Part C. Ethical Decision Making Case (35% total)
CASE FRAMEWORK
STEP 1
STEP 2
Identify the critical facts in the case (2%)
List and label as many issues as you can identify in the case and then describe the three issues
you believe are the most critical issues. On the following page, use the risk/issues analysis
(severity/likelihood matrix) tool to perform a deeper analysis of the three most critical issues. (10%)
Risk/Issues Analysis (Severity/Likelihood Matrix)
STEP 3
List the stakeholders in the case and their stake. Then perform a stakeholder analysis on the
two stakeholders you believe are the most important/salient stakeholders. (10%)
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Stakeholder 1 Name
Position
Power
Describe their power.
Describe their legitimacy.
Describe their urgency.
Describe their proximity.
Describe their position:
Legitimacy
Urgency
Proximity
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Stakeholder 2 Name
Position
Power
Legitimacy
Urgency
Proximity
Describe their power.
Describe their legitimacy.
Describe their urgency.
Describe their proximity.
Describe their position:
STEP 4
Consider three alternative decision options for the three most critical issues you identified in
Step 2. Describe each of the alternatives in terms of the theory you use as a framework to establish the
alternatives. (10%)
Alternative 1
Alternative 2
Alternative 3
STEP 5
Make a recommendation Which alternative do you think is the MOST ethical alternative and
why? Create an argument based in theories from the course and readings to support why this alternative
is the MOST ethical. (2%)
STEP 6
Monitor outcomes. If you had to measure both qualitative and quantitative data to measure the
evidence as to whether your decision was ethical, identify two types of quantitative data you would
collect and two types of qualitative data you would collect. Explain. (1%)