MGT301A Ethics & Sustainability: Ethical Frameworks in Decision Making

This assignment discusses ethical decision-making in a workplace scenario where a coworker is providing unauthorized discounts to family members. The PLUS model (Policies, Legal, Universal, Self) is introduced as a method for ethical decision-making. The assignment outlines a six-step process for making ethical decisions, including defining the problem, seeking resources, brainstorming alternatives, evaluating options, making a decision, and evaluating the outcome. Two ethical frameworks, the Utilitarian Approach and the Common Good Approach, are identified as relevant to the scenario. The document emphasizes the importance of legal and fair approaches in resolving ethical dilemmas, ensuring that decisions do not negatively impact the organization's revenue or reputation. Desklib provides access to similar solved assignments and past papers for students.

Running head: ETHICS AND SUSTAINABILITY
Ethics and Sustainability
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note:

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Short Description of Workplace Event for Ethical Decision Making
Ethical decision making is nothing but a process by which an individual makes decision
with respect to line of codes of ethics (Yazdani & Murad, 2015). The ethical decision making
situation that I am going to discuss is that my coworker is giving her sister discount on major
number of products. It is not good that people are receiving discount just because they are family
members (Turrens, 2018). This can be considered as a form of discrimination. If other customers
find out this fact, then the whole organization might be at risk.
Method of making decision
PLUS, model is known to be an effective model that sets a list of question which will
help in proper kind of decision making in this organization (Turrens, 2018). This particular
model has been designed in such a way that it does not affect overall revenue and profit. It
mainly emphasizes the leaders to take legal and fair approach on the given issue. PLUS, model
comprises of following steps like
 P= Policies and Procedures
 L=Legal
 U=Universal
 S=Self
Ethical decision making comes up with following steps like
 Step one: defining the problem
 Step two: Seeking Out resources
 Step three: Brainstorm of list of potential resources

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 Step four: Evaluation of those alternatives
 Step five: Making your own decision
 Step Six: Evaluation of Decision
Identification of Two Ethical Framework
Two ethical frameworks are
 Utilitarian Approach.
 Common Good Approach

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References
Turrens, J. F. (2018). Ethical Issues and Decision Making for Respiratory Therapists.
Yazdani, N., & Murad, H. S. (2015). Toward an ethical theory of organizing. Journal of
Business Ethics, 127(2), 399-417.