This thesis deals with the ethical standards that should be comply by Czech employers in the context of third country nationals' employment. The theoretical part is focused on labor migration and on the process of third country nationals' employment in the Czech Republic. It also refers to the main points of business ethics within the relationship between employer and employees. The practical part of thesis contains a general summary of current ethical rules that should be respected by employers. In the next section there is, in specific cases described the current state of ethical standards within the relationship between employers and interviewed employees, who belong to the third country nationals group.

The thesis on the topic "Implementation of Elements of the Code of Ethics for Nurses and Patients' Rights in Practice" has the characteristics of a research. The thesis is divided into two parts, theoretical and practical. There were four objectives in the practical part of the thesis, the purpose of which was to determine the following: whether patients receive enough understandable information about the diagnostic, therapeutic and nursing care from doctors and nurses, whether intimacy and patients´ feelings of embarrassment are being respected by doctors and nurses, whether patients have the space to voice their views and decisions for therapeutic, diagnostic and nursing care, and whether patients perceive the approach of medical staff to other patients as dignified.

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The thesis is focused on the topic of professional ethics in social services and its reflection in the supervisory process. The thesis is divided into two parts, the interpretation and the research, and aims to explore the topic of professional ethics in social services in the supervisory process from the perspective of supervisors. Research is conducted using qualitative research strategies, through interviews with eight supervisors. The data analysis brings several conclusions, one of them is the fact that supervision is essential for the professional ethics of social workers. Supervision contributes in that social work is based on a more conscious professionalism and less on intuition. This all brings a more comprehensive picture of the influence of supervision on the compliance with professional ethics in social services. Keywords: Ethics, professional ethics, codes of ethics, ethical dilemmas, social work, social worker, supervision, supervisor.

