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College of Business, Liberty University

BUSI 472: Organizational Ethics

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Barry, B. E., & Ohland, M. W. (2009). Applied ethics in the engineering, health, business, and law professions: A Comparison. Journal of Engineering Education, 98(4), 377-388.

Barry and Ohland (2009) focused on ethics education, specifically in the areas of engineering, health, and business. It is their belief that educators have the responsibility to teach and prepare graduating students for ethical dilemmas they may face in their chosen fields of work. Each of these areas are becoming more and more technologically advanced. Technology is being incorporated into each of these areas to make work more efficient, beneficial, and profitable. With the new advancements creates a need to assess the potential ethical situations that can be created. One must think and assess how to respond to certain situations before they happen.

Bavec, C. (2012). Social responsibility and professional ethics in management. Some empirical evidences at country levels managing global transitions: International Research Journal, 10(3), 361-377.

Bavec considers the battle between neo-liberal’s view of the economy and more responsible business advocates view. The first views a business’s only responsibility to be to make a profit. The later believe the organization to have some level of responsibility to the social environment of which it is a part. Bavec brings out the idea that many will behave ethically or socially responsible if it is in their best interest. For example, the businessperson will be honest and seek to help the community if it puts him in better standing and makes it more likely for people to buy his product. Social responsibility is an important thing to consider especially with the rise of technology.

Grunwald, A. (2000). Against over-estimating the role of ethics in technology development. Science and Engineering Ethics, 6(2), 181-96. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11948-000-0046-7

Grunwald (2000) discussed the role of ethics in the development of new technology. He specifically looks at how ethics should effect the creation and development of technology. What is right and wrong, beneficial or harmful should be considered and used to shape what technological advances are pursued and developed. Ethics and morality should be a strong guiding force when considering different technologies for advancement. Assessing what good and or bad things could result from certain developments can help avoid unnecessary harm or breaches of ethics. This whole concept is really another application of forward thinking or planning. These steps are important even in the technological world. The technological world becomes more and more prevalent each day. The ethical impact should be considered more and more.

Nicholson. I. R. (2011). New technology, old issues: Demonstrating the relevance of the Canadian code of ethics for psychologists to the ever-sharper cutting edge of technology. Canada Psychology, 52(3), 215-224. Doi:10.1037/a00245478

Nicholson (2011) dives straight into the world of ever-growing technology. Growing technology advances lead to new possibilities for ethical breaches. This was a big issue realized with the fax machine. It became an even larger issue with the rise of popularity of the internet. The internet created an electronic sharing of personal information. With this technology, it would be very easy for someone to steal or sell off this sensitive information. This is but one of the many examples of ethical situations surrounds technological advancements. The internet and its rise in popularity and usage have brought a rise in new ethical dilemmas.

Queralto, R. (2013). Ethics as a beneficial Trojan Horse in a technological society. Science & Engineering Ethics, 19(1), 13-26. Doi: 10.1007/s11948-011-9287

Much like other authors, Queralto (2013) writes about technological advancements creating new situations and ethically challenging predicaments. He mentions nuclear weapons. This is a large ethical issue; one that was particularly challenging during World War II. The destructive capability and power of such a weapon was a call for serious consideration on a moral and ethical level. The weapon was capable of ending countless lives almost instantaneously and leveling cities. This magnitude of devastation is not a decision to be made lightly. Biological technology has also advanced. With it has also come a more intricate world where ethics must guide the way for appropriate practices and behavior.