professionalism and ethics

Question 1

consequence based theory

Answer 1

the outcome of the situation will determine if the action was ethical or not

Question 2

narrative theory

Answer 2

uses stories to illustrate to people what is acceptable behaviour or not

Question 3

utilitarian theory

Answer 3

if the outcome benefits the majority of a group the actions are justifiable

Question 4

principle-based theory

Answer 4

a set of values or rules which will determine if the action is ethical or not.

Question 5

ethics

Answer 5

morals and rules that determine how you behave

Question 6

virtue-based theory

Answer 6

judges a person by his/her character and rather than on his/her actions

Question 7

deontology

Answer 7

states that if a person upholds his/her obligation towards another person or society, the action will be ethical.

Question 8

ethical behavior is just a component of professionalism.

ethical behavior means :

Answer 8

being honest and acting with integrity
acting in a manner acceptable to society
doing what is right rather than what is financially rewarding or east

Question 9

code of ethics and code of conduct

Answer 9

code of conduct: will prevent negative behavior such as sexual harassment, abuse of company property for personal gain, or racism
code of ethics: will describe the principles that the business considers as important when decisions are made.

the importance of these documents lies in the fact that in a group of employees there will be many individuals with different values. so with these documents, everybody in the team will use the same set of values or rules to evaluate what is acceptable behaviour