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Le but de la recherche est d’étudier les tensions éthiques que peuvent vivre les médecins militaires, qui doivent agir à la fois comme soignants, militaires (même s’ils sont non combattants) et parfois comme acteurs humanitaires. Parmi la littérature sur l’éthique de la médecine militaire, les dilemmes la concernant sont souvent présentés comme le fruit de pressions réelles ou perçues provenant de l’institution militaire, des règles, codes, lois ou de politiques, ceci afin de détourner le médecin de son but premier, soit l’intérêt du patient. Pour mieux comprendre les défis éthiques auxquels sont confrontés les médecins militaires canadiens et comment ceux-ci les traitent, la recherche utilise une approche de bioéthique empirique. À partir d’une analyse de la littérature, nous examinons les dilemmes éthiques des médecins militaires, le concept de profession, ainsi que les codes d’éthique (médicaux et militaires) canadiens. L’expérience éthique est ensuite explorée à partir d’entrevues semi-directives effectuées auprès de quatorze médecins militaires ayant participé à des missions opérationnelles, notamment à Kandahar en Afghanistan, entre 2006 et 2010. Les résultats, tant conceptuels qu’empiriques, nous indiquent que plusieurs nuances s’imposent. Tout d’abord, les médecins militaires canadiens ne vivent pas les dilemmes tels qu’ils sont présentés dans la littérature, ni en nombre ni en fréquence. Ils sont conscients qu’ils doivent à la fois tenir compte de l’intérêt du patient et du bien commun, mais n’en ressentent pas pour autant un sentiment de double loyauté professionnelle. De plus, ils ont l’impression de partager l’objectif de la mission qui est de maintenir la force de combat. Des distinctions s’imposent aussi entre les médecins eux-mêmes, dans la conception qu’ils se font de leur profession, ainsi que dans les contextes (opération ou garnison), selon le type de travail qu’ils exercent (généraliste ou spécialiste). Les principaux défis éthiques rapportés portent sur les inégalités de soins entre les soldats de la coalition et les victimes locales (soldats et civils), ainsi que sur le manque de ressources, engendrant des décisions cliniques éprouvantes. Un résultat étonnant des entrevues est la présence de deux groupes distincts au plan de l’identification professionnelle. Huit médecins militaires se considèrent avant tout comme médecin, alors que les six autres ne sont pas arrivés à accorder une priorité à l’une ou l’autre des professions. Ces deux groupes se différencient également sur d’autres plans, comme le nombre et le type de défis éthiques identifiés, ainsi que les mécanismes de résolution des dilemmes utilisés. Malgré les formations éthiques offertes par l’institution, des lacunes subsistent dans la capacité d’identification des expériences éthiques et des valeurs impliquées, de même que des mécanismes de résolution utilisés. Compte tenu du faible échantillonnage, ces résultats sont difficilement généralisables. Néanmoins, ils peuvent nous inspirer au niveau théorique en faisant ressortir le caractère multidimensionnel de la médecine militaire, ainsi qu’au niveau pratique en nous permettant de suggérer des éléments de formation facilitant la réflexion éthique des médecins militaires. / The aim of this project is to study the ethical tensions that can be experienced by military physicians who must be, at the same time, healers, soldiers (even if they are non-combatants) and sometimes humanitarian actors. In the literature on the ethics of military medicine, potential ethical dilemmas are often presented as the result of pressures, real or perceived, from the military institution, rules, codes, laws or policies that divert physicians from their primary goal, i.e., the interest of the patient. To better understand the ethical challenges faced by Canadian military physicians and how these are dealt with, this project uses an empirical bioethics approach. Based on a literature review, I examine the ethical dilemmas of military physicians, the concept of profession, and Canadian codes of ethics (medical and military). The ethical experience is then explored through semi-structured interviews with 14 military physicians who participated in operational missions, particularly in Kandahar, Afghanistan between 2006 and 2010. Both the conceptual and empirical results indicate that nuance is required. First, Canadian military physicians do not experience dilemmas as presented in the literature, in number or in frequency. They are aware that they must take into account both the patient’s interest and the common good but do not experience this as a sense of dual professional loyalty. In addition, they feel that they share the mission objective, which is to maintain the fighting force. Distinctions are also needed between physicians themselves, in the conception they have of their profession, and in the context (training or garrison) and the type of work they do (general practitioner or specialist). The main dilemmas reported concern inequalities in the provision of care between coalition soldiers and locals (soldiers and civilians) as well as the lack of resources that generate challenging clinical decisions. A surprising result of the interviews is the presence of two distinct groups in terms of professional identity. Eight military physicians saw themselves primarily as physicians, while the other six did not give priority to one or the other professions (military or medicine). These two groups differ in other dimensions, such as the number and type of identified ethical challenges and dilemma resolution mechanisms. Despite the ethical training courses offered by the military institution, gaps persist in the ability to identify ethical experiences, the values involved and the appropriate resolution mechanisms. Given the small sample size, these results are difficult to generalize. Nevertheless, these findings provide theoretical insights, highlighting the multidimensional nature of military medicine, and practical considerations, by enabling the identification of aspects to improve training and so facilitate ethical reflection on the part of military physicians.

This thesis examined the institutionalisation of ethics within Australian organisations. A particular focus is the role of the strategic apex, or executive level of the organisation, in establishing the environment in which an ethical culture can develop. The literature review examined both organisational theory and existing approaches to developing organisational ethical culture using formal mechanisms such as written policies, procedures, training and development and reinforcement strategies. This revealed the polarisation of ethics literature between compliance and integrity based approaches. This is seen to be consistent with only two forms of organizations, the mechanistic and organic structures. This was identified as a major flaw in ethics literature as it does not inform organisations about appropriate ethical design for organisations that fall in between this continuum. The review of organisational theory concluded that components of organisational structure are used to discuss organisational moral responsibility and are also the components of the compliance and integrity approaches to organisational ethics. A tentative hypothesis was established that organisational ethics systems would be more effective if they are in fit with an organisation's structure. The study utilised a qualitative case based research method, argued as appropriate given the focus being strategic alignment of organisational structure and ethics frameworks. Thus was also recognised as having limitations, specifically not addressing the behavioural impact of such strategies in a significant way. The study examined the ethical frameworks of three large organisations. This included: an analysis of background to the ethics strategy, the design process, who was given responsibility for design and implementation of the framework. The major characteristics of the program was considered, how it was encultured throughout the organisation and consideration of any evaluation mechanism. This was contrasted against the organization's structural characteristics to establish whether the ethical framework was in fit with the structure of the organization. The analysis and discussion identified that senior management support was evident in all three case studies and crucial to the development of an ethical culture. Extensive written policies (codes of ethics and conduct) were identified in all three cases; however, the extent of appropriate support systems determined the degree to which these policies were effective. There was a general lack of understanding of ethical systems within the organisation with little expertise evident by those responsible for the programs in terms of appropriate strategies for enculturation. Ineffective strategies were mainly due to lack of appropriate support mechanisms (communication, training, reinforcement and reward and review) or inconsistency between support mechanisms and other organisational policies A major conclusion of the thesis is that the strategies used for enculturation of ethics, are basic organisational design variables. As such ethical frameworks need to be informed by organisational theory so as to design systems that achieve fit which leads to greater effectiveness.

