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Author Kirnan, Jean P

Title Everyday Ethics : a Case Study Analysis
Published Milton : Routledge, 2018

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Description 1 online resource (253 pages)
Contents Intro; Praise; Everyday Ethics; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Advertisment; Brief Contents; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part I Foundation for a Conversation on Ethics; 1 Introduction; Opposing Cases; Purpose; Format and Structure; Use of Case Studies; 2 What Are Ethics?; Opening Cases; Definition; Prescriptive vs. Descriptive; Role of Values; Moral Dilemma vs. Moral Temptation; Legal vs. Ethical; Active, Reactive, Proactive; 3 Why Do People Act Unethically?; Opening Case; Do Good People Sometimes Do Bad Things?
Evidence from Historical Events and Scholarly ResearchWhen People Don't Do Bad Things; Part II Understanding Why and How We Do What We Do; 4 Dispositional Factors Influencing Ethical Decisions; Opening Case; Locus of Control; Machiavellianism; Moral Identity and Empathy; Cognitive Moral Development; Bias; Rotter's Locus of Control Scale; Mach-IV Scale; 5 Psychological Processes and Mechanisms; Opening Case; Seeking Pleasure and Avoiding Pain: Learning Theory and Self-Interest; Motivation Theories; Perceptions of Justice; Self-Regulation and the Propensity to Morally Disengage
6 Justifications that Allow Immoral BehaviorOpening Case; Theories on the Rationalization of Immoral Behavior; Combining the Theories of Heath and Bandura; Suggested Answers for Exercise on Identifying Disengagement and Neutralization; Expanded Discussion on Euphemistic Language; Ethical Fading; 7 Situational Factors Influencing Ethical Decisions; Opening Case; Organizational Culture and Climate; Leadership/Management; Norms; Peer Pressure; Cultural Differences; Intersection of Dispositional and Situational Factors; Part III Recalibrating Your Moral Compass; 8 Expanding Your Lens
Opening CaseIdentifying Stakeholders; Changing Our Lens; When Roles Conflict; 9 Changing Your Lens and Learning to Re-Engage; Adopting a Course of Action -- Choosing a Role; Off Script: "Thinking Out of the Box"; Recognizing a Moral Problem; Creating Engagement and De-Neutralizing; Re-Setting Your Moral Compass; Part IV Applying What You've Learned; 10 Guided Practice with Case Studies; Discussion Questions; Fully Developed Sample Case; Analysis of Sample Case; Case Study Indices; Case Studies for Practice and Discussion; Index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Ethics.
Ethics
ethics (philosophy)
PHILOSOPHY -- Ethics & Moral Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY -- Social.
Ethics.
Genre/Form Case studies.
Textbooks.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781351683623
1351683624
9781315167657
1315167654