Kantian Ethics
The idea of performing acts solely because it is our responsibility or our duty
Kantian Ethics
The three pillars of the zone of sustainable activity
Moral, economic, legal
Conscientious people who expose wrong doing at a personal risk
Whistleblowers
The result of accepting gifts, lavish entertainment, or investing in customers, suppliers or competitors
Conflict of Interest
Information used in the conduct of business and is not commonly known by others.
Trade Secrets
Pleasure is the ultimate good and pain the only evil
Utilitarianism
The levels of decision making
individual - organizational - business system
A statement of responsibility which provides a commitment to take appropriate action and a guarantee against retaliation
Whistle-blowing policy
Fill in the blank: Sometimes conflict of interest occurs despite our ...
Best intentions
Trademarks regarded as intellectual property that belongs to the owner.
Patents/copyrights
Sum up values of pleasure on one side and pains on the other side.
Hedonistic Calculus
Adele's new album
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The person that said this quote "Our lives begin to end the day when we become silent about the things that matter."
MLK Jr.
Distinctions in conflict of interest
Actual and potential - Personal and impersonal - Individual and organizational
Examples of Trade Secrets
Ingredients of a product - Design of a machine - Details of a manufacturing process - Lists of customers/suppliers
A character trait that manifests itself in habitual action
Virtue
Most grammy nominated artist for 2021
Jon Batiste
Risks of Whistleblowing
Retaliation - Poor evaluations - Demotions - Outright dismissal
Kinds of conflict of interest
Biased Judgment - Direct competition - Misuse of position - Violation of confidentiality
Agreements that bound employees on more stringent contractual obligations than the standard agency relation
Confidentiality Agreements
If you want X then do Y. If you don’t want X then there is nothing you ought to do
Hypothetical Imperative
Mohammad Mounir's age
67
Conditions of Whistleblowing
Whistleblower is a member of the organization
There must be information
Significant evidence of misconduct on the part of the organization or some of its members
Information released outside normal channels of communication
Voluntary
No personal gain or revenge
The situation is of sufficient moral importance to warrant whistle blowing
Facts should be strong enough to withstand scrutiny
All internal channels have been exhausted
Must be a chance for success
Ways to manage conflict of interest
Objectivity and independence - Disclosure - Rules and procedures - Independent judgment - Structural changes
Unacceptable methods of gathering competitive intelligence
Theft - Misrepresentation - Improper influence - Covert surveillance