Everyday Ethics: Making Hard Choices in a Complex World; A Companion to the Gnomegen Group Ethics Game

People have fussed over the relationship of ethics and business for as long as organizations have existed. This text is designed to be used with The GG Ethics Game, a web-based simulation, which allows participants to assume leadership roles in a fictitous organization or company. The leadership team must solve a set of problems which are typical of those facing people in management structures in the US and around the world. The thesis of this book and the accompanying simulation is that the vast majority of people want to become effective ethical agents. However, they are rarely given either the opportunity to examine their beliefs or training in how to develop their ethical skills. The simulation is designed to imitate life by allowing partipants to try unfamiliar decision making models and receive feedback---while having a bit of fun. They will learn to increase both their self-knowledge as well as understanding of their community. The simulation may be used as a part of a traditional undergraduate or graduate ethics class or to facilitate a company's leadership or ethics training.