What Is Ethical Decision Making?
Ethical decision making weighs right vs wrong using moral frameworks like consequentialism (judge by outcomes) or deontology (follow universal rules).
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Ethical decision making weighs right vs wrong using moral frameworks like consequentialism (judge by outcomes) or deontology (follow universal rules).
Organizations face ethical tradeoffs: profit vs stakeholder welfare, short-term gains vs sustainability, efficiency vs fairness, growth vs environment.
Values act as decision filters that determine what you consider, ignore, and prioritize. Most values operate unconsciously until they conflict.
Moral frameworks: Consequentialism judges actions by outcomes. Deontology follows universal rules. Virtue ethics asks what a virtuous person would do.
Ethics studies right and wrong actions. Major frameworks: Consequentialism judges by outcomes, deontology by duties, virtue ethics by character traits.
Who benefits and who's harmed? Is it fair to everyone? Would it be acceptable if made public? Does it align with stated values?
Values are core principles guiding choices like honesty, family, or achievement. Not preferences like pizza, but priorities about what matters most in life.