decision making process Flashcards
(8 cards)
stakeholders
a person with an interest or concern in something; someone who is apart of something
normative myopia
the tendency to ignore, or the lack of the ability to recognize, ethical issues in decision making
inattentional blindnes
if we happen to focus on or are told specifically to pay attention to a particular element of a decision or event, we are likely to miss all of the surrounding details, no matter how obvious
moral imagination
when one is facing an ethical decision, the ability to envision various alternative choices, consequences, resolutions, benefits, and harms
steps of the ethical decision making process
determine the facts, identify the ethical issues involved, identify stakeholders and consider the situation from their point of view, consider the alternatives, compare and weigh the alternatives based on consequences, make a decision, monitor and learn from the outcomes
perceptual differences
having a disagreement or different set of beliefs than someone, can explain many ethical disagreements
change blindness
a decision-making omission that occurs when decision makers fail to notice gradual changes over time
personal and professional decision making
people within a business setting are often in situations in which they must make decisions both from their own personal POV and from their perspective of the role they are in, ethically responsible decisions require someone to think morally and see how it affects the things around you as a whole; must balance personal values with the professional values and responsibilities