Making Effective and Ethical Decisions

Complete the experiential exercise 5.1 Assessing Yourself at the end of the chapter, "Ethics and Corporate Responsibility." Based on your score, create a plan to increase your skills in making ethical decisions in the workplace.

Your plan should include information on how you will:

1. define and clarify the ethical issues  you may face in the workplace and how you will determine if the issues warrant action
2. obtain all the facts you need to make ethical decisions
3. come up with possible options and solutions for dealing with ethical decisions
4. evaluate the pros and cons of your options when faced with ethical decisions
5. select the best option of those presented when making an ethical decision
6. explain the ethical decision to those affected by the decision and ensure proper and effective implementation of the ethical solution