Learning Objectives

After completing this chapter you should be able to:

  • Identify the different factors within the ethical behavior model.
  • Prepare and prioritize seven systematic rational ethical decision-making process questions, and explain which of these three questions point the decision maker in the direction of the most moral decision.
  • Compare how the six ethical theories differ from one another.
  • Apply the systematic rational ethical decision-making process to a business issue.
  • Persuade someone who reasons according to an ethical theory different than the ethical theory you normally use.
  • Recognize warning signs that an unethical decision is approaching.