1. How Culture Impacts Ethical Decision Making
Dr. Michael Junge
Captain, United States Navy

2. Disclaimer
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speaker and do not reflect the opinions or official policy of
The U.S. Naval War College
Department of Navy
Department of Defense
U.S. Government
or anyone else unless so affirmed.

4. How Culture Impacts Ethical Decision Making
What is Culture?
What is Ethical Decision Making?
Why should you care?

6. What is Culture?

9. CULTURE
eats Strategy
for breakfast

10. PEOPLE are
LOYAL to
CULTURE
NOT STRATEGY

13. PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

14. PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

15. PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

16. PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

17. PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

18. PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

19. PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

20. PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

21. PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

22. PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

23. PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

24. PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

26. What is Ethical Decision Making?
Ethics
Ethics is the study or reflection upon moral belief, moral systems and moral practices
Decision Making
cognitive process resulting in the selection of a belief or a course of action among several alternative possibilities.
Ethical Decision Making is the process of identifying and choosing alternatives based on the studied and articulated values, preferences and beliefs of the decision-maker.

27. Moral Belief, Moral Systems & Moral Practices
a person's standards of behavior or beliefs concerning what is and is not acceptable for them to do.
People make up groups
Individual morals influence group morals
Group morals influence individual morals

28. Bad Apples?

29. Bad Apples?
Bad Barrel?

30. Culture is the barrel
PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

31. How Culture Impacts Ethical Decision Making
What is Culture?
People like us do things like this
What is Ethical Decision Making?
choosing from alternatives guided by your beliefs
Why should you care?

32. When you make a decision
you reinforce the group culture

33. Being part of a group
influences your decisions.

34. When you make a decision
you reinforce the group culture
Being part of a group
influences your decisions.

35. PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

36. …and?

39. PEOPLE
LIKE US
DO THINGS
LIKE THIS.

40. Disclaimer
The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speaker and do not reflect the opinions or official policy of
The U.S. Naval War College
Department of Navy
Department of Defense
U.S. Government
or anyone else unless so affirmed.

41. Questions?