First, After watching the video on blind spots, as well as reviewing the PowerPoint slide on moral disengagement, answer the following questions:
Give an example of unethical business practices that has been covered in the news within the past 3 years (or feel free to comment on current events). What blind spots contributed to or motivated the unethical decision-making?
How does the theory of moral disengagement apply to the scenario i.e. how might people have acted the way they did without feeling like they did anything wrong?
Can you think of a time when you did not live up to your own ethical standards? What caused you to go against your ideals?
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