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Promoting Ethics in OR Practice, Why good practice of OR is not enough – Ethical challenges for the OR practitioner, Omega, Special issue on Ethics & OR Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This paper develops the idea that following rules of good OR practice is necessary, but
not sufficient for ethical OR. Several challenges of introducing ethical aspects into OR
are discussed, evidencing difficulties and ambiguities in the relationship to be
established between the OR practitioner and his/her clients, decision-makers or
stakeholders. It shows that neither analysis nor modelling work nor the choice of
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not sufficient for ethical OR. Several challenges of introducing ethical aspects into OR
are discussed, evidencing difficulties and ambiguities in the relationship to be
established between the OR practitioner and his/her clients, decision-makers or
stakeholders. It shows that neither analysis nor modelling work nor the choice of
...
Ethics and value-reality. Aurel Kolnai#s legacy: an analytic ethic based on the phenomenology of value-consciousness and moral awareness. KU Leuven
ETHICS AND VALUE-REALITY. Aurel Kolnais legacy: an analytic ethic based on the phenomenology of value-consciousness and moral awareness.In 1900, Aurel Kolnai was born in a liberal Jewish family living at the centre of Budapest. He studied and wrote his dissertation in Vienna, converted to Catholicism and was mainly interested in and influenced by realist phenomenology authors such as Brentano, Husserl, Scheler and Hartmann inspired him. In ...
Modelling complex ethical decision problems with Operations Research - Ethical challenges for the OR practitioner, Omega, Special issue on Ethics & OR Vrije Universiteit Brussel
This paper discusses the practical contribution of Operations Research (OR) techniques to
modelling decision-making problems with ethical dimensions. Such problems are frequent in
the global world: they frequently appear today in sustainability issues, e.g., in conflicts in the
triangle of society, economy and environment. We show that the prerequisites for ethical
problem-modelling are: the definition of moral ...
modelling decision-making problems with ethical dimensions. Such problems are frequent in
the global world: they frequently appear today in sustainability issues, e.g., in conflicts in the
triangle of society, economy and environment. We show that the prerequisites for ethical
problem-modelling are: the definition of moral ...
Effects of police ethics training on ethnic prejudice and social dominance orientation Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Police administrators are looking for concrete pathways to fight the phenomenon of (ethnic) prejudice among members of the police force. Surprisingly, few studies have assessed the effectiveness of existing police ethics training programs on prejudice and social dominance orientation. Therefore, we assessed the impact of a 1-day training called the Holocaust, Police, and Human Rights (HPH) program on the attitudes related to ethnic prejudice and ...
How to manage ethics in the sports sector: a Flemish study on ethical sport policy Universiteit Gent
The sports sector, although in the beginning lagging behind, started an accelerated professionalization and commercialisation at the end of the 20th Century. This evolution holds the risk that profits or results will receive higher priority than ethics. On the other hand, a professional business orientation also incorporates management concepts for ethical behaviour as ethics and responsibility have taken a dominant position in the current ...
UNESCO and INFOethics. Seeking global ethical values in the Information Society. Special Issue on ‘Ethics in the Information Society’ Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Between 1997 and 2000, UNESCO organized a conference series on the ethical and legal
dimensions of the Information Society, called INFOethics. The article retraces the history
of these meetings and UNESCO's search for global ethical values in the new informational
environment. It analyses the different and conflictual discourses within the organisation
with regard to universal access to information in a digital ...
dimensions of the Information Society, called INFOethics. The article retraces the history
of these meetings and UNESCO's search for global ethical values in the new informational
environment. It analyses the different and conflictual discourses within the organisation
with regard to universal access to information in a digital ...
ESHRE task force on ethics and law 21: genetic screening of gamete donors: ethical issues Universiteit Gent
Contribution of ethics education to the ethical competence of nursing students: a review about educators’ and students’ perceptions KU Leuven
AIMS: To review the literature on perceptions of nursing students and/or educators on the contribution of ethics education to ethical competence in nursing students. BACKGROUND: Nurses do not always demonstrate the competencies necessary to engage in ethical practice. Educators continue to debate about the best ways to teach ethics to nurses so that they can develop ethical competencies. DATA SOURCES: MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, PsycINFO, and Web ...
The ethics of pet robots in dementia care settings: Care professionals’ and organisational leaders’ ethical intuitions KU Leuven Vrije Universiteit Brussel
BACKGROUND: Pet robots are gaining momentum as a technology-based intervention to support the psychosocial wellbeing of people with dementia. Current research suggests that they can reduce agitation, improve mood and social engagement. The implementation of pet robots in care for persons with dementia raises several ethical debates. However, there is a paucity of empirical evidence to uncover care providers' ethical intuitions, defined as ...