The Williams Institute Ethics Awareness Inventory
Every day people make decisions. People are faced with situations where they must make what they believe is the “right” decision. However, when it comes to ethical decisions, some believe that people must remain impartial or “value-neutral”. According to Williams Institute, when faced with ethical dilemmas, people believed that there are “right” and “wrong” choices. Coincidently, people make different choices in accordance with their personal ethical values. Williams Institute attempts to develop an algorithm to assist people and guide them in the process of making ethical decisions. The algorithm will include a number of aspects that influence our decision as well as effect of our decisions on other people.
The Ethical Awareness Inventory (EAI) examines in detail who will be affected by one’s decision. That includes short and long term affect on immediate surrounding, family, or friends, as well as, who and why supports a specific outcome. EAI observes what would be the impact of one’s decision. That includes aspects like comparison of a variety of alternative decision and input form stakeholders. EAI also studies ethical perspective reflected by one’s decision. That includes CORE (Character, Obligation, Results, and Equality) beliefs of one’s decision and other factors influencing one’s decision making such as peer pressure and pressure from above, personal financial gain, convenience, and threats. Last, but not least, EAI reflects justification of one’s decision on ethical grounds. It investigates either or not one’s decision is fair to everyone involved, places one on the receiving end of his/her decision. It explores if one will be a ...