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Showing 1 to 20 of 77 for “"moral and ethical aspects"”.
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Educational Leadership and the Ethic of Care: The Experiences of Four Women Educators of Trinidad and Tobago
As policy makers and educators from varying philosophical platforms develop strategies for facilitating inclusive education, there is a subsequent realization that this involves inclusive leadership. Such leadership may be addressed through ethical decision-making, exceptionality in learning, …
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Utilitarianism and Buddist ethics: a comparative approach to the ethics of animal research
… thesis explores the comparison utilitarianism and Buddhist ethics as they can be applied to animal research. It begins by examining some of the general discussions surrounding the use of animals in research. The historical views on the moral status of animals, the debate surrounding their use …
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Mandatory ethics and jurisprudence training: does it make a difference in disciplinary actions of occupational therapy professionals?
… therapy. Researchers have mainly studied mandatory continuing competence but not the influence of mandatory ethics and jurisprudence training. This study is based on disciplinary reports between January 2004 and December 2012 for Tennessee and Alabama State Boards of Occupational Therapy. …
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Organizational settings and profiles of servant leadership
… in business-model organizational settings and to assess the potential significance between servant leadership perception and variables, both demographic and others, related to volunteer service. Using the Servant Leadership Scale (Liden et al., 2008), a 28-item survey, combined with 9 …
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An empirical examination of ethical decision making by corporate accountants in Taiwan
The recent accounting scandals, characterised by the Enron affair, have not been confined to the U.S.A., but have been a worldwide phenomenon, embracing Taiwan. Most of them have involved dysfunctional behaviour incorporating earnings management. The factors which encourage earnings management …
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Gender differences in policing: a consideration of care ethics
… examine the relationship between police officers and ethics of care theory are further limited. This study evaluated gender differences in policing to determine whether ethics of care theories apply to female police officers. For the purposes of this study, approximately 400 sworn officers were …
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An examination of the ethical and moral values of public relations practitioners.
This study examined the moral and ethical concerns of public relations practitioners and students. A questionnaire consisting of 50 Likert-type items was completed by public relations practitioners and public relations students at Baylor University and the University of North Texas. Through factor …
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Conflicts of interest in the reporting of biomedical research in mainstream newspapers in Canada
Dissertation in compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Journalism, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2013.
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The good, the bad and the immoral : a study on morality in Icelandic comedians
… is perceived funny, why we find something funny and the people behind the hilarity. The morality behind comedy is explored as well as the possible benefits of immorality in comedians. Furthermore, how the line can be considered as very fine between being immoral and funny, or immoral and a very …
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Trust in direct leader and employee outcomes: the moderating effects of leaders’ perceived emotional sincerity
… between emotions internally experienced and externally expressed. With regard to attribution theory, observers (employees) can use the emotional expressions of others (supervisors) as an information source for making judgments. Although previous research has examined the uniqueness and …
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Peter Singer's proposed value of the "person" in "Rethinking Life and Death": A critical evaluation
… dissertation examines Peter Singer's proposed ethical value of the "person" in Rethinking Life and Death . Chapter 1 introduces and outlines Singer's proposal, which argues for abortion, infanticide, euthanasia, and assisted suicide. His proposal consists of four key points. First, there is the …
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Accountability of public organisations : An evaluation of the impact of Information, organisational structures and markets.
… in the production of performance information and changes to organisational structures. This research evaluates the impact of these reforms on accountability. In order to do this a model of effective accountability is developed from the existing literature. The criteria of effective …
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Moving from values inaction to values-in-action : an exploration of how values can be managed intentionally by national sports organizations
… was to foster a connection between academia and practitioners, and in so doing highlight the gap between values inaction and values-in-action. Data were collected from nine NSOs through multiple-case studies analysis of interview transcripts, websites, and constitutional statements. Results …
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Catholic reflections on abortion and euthanasia - towards a theology of sacredness of human life
… not possible in this paper to deal with all the moral problems revolving at the "beginning" and "end" of human life in the modern world. However, something must be said about the question regarding respect for human life vis-�-vis abortion and euthanasia, since they are widely discussed today and …
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Stories of reproductive technology and the search for discursive authority.
… of much dispute among scientists, feminists, and other critics. Not only is the scientific community divided over the ethical considerations relating to these developments, but the legal community is searching for a way to reconcile scientific advances with the concerns of the public. Many …
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