Many clinicians believe that allowing costs to influence clinical decisions is unethical. They are mistaken in this belief, because it cannot be ethical to ignore the adverse consequences upon others of the decisions you make, which is what 'costs' represent. There are, however, some important ethical issues in deciding what costs to count, and how to count them. But these dilemmas are equally ...

Nanotechnology is considered as an industrial revolution of the third millennium. Advances have a remarkable impact on different fields such as medicine, engineering, economy and even politics. However, a wide range of ethical issues has been raised by this innovative science. Many authorities believe that these advancements could lead to irreversible disasters if not limited by ethical guideli...

This paper examines the effects of environmental factors on the ethical behavior of managers using computers at work in Mainland China. In this study, environmental factors refer to senior management, peer groups, company policies, professional practices, and legal considerations. Ethical behaviors include attitudes to disclosure, protection of privacy, conflict of interest, personal conduct, s...

According to The Social Interdependence Theory (SIT), group members develop a degree of interdependence when it occurs that working together on an assignment will enhance the probability they achieve their joint goals. SIT proposes five elements as being necessary maximize cooperative potential in CL: (1) positive interdependence, (2) individual accountability (3) promotive interaction, (4) int...

Regulatory Compliance is critical for pharmaceutical and medical devices industry. Compliance is a legal requirement mandated by the regulatory agencies such as US FDA and EMEA. Compliance also makes good business sense – being compliant helps improve business results as it instills a culture of quality and accountability in the organization. Most importantly, compliance is the right (ethical) ...

OBJECTIVE When a patient dies a short time after radionuclide therapy, several issues arise due to the shifting of responsibility from patient care to protection of the public, while respecting societal values and rites. Such a situation occurred in our institution after administering a large therapeutic dose of 131I for metastatic thyroid cancer. The requirements of safe practice, the shift ac...