Jasmine Pradnya

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QUIZ 4

1. What really is ethics?

Ethics is the activity of understanding moral values, resolving moral issues, and
justifying moral judgements. It is the discipline or area of study resulting from that
activity. Ethics involves judgements about the rightness or wrongness of human
behavior.
When “Ethic” is mentioned one thing in general is ethics associated with good or bad,
judgment, behavior or actions (beliefs or values influence action or behavior), and
addressing the right response to a situation.
For the Project Manager role, ethics has a unique role and requires a different
perspective. multiple stakeholders, responsibility with or without authority, pressure
to achieve results, short term decisions with long term consequences, temporary
relationships, and changing environments.

2. What are misconceptions we usually associate with ethics?

● Ethics is just a concept, nothing is real.
● Ethics offers nothing tangible.
● Ethics is not relevant for a Project Manager role.
● Ethics applies to only the top management or decision/ policy makers.
● Ethics is corporate compliance/ BCG, etc.
● Ethics is only about “do this” and “don’t do that”.

3. What are key factors that bring ethics into play?

● Culture.
● Peers.
● Experiences.
● Role/designation/influence.
● Competition.
● Expectations.
● Mindset.

4. What are core values (the ABCs) of ethics?

● Integrity.
● Fairness.
● Morality.
● Honesty.
● Trust.
● Values.
● Virtue.
● Character.