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Running head: ETHICS AND GOVERNANCEEthics and GovernanceName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor Note
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1ETHICS AND GOVERNANCEThomas White talks about ethical dilemma and gives out solutions on how to weigh theactions and the consequences to reach a pragmatic solution. The answer is to check theconsequences of the actions and the other way is to check the actions themselves. Thomas Whitesays that first thing to do is to analyze the consequences and check the repercussions of theactions (White 2008). The second step is to analyze the actions and check them in the light ofmoral principles of equality, fairness and honesty. The aim is to see if the actions cross a moralline and pose severe ethical problems. The ACA Code of ethics tries to apply reason andmorality to solve a dilemma and the goal is to reach a solution which does not hurt anyone’smoral rights (Green and Workman 2015). Issue: Does the Code of Ethics apply and how will Sally deal with the moral dilemmaAnalysis: In the present case, Han is a public servant running a website within the stategovernment who has added some confidential information of court cases as links to newschannels thereby causing huge embarrassment to the state government. Sally is in charge and isin a moral dilemma as a court has given a publication suppression order recently. Recommendations: By applying the ethical principles of Thomas White it is important for Sallyto check the repercussions of the acts of Hans. To reach a cogent conclusion, Sally has to checkthe consequences of the act and therefore, it can be said that the actions of Han have lead tobreach of confidentiality and has caused embarrassment to the State Government. Actions: Following the ACS Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, Hans has breached theprinciples of moral conduct and therefore to prevent recurrence of this kind of problem, Hanneeds to reprimanded and penalized.
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2ETHICS AND GOVERNANCEChris MacDonaldA.Recognizing the Moral DimensionThere is a moral dilemma between Hans’ right to publication and the right to privacy ofthe people whose cases are going on in the Court. B.Interested Parties and their relationshipsSally is the IT Manager and Hans works with the state government and he is workingunder the supervision of Sally. Sally was in charge of the website but she did not checkthe content of the channel till it went live. Hans provides content on court matters whichare under suppression. Parties involved in the case are- Sally (IT Manager), Hans (webdeveloper) and the State Government. Sally and Hans are both working for the stategovernment and are related to each other by virtue of working under the StateGovernment. C.Values involved: in coming to a fair conclusion, Sally has to consider that the mattersunder suppression in Court are confidential and therefore bringing those news in thepublic forum is a breach of privacy of the people whose matters are pending(MacDonald, MacDonald and Norman 2002). Working under Sally and being a publicservant, Hans owed a duty to the State Government to perform his duty with utmost careand compassion. In this case, Hans has exercised personal autonomy and without anyregard to professional ethics has published information on suppressed court cases. By theactivities of Hans, the reputation of the State is at stake and the privacy of citizens areharmed if the news is published. The State has all the authority to keep the mattersprivate till an order is published and therefore a level of trust was leveled on Hans touphold the integrity of the State.
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