Arianna is an administrative assistant in the Human Resources Department. Her good friend, John, is applying for a job with the company and she has agreed to serve as a reference for him. John approaches her for advice on preparing for the interview. Arianna has the actual interview questions asked for all applicants and considers making him a copy of the list so he can adequately prepare.


Steps for Making Ethical Decisions


Identify the ethical issue or problem.









List the facts that have the most relevance in the situation.





Identify anyone who might be affected by your decision and how.





Explain what each affected person would want you to do about the issue.





List 3 alternative actions and identify the best and worst case scenario for each alternative, anyone who would be harmed by this choice (and how), any values that would be compromised by selecting this alternative, and any automatic reasons why this alternative should not be selected (legal issues, rules, etc.).






Determine a plan/course of action.