Ethical Dilemmas
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mplications of Ethical Dilemmas in Practice
One way of broaching the topic of ethics in professional practice is to focus on particular ethical dilemmas
that arise in the research or practice that surrounds management activities themselves. For example,
well-known ethical dilemmas exist in the field of human resources, and other dilemmas surround the
handling of financial transactions and decisions.
Search the Walden Library for a scholarly or practitioner article in a peer-reviewed journal that deals with
an ethical dilemma in a management context. How might you research the dilemma presented in the
article? Would you examine causation, interventions, solutions, structural issues, or other aspects? Select
one or two aspects of the issue presented, and think about how you might formulate a research-oriented
approach that would benefit the larger professional practice.
Begin by presenting a brief overview of the article you found. Next, present the ethical dilemma, followed
by your research approach and its potential practice-based benefits.
Ethical Dilemmas
The first article discusses the release of the crude oil by BP and axon Valdez which
killed sea animals and birds. The two cases are presented by numerous ethical dilemmas. BP and
Exxon Valdez left a lot to killing of sea animals, destruction of environment and at the same
time, the exploration of the oil is important for the countries in terms of income and resources.
Additionally, truthful reporting of the cases has also been hidden since it can lead to the
termination of oil exploration and also jeopardize the careers of employees.
The ethical questions addressed by the author in this article are: can people continue to
explore the oil yet it jeopardizes animals, environment, and peoples live? The question can be
well drawn from the article. This is because the author has given both the beneficial and harmful
point of view of the oil exploration (Kimber, and Marilyn 200). As such, the point of ethical
dilemma is drawn whether to continue oil exploration or not. The question can be set for further
research on whether to stop or continue oil exploration. Therefore, this article has given out a
clear picture of ethical dilemma.
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According to Luke and Dennis (190) the ethical dilemmas are such condition that creates
difficulty on which side to take especially when the potential threats have potential benefits. The
author has demonstrated the idea as of ethical dilemmas as described by Luke and Dennis (197)
since the source of money from the company makes it hard to stop or close oil exploration.
Additionally, the author of this article has given relevant source of information that leads to the
information given in the article.
The second article gives a description of two other articles that presented ethical
dilemma. The first describes how some acts which were regarded as unethical went ahead to win
awards. The second part of the essays talks of the publishing the research quickly without
following the comprehensive ethical guidelines.
The first part of the essay clearly presents an ethical dilemma. After winning awards
using unethical procedure, students are put in a situation to do unethical activities to win the
awards. In this case, the students do not know which side to go: they need the awards and they
need not to perform unethical acts. As such it has to determine which way to go. According to
Mortari and Deborah (244) the ethical dilemma arises when part of the conscious directs one to
something at the same time directs one not to do it. The author of this article clearly
demonstrates that and the question to ask is: is it right for one to gain awards through unethical
acts? However, the second part of the article, the author does not clearly demonstrate the ethical
dilemma. Mortari and Deborah (244) say that the dilemma arises when cannot take side on and
decide whether an action is bad or good. However, it is not hard to decide that production of
article and research without enough evidence is bad. The comparisons of the two researches are
not put in a well manner that demonstrates the ethical dilemma. The author of the article at this
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point has not clearly demonstrated a dilemma. None the less, the author has used relevant
sources that clearly give information about the articles.
References
Cranenburgh, Katinka, and Daniel Arenas. “Strategic And Moral Dilemmas Of Corporate
Philanthropy In Developing Countries: Heineken In Sub-Saharan Africa.” Journal Of
Business Ethics 122.3 (2014): 523-536.
Kimber, Megan, and Marilyn Campbell. “Exploring Ethical Dilemmas For Principals Arising
From Role Conflict With School Counsellors.” Educational Management Administration
& Leadership 42.2 (2014): 207-225
Luke, Melissa, Kristopher M. Goodrich, and Dennis D. Gilbride. “Intercultural Model Of Ethical
Decision Making: Addressing Worldview Dilemmas In School Counseling.” Counseling
& Values 58.2 (2013): 177-194.
Mortari, Luigina, and Deborah Harcourt. “‘Living’ Ethical Dilemmas For Researchers When
Researching With Children.”International Journal Of Early Years Education 20.3
(2012): 234-243.
