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Ethical Issues in Risk Management for Business

26 January, 2015 - 18:20
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  • Epidemological studies are "natural" experiments. But allowing naturally occurring harms to continue without abatement and withholding information from risk bearers creates serious ethical problems. Read the Tuskegee case as presented at the Western Michigan University Ethics Center to learn about a nororious case in which patient rights were egregiously violated for the sake of "continuing the experiment."
  • Risk has meaning only in relation to the socio-technical system in which it operates. Click on the link above to find out more about STS analysis and how it can be used to anticipate problems.
  • Informed consent is a fundament right in the responsible management of risk. Click on the link to the Belmont Report to find out more about this right and its historical importance.
  • The Online Ethics Center's definition of informed consent includes the conditions necessary for fulfilling this right.

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