Essay - Ethics & Morality Decision Criteria in Order to Determine the...

Ethics & Morality

Decision Criteria

In order to determine the best way to deal with this situation, some decision criteria must be set. The first criterion is the alternative's value to the organization. As a consultant, you have *****en hired to perform a task. ***** most important driver in any decision within that ***** is the impact of that decision on the value of the outcome ***** the task. In this instance, the value of the ***** has been severely compromised. The best outcome is likely not an option, so the alternative should have the objective of finding the best outcome given the constraints.

The second criterion to evaluate is the alternative's ***** to you as a business. As a consult*****t, your reput*****tion ***** important ***** the decision should be evaluated against ***** potential impacts ***** your reputation. Your track record of success is a key driver for future *****, so th***** should also ***** taken into consideration. Work ********** is below your standards will ultimately reflect on you as much if not more than ***** the client, so the decision should be weighed against your ability to maintain your professional *****.

The third criterion ***** be your personal ethics. Regardless of ***** standard ***** work you are able to submit, ***** ***** should ideally not violate your personal ethical code. As a person, you do need to be able ***** sleep at night, no matter how much money the job pays. Moreover, it can be a detriment to ***** business if you ***** seen by ***** customers as putting money ahead of *****, especially ***** your job involves wr*****ing a code of ***** conduct. It is critical that you maintain the ethical high ground. If the company is curtailing *****r ability because it lacks strong ethical *****s, that will come out sooner or later, and your name will be attached to that ***** and its lack of ethics. Defense ***** your own *****al ethics must be ***** into consideration.

Alternatives

***** alternative is to continue with the project under ***** constraints without question. This means w*****king around the constraints to put the best ***** of conduct and mission statement together ***** the company as possible. While it is ********** that the quality ***** the code will be compromised by the actions of Green's legal department, you were ***** to ***** a job ***** you should do it ***** the ***** of ***** abilities, regardless ***** ***** value of the output.

***** second alternative is to demand that ***** ***** ***** removed. This may involved going around the legal department to ***** top managers, or back to the human resources manager. The firm would *****n be informed of the ways in which your work will ***** compromised by the legal department's stipulations. A request should ***** include testimony as to the ***** ***** having those constraints *****. This alternative demonstrates professionalism, affords you the opportunity to conduct your ***** they way you want *****, and is the only way to