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OVERVIEW
In this unit, the focus shifts to "why do people act in ethical or unethical ways?" Philosophers, religious scholars, biologists, psychologists, sociologists, and criminologists have all tried to explain why people do bad things. Biology, learning theory, and Kohlberg's moral stages are used to explain why people behave the way they do. The focus then turns to issues concerning ethics teaching and training. It seems clear that training alone is not sufficient and must be combined with ethical leadership, which in turn, is essential for the ethical organization. The greatest protection against corruption of power is a belief in a commitment to the democratic process and all it entails.
INSTRUCTIONS
After reviewing the media Ethical Decisions – Who Do You Owe? (attached), place yourself in the role of the FBI special agent who is faced with dilemma portrayed in the media. What should you do? Would you report this trainee to a supervisor? Would you talk to his father about it and hope he would handle it? What if this trainee becomes an agent and continues to engage in future misconduct?
In your paper:
- Identify the variables that you would consider in determining your approach to the situation.
- Determine whether you would report an FBI trainee for cheating on a written examination.
- Predict the possible implications of not reporting the misconduct.
REQUIREMENTS
Your paper should meet the following requirements:
- Written communication: Must be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
- References: Support your ideas and opinions with appropriate resources.
- APA formatting: Format resources and citations as per current APA style and formatting guidelines.
- Length of paper: Three pages, not including the title page and the references page.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.
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Running Head: Who Do You Owe?
Who Do You Owe?
Student name:
Institutional affiliation:
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Who do You Owe?
Variables to consider in determining approach to the situation.
Paragraph 1: According to the situation of in this case, some variables useful in
determining the approach include individual variables, moral intensity and organizational
variables.
Paragraph 2: Organizational variable require that the persons supposed to making
decisions know the rules and regulations of the organization and apply the rules without fear of
any interested group.
Whether to report an FBI trainee for examination cheating
Paragraph 3: According to my opinion, I would report an FBI trainee who is found
cheating in writing an examination to the supervisor.
Possible implications of not reporting the misconduct.
Paragraph 4: There are several implications which may result from the failure to report an
FBI trainee who have cheated in writing an examination.
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Who do You Owe?
References
Armstrong, P. M. (1976). an investigation of the contribution of moral-ethical variables in
predicting inmate outcomes using discriminant analysis and analysis of covariance. Ann
Arbor, Mich: Xerox Univ. Microfilms.
Harsanyi, J. C. (1976). Essays on Ethics, Social Behaviours, and Scientific explanations.
Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands.
Sims, R. R. (1994). Ethics and organizational decision making: a call for renewal. westort., u.a:
Quorum Books.
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Running Head: Who Do You Owe?
Who Do You Owe?
Student name:
Institutional affiliation:
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Who Do You Owe?
Variables to consider in determining approach to the situation.
According to the situation of in this case, some variables useful in determining the
approach include individual variables, moral intensity and organizational variables. The
individual variables involve cognition of what is wrong and right. However, this knowledge of
what is wrong and right is not sufficient alone to determine a decision-making process because
sometimes factors such as personal interest or relativity makes the individual variables
ineffective. individual variables have the strongest influence on decision making. For example,
in this situation Agent Santos personally know john the son of Walter who have been found
involved in an examination malpractice. It is because of this reason that Agent Santos pretends
not to acknowledge the factor that the student was copying an exam. However, the Agent is in an
ethical dilemma which may lead to unethical practice. Applying the individual variable will
mean agent Santos reports the situation to father so that the trainee is appropriately advice. Three
individual variables which are used to determine the approach toward this situation include locus
control, field dependence and ego strength. Secondly, moral intensity is a significant determinant
of the process of decision making during such a situation. This is t...