DEJ #12

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The article “Ethical Decision Making by Individuals in Organizations: An Issue-Contingent Model”, there were many things I learned. To start off, three important definitions were given. Moral issues, moral agent, and an ethical decision. I learned about the complexity of ethical decisions and how people overlook the complex part. High moral intensity will be recognized as a moral intensity instead as a low intensity. Moral intensity has times when your actions can affect others. When I was working at the YMCA as a camp counselor, there was a time my co-worker never showed up for work. This affected me greatly because I was stuck with 24 kids by myself, which created stress upon me. Another example is when my co-worker would not pay attention to me and listen to directions as the kids were out of control, and he was egging them on. Those were times when my co-workers’ actions affected me and led to issues that had to then be resolved. While working at NC State football, there were times when us interns had to go and research our recruits that were coming on tours that upcoming weekend. We had to look over their social media accounts and look for any suspicious activity that they have posted as this could affect their scholarship or offer opportunities. If there was any suspicious activity that was posted, we had to contact them immediately to take it down from their account and if that did not happen, they would not come on their visit. It is very important to make good decisions as an individual when you are working with someone, or in a team environment.  

https://moodle-courses2425.wolfware.ncsu.edu/pluginfile.php/654253/mod_resource/content/1/Ethical_DM_Individuals_Organizations.pdf