Ethical Principles and Decision-Making

 Overview:

Ethical reasoning helps differentiate between right-thinking decision-making and actions that are wrong, hurtful, and harmful. In this writing assignment, you will consider your own decision-making processes and evaluate application of those principles to other scenarios. 

Instructions: Write an essay:

Read Case Study 1, Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC: Wall Street Trading Firm, and Case Study 3, Fords Pinto Fires: The Retrospective View of Fords Field Recall Coordinator. Compare and contrast the ethical decision making principles applied or violated by Bernie Madoff and Dennis Gioia. Use the table on pages 56-57 to guide your thinking. Prepare your essay incorporating points from Weiss in your response in addition to one other reference source you locate in the Post University library or online source. Provide a clear introduction, organized body paragraphs, and a conclusion.  

Requirements: 

A Word document, written in third person with no use of first-person I. 

2-3 pages, excluding the Title and Reference page. 

APA format, including in-text citations for referenced works. 

Two resources cited, the textbook by Weiss and one additional source.