The Potter Box An Analytical Tool That Evaluates Ethics...

Navigating the Potter Box Created by Harvard University professor and theologian Ralph B. Potter, we will discuss in this paper how and why to apply the Potter Box, which is an analytical tool that assesses ethics of decision making and dilemmas. By using the Potter Box, we are guided towards a decision after considering a number of elements and steps very carefully. To be more specific, we will be understanding the four interrelated steps for making an ethical decision. As you complete each quadrant it is important to remember that two point of views need to be exposed so you can have a clear picture of the situation presented and the alternatives to making the final decision. Let’s dive into the Potter Box. Quadrant 1 To start the first quadrant of the Potter Box you must be able to define the situation you are in, or just describe all the facts you know. To do that, begin by gathering all available information that affects the situation from the beginning until what it looks like at the moment of the decision. By listing the facts that you see yourself in, you can better understand it. Here all facts are necessary, it is important not to make any judgments or hide any of the facts. This is called empirical definition, where you will be defining the situation objectively. The steps to start the empirical definition are just responding to basic questions that will describe your situation: who is involved, what is going on, why this is happening, where it is occurring, andShow MoreRelatedSales and Marketing for Financial Institutions80443 Words   |  322 PagesIntroduction Topic 1 Topic 2 Topic 3 Topic 4 Topic 5 Topic 6 Topic 7 Topic 8 Topic 9 Introduction to marketing Introduction to sales The financial services customer Marketing and sales strategy Acquiring customers Making the most of channels Managing customer relationships Legal compliance and ethics in marketing and sales The bottom line — measuring the effectiveness of marketing and sales Introduction Subject aims In a competitive, demand-driven financial services environment, an understanding ofRead MoreContemporary Issues in Management Accounting211377 Words   |  846 Pagesstriven both to illuminate practice and to provide ways of improving it. Although always appealing to his economic understandings, he has been open to a wide variety of other ideas, recognizing their intellectual strengths and capabilities rather than making artificial distinctions between what is acceptable and what is not. He also has contributed widely to the accounting literature, taking forward the British tradition of economic theorizing in financial accounting as well as being a constant sourceRead MoreStephen P. Robbins Timothy A. Judge (2011) Organizational Behaviour 15th Edition New Jersey: Prentice Hall393164 Words   |  1573 PagesPreface xxii 1 2 Introduction 1 What Is Organizational Behavior? 3 The Individual 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Diversity in Organizations 39 Attitudes and Job Satisfaction 69 Emotions and Moods 97 Personality and Values 131 Perception and Individual Decision Making 165 Motivation Concepts 201 Motivation: From Concepts to Applications 239 3 The Group 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Foundations of Group Behavior 271 Understanding Work Teams 307 Communication 335 Leadership 367 Power and Politics 411 Conflict andRead MoreCase Study148348 Words   |  594 Pagespearsoned.co.uk/mystrategylab) contains materials for students and tutors and is added to and updated on a regular basis: The Strategy Experience simulation (at MyStrategyLab) which gives students hands-on experience of strategic analysis and decision-making. The simulation can be used by individual students, or as part of a wider classroom exercise. †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ For students: †¢ †¢ †¢ †¢ Revision aids (flashcards, key concepts and glossary (six languages)) Audio summaries of chapters andRead MoreLogical Reasoning189930 Words   |  760 Pagescontemporary texts in informal logic – keeping an eye on the sorts of arguments found in books on formal logic – forget, or underplay, how much of our daily reasoning is concerned not with arguments leading to truth-valued conclusions but with making choices, assessing reasons, seeking advice, etc. Dowden gets the balance and the emphasis right. Norman Swartz, Simon Fraser University v Acknowledgments For the 1993 edition: The following friends and colleagues deserve thanks for theirRead MoreExploring Corporate Strategy - Case164366 Words   |  658 Pageswrestling with governance and strategy in the boardroom; a role play. BMW – driving organic growth through market development in the automotive industry. VSM – the development of global competitive strategy in a declining market. Thorntons – a variety box of strategies in the manufacture and retail of chocolates. Burmah/BP – selling-off the company as a strategic choice. Royal Bank of Scotland – corporate level strategy as seen by the company chairman. Coopers Creek – developments in domestic and international