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APPLYING THE ETHICAL INTENT MATRIX TO FOR-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS
WHY WE ARE ON A SLIPPERY SLOPE
Paul D. Shuler, Ph.D.Program Director Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
WHAT WE KNOW
Important & Timely Topic• Political Headlines
• Global Issue
• Business Headlines
• Education Headlines
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WHAT WE KNOW
Good Actors & Bad Actors
• The Really “Bad” Actors• How We Know• Actions?
• The Really “Good” Actors• How We Know• Once “Good” Actor – Always “Good Actor”?
WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW
The “Gray” Actors• Identify
• Objective• Consistent
• React • Objective• Consistent
CURRENTLY THIS IS WHAT WE DO …
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TAKING A CHANCE
WE NEED A FRAMEWORK
Three Pillars
• Ethical Intent• Public Interest Theory• Public Choice Theory
ETHICAL INTENT
Ethical
• What is Morally Right & Wrong
• Actions
• Outcomes
• We All Agree, Right?
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ETHICAL INTENT
Intent
• Key Factor in Legal & Moral Judgments • Legal Examples
• How Do We Determine?• What They Want to Do• Why They Want to Do It
IMPLICIT SIGNALS
KEYWORDS
ACTIONS
PUBLIC CHOICE THEORY
• Microeconomics• Government Choices
• Individual Choices• Motivated by Selfish
Interests
PUBLIC INTEREST THEORY
• General Economics • Government Choices
• Individual Choices• Motivated by Societal Interests
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COMBINE THESE
ADD STUDENTS & INSTITUTIONS
StudentsØ ALWAYS Make the Right Decision
Ø Why Not?Ø Innocent / Not Innocent
InstitutionsØ ALWAYS Make the Right Decision
Ø Why Not?Ø Innocent / Not Innocent
PUBLIC CHOICE VS PUBLIC INTEREST
• For Profit Institution • Choice (Self-Interest) • Public Interest
• Student• Choice (Self-Interest)• Public Interest
GOOD OR BAD?
• What They Want to Do
• Why They Want to Do It
• Right & Wrong >> Actions
• Good & Bad >> Outcomes
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ETHICAL INTENT MATRIX
Public / Public Public / Self
Self / Public Self / Self
Institution / Student Intent
ETHICAL INTENT MATRIX
The Four Quadrants
• Quadrant 1• Contributor
• Student - Public / Institution - Public
• Quadrant 2• Accomplice
• Student - Self / Institution - Public
ETHICAL INTENT MATRIX
The Four Quadrants
• Quadrant 3• Imposter
• Student - Self / Institution - Public
• Quadrant 4• Fraudster
• Student - Self / Institution - Self
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CLASSIFYING PUBLIC GOODACTIONS
• Need For Consensus (Required?)
• Student• Quadrant 1• Quadrant 3
• Institution• Quadrant 1• Quadrant 2
• What They Want to Do
• Why They Want to Do It
• Actions vs Outcomes
CLASSIFYING SELFISH ACTIONS
• Need For Consensus (Required?)
• Student• Quadrant 2• Quadrant 4
• Institution• Quadrant 3• Quadrant 4
• What They Want to Do
• Why They Want to Do It
• Actions vs Outcomes
FINDABLE ACTIONS
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FINDABLE ACTIONS
USING THE ETHICAL INTENT MATRIX TO CLASSIFY ACTIONS
NOW WHAT?
Contributor Accomplice
Imposter Fraudster
Their Actions
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NOW WHAT?
Institution: Encourage & NurtureStudent: Encourage & Nurture
Institution: Encourage & NotifyStudent: Discourage*
Institution: Punish & OpposeStudent: Educate
Institution: Punish & OpposeStudent: Discourage*
Our Actions
WHEN WE GET BACK TO OUR DESKS …
Contributor Accomplice
Imposter Fraudster
More Actions
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PRIMARY REFERENCES
• Bowen, R. T. (2017). What is ethics?. In Ethics and the Practice of Forensic Science, Second Edition (pp. 19-36). CRC Press.
• Hantke-Domas, M. (2003). The public interest theory of regulation: non-existence or misinterpretation?. European journal of law and economics, 15(2), 165-194.
• Posner, R. A. (1983). The economics of justice. Harvard University Press.• Stigler, G. J. (1971). The theory of economic regulation. The Bell journal of
economics and management science, 3-21.• Young, L., & Saxe, R. (2011). When ignorance is no excuse: Different roles for
intent across moral domains. Cognition, 120(2), 202-214.
THANK YOU !!
For More Information Contact:
Paul D. Shuler, Ph.D.Program Director Texas Higher Education Coordinating [email protected]