Game of Ethics Eth/316
The Ethics Game Dilemma
Ethics 316
September 30, 2012
The Ethics Game Dilemma
The Ethics Game Simulation is a tool created to teach how the decision-making process affects various stakeholders, and the ethical value of the decision determinations. Business organizations have encountered new challenges of ethical awareness with the increased globalization of industries and markets. People of many cultures, social statuses, and religions are joined in various business opportunities and projects via the World Wide Web. Core values of many companies must consider general humanity as the employee versus specific geographic regions of people and societies.
The various results of the Ethics Game Dilemma placed values on decisions made throughout the simulation based on Cathryn Baird’s “Four Core Lenses; rights, relationships, results, and reputation” (Center of Education for Law and Democracy, 2010, para. 1). The lenses take into account the decision-making process impacting individuals, a group of people, the pending result, and the effect on reputation. One decision in an organization could have impact on many people within the organization. A decision that may seem ethical for one may have detrimental consequences for others.
The company in the scenario is G-Bio sport; a manufacturer of sports nutrition supplements and products. The company has been in existence for approximately 22 years (as of 2012), and has experienced much success and expansion. The company developed a set of core values in which to operate the business and employee relations. These core values consist of human dignity and respect, self-management/development, maintaining customer focus, collaboration, accountability, openness, and operating with a sense of transparency. During new hire orientation, employees receive a handbook detailing the governing rules and the policies of the company. Each employee is required to sign acknowledgement of the Non-Disclosure Agreement which states:
Ethics 316
September 30, 2012
The Ethics Game Dilemma
The Ethics Game Simulation is a tool created to teach how the decision-making process affects various stakeholders, and the ethical value of the decision determinations. Business organizations have encountered new challenges of ethical awareness with the increased globalization of industries and markets. People of many cultures, social statuses, and religions are joined in various business opportunities and projects via the World Wide Web. Core values of many companies must consider general humanity as the employee versus specific geographic regions of people and societies.
The various results of the Ethics Game Dilemma placed values on decisions made throughout the simulation based on Cathryn Baird’s “Four Core Lenses; rights, relationships, results, and reputation” (Center of Education for Law and Democracy, 2010, para. 1). The lenses take into account the decision-making process impacting individuals, a group of people, the pending result, and the effect on reputation. One decision in an organization could have impact on many people within the organization. A decision that may seem ethical for one may have detrimental consequences for others.
The company in the scenario is G-Bio sport; a manufacturer of sports nutrition supplements and products. The company has been in existence for approximately 22 years (as of 2012), and has experienced much success and expansion. The company developed a set of core values in which to operate the business and employee relations. These core values consist of human dignity and respect, self-management/development, maintaining customer focus, collaboration, accountability, openness, and operating with a sense of transparency. During new hire orientation, employees receive a handbook detailing the governing rules and the policies of the company. Each employee is required to sign acknowledgement of the Non-Disclosure Agreement which states:
References: Center of Education for Law and Democracy. (2010, August). Four Core Lenses: Ethical Decision-Making. Retrieved from , http://www.lawnaddemocracy.org/xcellens.html University of Phoenix. (2012, Spring). Ethics Game Simulation. Retrieved from http://ethicsgame.com/Exec/Corpgame/AsessmentB.aspx#