These mini-cases are part of a game, Graymatters, devised by George Sammet, Jr., to teach ethical norms and Lockheed Martin's policies to their employees. Mr. Sammet is currently Vice President of International Ethics and Business Conduct for the Lockheed Martin Corporation. The game has been adopted by several other very large high tech corporations that are also government contractors.
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Charles E. Harris. To what extent can we understand moral change conceptually? Are there any factors that are always, or at least commonly, associated with moral change? Would knowledge of these factors help us to understand present moral controversy or even to anticipate moral change? Is it possible to have a theory of moral change? In this talk I shall try to address these questions in a preliminary way. (Professional Ethics, Numbers 1 and 2, Spring/Summer, 1997)
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Koopman. In this essay, Philip Koopman discusses the perils of presenting problems to management, and offers concrete suggestions and advice on how best to proceed in such a situation. This essay was originally published as part of a series on ethics and engineering by the SSIT Ethics Committee of the IEEE.
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Joseph H. Wujek and Deborah G. Johnson. This set of pages comprises a sample lecture that might be given to an audience of engineering students on the topic of the importance of ethical behavior in the engineering profession. Text for slides, an annotated bibliography, and several examples of engineering ethics pledges and oaths are also included. The talk was prepared by the authors for the Ethics Committee of The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Washington, DC.
In this surrvey carried by the Ethics Resource Center, 1500 employees nationwide (USA) responded, via phone, questions about ethics in their workplace. The report summary contains useful information about the role of ethics in corporations nowadays. See also related articles and reviews.
This website also contains Nortel's ideology pertaining to responsible action and accountability in the global community, and resources for corporate ethics. This site is well-maintained and gives the reader an insightful example into global responsibility in the corporate world.
Maintained by Walter W. Stewart. An Essay by John T. Edsall that explores the government's involvement in science and how it affects the inquiries of scientists.
By Walter L. Elden. Several bold initiative incentives are proposed for handling ethical and technical dissent, thereby reducing the need for whistleblowing by constructively resolving conflicts.