and its benefits (not only preventing lawsuits and boycotts, but also increasing productivity, market shares and long term investment).
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The Business Ethics Training and Development: Training and Development Approaches, Robert A. Giacalone
Some organizations have benevolently tried to sell employees on ethics, forced them to endure long, ethical training sessions that are of little practical utility, and implied that their ethics are questionable. If corporate America wants to instill ethics, a more holistic approach is needed.
Business leaders often become entangled in the training process itself. The singular focus on their own perspectives leads to a failure to take into account the peculiarities and ethical quandaries that are often specific to an industry, a profession, or an organizational culture. They toil at doing an admirable and competent job at training the basics, while letting employees struggle with trying to "apply it themselves". This is not only frustrating for employees who feel lost in the obscurities of philosophical thought, but is a waste of money due to the lack of relevance with the job that they actually do. About the Author - Robert A. Giacalone is the Surtman Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics at the Belk College of Business Administration.
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Ethics Quick Test
This instrument was designed by Frank Navran, Director of Advisory Services at the ERC, to assess your organization's ethical effectiveness. Your candid responses to the questions in each of the twelve ethics management areas will help identify what is working well within your organization and where improvement might be required.
http://www.ethics.org/quicktest/index.cfm |
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Ethics Questions and Answers
This page lists some of the questions that we frequently answer.
http://www.ethics.org/faq.html |
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Research Bibliography: Defining and Measuring Success in an Ethics Program
Ethics Resource Center - Ethics Resource Center 1998
Research bibliography compiled by the Ethics Resource Center in 1998-1999.
http://www.ethics.org/resources/article_detail.cfm?ID=43 |
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Research Bibliography: Ethics as a Leadership Issue
Ethics Resource Center - Ethics Resource Center 1998
Research bibliography compiled
http://www.ethics.org/resources/article_detail.cfm?ID=42 |
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Research Bibliography: Integrating Ethics Theory and Practice within Organizations
Ethics Resource Center - Ethics Resource Center 1998
Research bibliography compiled by the Ethics Resource Center in 1998-1999.
http://www.ethics.org/resources/article_detail.cfm?ID=41 |
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Center for the Study
of Ethics in the Professions: Inventory of Codes of Ethics
In June 1996, our Center received a grant from the National Science
Foundation to put our collection of over 850 codes of ethics on the
World-Wide Web. We are including our codes of ethics of professional
societies, corporations, government, and academic institutions. Earlier
versions of codes of ethics of some organizations respresented are
available so researchers can study the development of codes. A literature
review, an introduction to the codes, and a User Guide are included.
The production of this site was accomplished in collaboration with
IIT's Instructional Multimedia Center. This site has grown out of
the CSEP Library's collection of codes that it maintains in a vertical
file--please view this inventory
of codes of ethics that the Library holds. (You may search this
document by using the "Edit/Find (on this page)" feature from your
browser taskbar). The Codes of Ethics Online site is continually updated,
so check occasionally for additional Codes and please
let us know about any gaps or broken links.
Center for the Study
of Ethics in the Professions: Inventory of Codes of Ethics |
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St James Ethics
Centre
St James Ethics Centre is an independent not-for-profit organisation which provides a non-judgmental forum for the promotion and exploration of ethics. The Centre's mission is to encourage and assist individuals and organisations to include the ethical dimension in their daily lives, and thereby help to create a better world.
As befits a responsive organisation, the Centre is continually evolving. However, underlying its creative and open-ended framework is a considered and consistent approach. This approach is founded on the application of a few core principles.
St James Ethics Centre uses this approach to provide a secure space for individuals and organisations to explore ethical reflection and decision-making. It provides this space by way of its services:
The Centre works with individuals, the business world, the professions, governments, community groups and other organisations. It is widely recognised as the leading organisation of its kind in Australia. Its reputation is also growing in the international arena.
The Centre's principle support comes from memberships, donations and in-kind services. Additional income is generated by undertaking ethics consulting, training, speaking engagements and sponsored activities.
If ethics is important to you and you would like to support the work
of St James Ethics Centre, please consider becoming a member,
making a donation
or providing other forms of support.
All donations over $2 are tax deductible in Australia.
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