The first step towards discovery of your
own personal sense of right and wrong—or ethics—is to think
about ethical dilemmas you’ve faced in your life and how you
responded to them. An ethical dilemma is a personal or work
situation that requires you to make a decision based on who you want
to be as a person and what you believe are appropriate ways to act
to be that person. Ethical dilemmas can make you feel uncomfortable
because they force you to make a decision that may violate a personal
belief and/or create unpleasant consequences, such as losing a friend.
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Let’s look at two historic ethical dilemmas,
one faced by an individual and one by a major corporation.
You may already have the benefit of knowing the consequences
of their actions. Would you have taken the same action? |
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