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MGT 216 Week 4 Discussion Question 1

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Provide an example of a conflict of interest in an organization? How can conflicts of
interest impact the ethical environment of an organization? How can conflicts of interest
within an organization be avoided?
Response:
I would like to give an extreme example of possible conflict of interest within a
organization. Suppose a mother works for an organization that campaigns and consistently
represents opposing abortion. She works day in and day out with others on the issues, the moral
reasoning, the emotional effects it can have on women, etc... One horrible evening her daughter
is raped and later she becomes pregnant. At this point the mother faces a conflict of interest. She
feels so strongly against abortion, however her daughter is now pregnant with a child who came
from a rape.
This could definitely effect a organizations ethical movement because of the
implications it can have. Also because the topic and situations can be so difficult. So ethics often
come into play, and many times can have a negative effect within the organization.
In this case the conflict itself could be avoided by the issue remaining private rather
than going very public. Since the issue and conflict of interest would be so difficult, hopefully
the organization would not become very involved. That would help avoid it.

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