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1. How does Brooke Deterline define courage? 2. What does courage have to do with ethics? 3. What is "ethical fading"? 4. Brooke Deterline refers to the "magic pause button". To what does this refer and how can or should Christians use this technique? 5. You will observe many things in business including unethical situations. If you were to practice what you would do in situations like that, what steps you would take to overcome your fear? List them. 6. How do you foster (i.e., promote, build) an ethically courageous corporate culture? 7. Do you believe courage is a choice? Why or why not? How can you be more courageous in the workplace without making enemies or needlessly losing your job? 8. What do the scriptures say about ethical behavior and courage? Share some scriptures that can be used to encourage and/or guide you during times where you are dealing with unethical situations at work. Please give a minimum or 5 scriptures that are meaningful to you and would be helpful to others…

Stress Sigmund, a college student, is taking an exam in his psychology class, and one of his short-essay questions reads: What are some of the causes of problems between parents and teenagers? Immediately Sigmund writes down some points he wants to include in his answer: 1. Rules and expectations aren't made clear. 2. Resentment occurs when chores aren't done. 3. Blame is placed on teenagers for anything that goes wrong in the home. 4. The way in which parents discipline is by yelling too much. 5. The complaint is that teenagers aren't listened to. 6. There isn't the recognition that parents are human beings too. 7. Enough respect isn't shown to parents.

Describe what it means for a company to have a reactive strategy approach to solving ethical dilemmas.

The Civil Service Board in a midsize city in Indiana decided that a written exam should be given to all candidates for promotion to supervisor. A written test would assess mental skills and would open access to all personnel who wanted to apply for the position. The board believed a written exam for promotion would be completely fair and objective because it eliminated subjective judgements and personal favoritism regarding a candidate’s qualification. Maxine Othman, a manager of social service agency, loved to see her employees learn and grow to their full potential. When a rare opening for a supervising clerk occurred, Maxine quickly decided to give Sheryl Hines a shot at the job. Sheryl had been with the agency for seventeen years and had shown herself to be a true leader. Sheryl worked hard at becoming a good supervisor, just as she had always worked hard at being a top-notch clerk. She paid attention to the human aspects of employee problems and introduced modern management…

Managers and first-line supervisors are important role models for ethical behavior. Describe how the manager helps to create ethical organizations. Additionally, put yourself in the manager's shoes and compose a company credo that reflects your values.

explain ...   How can organizations rebuild trust and credibility with stakeholders following a business fraud incident?

Debate: Is ethicality universal for all? Is unethicality contextual, meaning is it possible that the person will construe his or her ethical beliefs and actions based on the situation or environmental cues? Are there differences in perceptions of morality between managers and employees?

For this assignment, you are expected to demonstrate an analytical knowledge and critical understanding of different ethical perspectives, including ethical business objectives.  In doing so,  you are required to find and present three crucial ethical issues that have been faced by actual organizations through the years (such as equality at the workplace, racial and sexual harassment, corporate sustainability, corporate governance, corporate citizenship, environmental sustainability and/or globalization) and explain why it is essential for a management team to handle them.