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    The document discusses ethical decision making and a case study involving Motorola. It outlines a 10 step process for ethical decision making: 1) gather facts, 2) consider culture and context, 3) identify issues, 4) analyze power dynamics, 5) identify stakeholders, 6) consider alternatives, 7) evaluate impacts, 8) consider values, 9) decide on action, and 10) monitor outcomes. It then applies these steps to a case where a Motorola manager hits an employee for repeatedly violating safety rules. After analyzing the situation using the 10 steps, the conclusion is that both employees are fired to send a message about upholding ethics, though it costs money and temporarily reduces production.

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    The document discusses ethical decision making and a case study involving Motorola. It outlines a 10 step process for ethical decision making: 1) gather facts, 2) consider culture and context, 3) identify issues, 4) analyze power dynamics, 5) identify stakeholders, 6) consider alternatives, 7) evaluate impacts, 8) consider values, 9) decide on action, and 10) monitor outcomes. It then applies these steps to a case where a Motorola manager hits an employee for repeatedly violating safety rules. After analyzing the situation using the 10 steps, the conclusion is that both employees are fired to send a message about upholding ethics, though it costs money and temporarily reduces production.

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    Ethics ->

    consequences
    The Greatest Happiness
    Principle.

    ╸ The Greatest Happiness Principle means actually


    making the greatest number of people happy. 
    ╸ Or in our case, rather, 
    ╸ the smallest number of people unhappy, to harm less
    people globally

    2
    Ethical decision making /
    Evaluate – explain – apply

    ╸ Step 1 facts and assumptions 


    ╸ Step 2 culture and context
    ╸ Step 3 issues and challenges
    ╸ Step 4 power dynamics
    ╸ Step 5 stakeholders

    3
    Ethical decision making /
    Evaluate – explain – apply

    ╸ Step 6 Alternatives / choices


    ╸ Step 7 Impact
    ╸ Step 8 what values are at stake?
    ╸ Step 9 action
    ╸ Step 10 monitor

    4
    “ ╸ Motorola case study

    ╸ With the ten steps

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    Motorola case study

    ╸ Step 1 Facts
    ╸ Tommy refuses to obey rules requiring safety
    glasses
    ╸ Victor is a good manager -> everyone like him
    but he lost his temper at tommy’s repeated
    offenses and hit him

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    Motorola case study

    ╸ Step 1 Facts
    ╸ This is the first incident of this kind
    ╸ Serious injury

    ╸ When you think about it : c’est la merde

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    Motorola case study

    ╸ Step 2 :Culture and context


    ╸ Poor country, not a lot of trials -> most common
    Apologizes and pays him reparations
    ╸ Step 3 Issues : physical violence violates global code of
    ethics
    ╸ Step 4 Power dynamics : the headquarters, others
    factories, employees, clients etc

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    Motorola case study

    ╸ Step 5 : stakeholders : Big corporations


    ╸ Step 6 : Alternatives and impacts
    ╸ Fire? Warning?
    ╸ Step 7 : Impacts
    ╸ Discipline? Less productivity?

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    Motorola case study

    ╸ Step 8 : values
    ╸ Establish a reference, it is ok to be violent.

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    Motorola case study

    ╸ Step 9 Action
    ╸ Both are fired
    ╸ Step 10 Monitor
    ╸ Reinforce the code of ethics to prevent the situation

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    Motorola case study

    ╸ Conclusion
    ╸ They wanted to send a message BUT
    ╸ It did cost a lot of money as they had to pay money for the
    workers who got dismissed
    ╸ And the production did go down….
    ╸ Good in the long term

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    Motorola case study

    ╸ Isolated people are more dangerous


    ╸ CHO : chief happiness officer

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    Motorola case study

    ╸ Highlight the values, the purpose (can you always justify


    your action), the environment, the canvas/rules (code of
    conduct), higher management -> training -> position of
    force -> manage is not an instinct
    ╸ Highlight being proud

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    Don’t you forget
    contacting me

    ╸ My email : talexander@inseec.com

    ╸ Please do not hesitate if you need some


    help

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