What were the ethical issues presented in the simulation?
The ethical issues that were presented in the stimulation were regarding the duties and responsibilities while delivering the product in the market. The ethical issue hovering around the fact that what will the action to be taken if the product is tainted Fibranafren. Several options were given regarding the ethical issues. The ethical issues presented were mainly regarding the duties in ensuring the proper information provided to the customers; preventions of information in reaching the press; keeping of unpleasant information away from the board of directors; duties and issues relating in maximizing the product sales ; warning customers about known potential dangers.
What decision-making steps did you take ethically these issues?
In order to avoid ethical issues, I analyze the situation and come to the final decision in order to avoid any ethical concerns. Following are the step from which I go through in decision-making:
Identify the situation that requires ethical consideration and decision-making.
Anticipate who will be affected by your decision.
Figure out whom, if anyone is the client.
Assess our relevant areas competence-and of missing knowledge, skills, experience, or expertise-in regard to the relevant aspects of this situation.
Review relevant formal ethical standards.
Review relevant legal standards.
Review the relevant research and theory.
Consider how, if at all, your personal feelings, biases, or self-interest might affect your ethical judgment and reasoning.
Consider what effects, if any, that social, cultural, religious, or similar factors may have on the situation and on identifying ethical responses.
Consider consultation.
Develop alternative courses of action.
Evaluate the alternative courses of action.
Try to adopt the perspective of each person who will be affected.
Decide what to do and then review or reconsider it.
Act on and assume personal responsibility for your decision.
Evaluate the results.
Assume personal responsibility for the consequences of your action.