SOSC Science Technology and Society Today: Lesson 16 Ethics, Engineering and Business October 23, 1998 Dr. Vincent Duffy - IEEM ieem.ust.hk/dfaculty/duffy/

Overview for today n Role of the ICAC in Hong Kong n View videotape ‘Think before you leap’ n segment 1: ‘Through the back door’ n Discuss Ethics Plus Model n QOTD 2

Wednesday n Q1. What is the ICAC? What is the role of the ICAC? How long has ICAC been in existence? u Independent Commission Against Corruption u The ethical conduct of businesses (science/business) u will visit Monday to discuss.... u conduct of engineers u will discuss anticorruption-prevention of bribery or advantage 4 3

n Q.1. The role of ICAC? u investigate complaints u prosecute offenders u corruption prevention u community relations 4

What happened in segment 1? n What is the trouble in the segment ‘through the back door’? n marketing rep. from manufacturer working to get a contract n found that VP wife was chair of a charity fund looking for a donation of $500,000 n boss advises paying to win the contract 5

ETHICS-PLUS model n HKEDC advocates: ETHICS-PLUS model n ETHICS n Establish relevant facts n Take stock of ‘stakeholders’ involved n Have assessment of ‘stakeholder’ positions u and likely responses and consequences n Identify viable alternatives n Compare and evaluate consequences of alternatives n Select appropriate course of action 6

ETHICS-PLUS Model continued n PLUS n Professional/company code of conduct n Legal requirements n Uncompromisable values u eg. integrity, loyalty, honesty n Sunshine test u can the issue and decision be discussed openly? 7

What does ‘stock’ mean in ETHICS-PLUS n ‘Take stock’ means: u gather information u think about u take time to consider u take time to gather information u list out

Q.2 What are ‘stakeholders’? n ‘stakeholders’ u different people, or groups of people who can be affected by the case u affected people (in chinese) n Q.3 ‘Take stock’ of all ‘stakeholders’ u take time to gather information about u the different people or groups of people who can be affected by the case u (in chinese-two terms combined)

What should he do? ( Based on Model) n facts- want contract, know charity need n unfair competition u is this under the ‘prevention of bribery ordinance’? n his career prospects if no contract? n what if pay & still no contract? n What would you do? n what about PLUS? u recall Sunshine test u could you discuss openly? n ETHICS n Establish relevant facts n Take stock of all involved n Have assessment of options/consequences n Identify alternatives n Compare and evaluate consequences of alternatives n Select appropriate course of action 8

Ethics-Plus Model - Q4. What does the title of the video from ICAC suggest? What should Shum do? How does the Ethics-Plus Model help? What options does he have? n ETHICS - Establish relevant facts n Take stock of ‘stakeholders’ involved n Have assessment of positions & likely responses n Identify viable alternatives n Compare & evaluate consequences of alternatives n Select appropriate course of action n PLUS - Professional conduct n Legal requirements n Uncompromisable values eg. integrity, loyalty, honesty n Sunshine test - can the issue and decision be discussed openly? 9

Q.4 What would you do? - through the back door n What can he do? u Does he have a chance to satisfy both sides? n Course of action? u ‘buy some time’ u delay decision for donation u formal channels u He must find a way u to separate the issues. u He must find a way u to have the decisions u be made independently. n ETHICS - Establish relevant facts n Take stock of ‘stakeholders’ involved n Have assessment of positions & likely responses n Identify viable alternatives n Compare & evaluate consequences of alternatives n Select appropriate course of action n PLUS - Professional conduct n Legal requirements n Uncompromisable values eg. integrity, loyalty, honesty n Sunshine test - can the issue and decision be discussed openly? 10

In the upcoming lessons n Guest speaker n Two more video segments n Look at two other models u Rational technique u Total benefit test 11