INTERACTIVE ETHICS: How Ethical Decisions Are REALLY Made In Organizations by Thomas H. Schear, Ph.D.

“The IEM explodes the image that ethical decisions are made through a carefully thought out systematic process as it describes the underlying psychology and the social-psychological undercurrents accompanied by the micro and macro-political background noise all of which exists whether facing an ethical dilemma or not.  This is not the ethical decision-making process itself but it is the emotional fuel that moves everyone toward an outcome. “

“…the IEM is not prescribing how to make ethical decisions through the use of a step-by-step decision-making process based on ethical principles supported by a professional code of ethics or a company’s code of conduct.  Rather it is a description of how do ethical decisions actually get made from dilemma to the final outcome.”

“While dilemmas are tough and complex it seems to be assumed that through a proper understanding of ethical principles supported by a carefully written code and applying a decision-making process everything will quite naturally lead to the right outcome.  This may be true but the fact some organizations consistently make unethical decisions; that some have greater struggles than others when faced with a dilemma; that some are not consistent in their decision-making suggests there is more going on.”

“The IEM suggested there is more going on, that there are reasons that both ethical and unethical decisions get made.  It is the purpose this book to examine how ethical and unethical decisions actually do get made by individuals in the context of their organizations.”

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