TEMPLATE FOR CASE STUDY ANALYSIS Read this Article and answers the questions blow: http://www.inc.com/magazine/201511/paul-keegan/does-more-pay-mean-more-growth.html Manuel Velasquez’ 7-Step model for evaluating and resolving an actual or potential moral problem A list may suffice for some of these questions but please don’t forget verbs. 1. What are the relevant facts? - try to be as neutral as possible; we all have biases. - it’s impossible to know all the facts about a situation; you may have to make some reasonable assumptions. - facts need to be interpreted, by you and by others. 2. What are the ethical issues? - an ethical issue is a point of debate or a question about what oughtto be done in the situation; a very complicated case may raise a number of such issues. - these could be systemic, organizational or individual. - pay attention to your feelings or intuitions as well. 3. Who are the primary stakeholders? - who is or will be affected by the decision? - the stakeholders could change depending on what course of action is taken. 4. What are the possible alternatives? - what are the ways in which the issue could be resolved? - what courses of action could be taken? 5. What are the ethics of the alternatives? - this is the core of ethical analysis and where our ethical theories are particularly useful. - each possible course of action should be evaluated, estimating how each alternative affects stakeholders. 6. What are the practical constraints? 7. What action(s) should be taken? - weighing all the factors so far considered, reach a conclusion about which alternative solution is best. - how would you implement the decision; this requires a reasonable amount of detail and specificity. - you should be able to explain your decision to others - and lastly, if you made this decision, would you be proud or ashamed if others found out what you did and it was made public?