In an increasingly integrated global business arena, local singularities still play a crucial role in many aspects. Business ethics is affected by this duality in profound ways. Legislators have tried to provide uniform ethical guidelines for transnational companies. In this effort to streamline the ethical management of the multinational corporation, regulation could be thought of as an attempt to reduce the role of the leader. We argue that this solution mistakenly presumes a high degree of uniformity across countries. In this paper, we consider how different legal traditions can be used to explain the divergences in implementation and configuration of ethics hotlines. We find that although national regulators established a legal standard (Sarbanes Oxley Act) for global companies, significant differences exist across legal traditions, which sometimes go even deeper, to region and country specific nuances. Legal regulation may never substitute a leader in ethical matters. / Incluso en un mundo empresarial cada vez más globalizado, las singularidades locales aún desempeñan un papel crucial en muchos aspectos; por lo tanto, la ética empresarial se ve afectada por esta dualidad. El legislador ha intentado crearpautas uniformes para compañías de carácter internacional y en el marco de este esfuerzo por uniformizar la gestión ética de las empresas multinacionales, la regulación puede verse como un intento de reducir el papel del líder. Este trabajo plantea que esta solución presupone de manera errónea un alto grado de uniformidad entre países puesto que las diversas tradiciones legales pueden usarse para explicar las diferencias en implementación y configuración de las líneas éticas. A pesar de la instauración de un sistema legal al respecto (la Ley Sarbanes-Oxley) para las compañías transnacionales, aún existen diferencias importantes entre las distintas tradiciones legales, que a veces llegan a manifestarse en variaciones específicas a la región o el país. Es por esto que quizá la regulación legal no pueda llegar a sustituir al líder en temas de naturaleza ética.

Objetivo: Identificar as questões antiéticas, aéticas e iatrogênicas dos Profissionais da Enfermagem através da análise qualitativa dos processos ético-profissionais abertos junto ao COREN SP no período de 1º de janeiro de 2001 a 31 de dezembro de 2004. Quantificar o número de processos ético-profissionais abertos; identificar o perfil dos profissionais denunciados; relacionar as infrações éticas com os artigos elencados no Código de Ética dos Profissionais de Enfermagem; analisar os processos ético-profissionais, sistematizando os resultados de modo a obter os principais tipos de denúncia, seus locais de ocorrência e a identificação dos tipos de denunciantes; discutir a iatrogenia como fator predominante da infração ética. Método: Trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratória, documental e de corte qualitativo baseada na coleta de dados contidos nos autos dos processos ético-profissionais, no âmbito do COREN SP, no período de 1º de janeiro de 2001 a 31 de dezembro de 2004, por meio da utilização de um questionário, o questionário se encontra no Anexo 1. Do material coletado foram excluídos os processos ético-profissionais cujos dados não permitiram o preenchimento completo do questionário. Os dados obtidos foram submetidos à análise estatística. Resultados e Conclusões: Foram analisados 189 (cento e oitenta e nove) processos ético-profissionais no período de 1º de janeiro de 2001 até 31 de dezembro de 2004, período de 4 (quatro) anos. A coleta desses dados foi feita no Conselho Regional de Enfermagem de São Paulo - COREN SP, nos anos de 2010 e 2011. A maioria das ocorrências chega ao CORENSP por meio de denuncia feita pelas CEEs, com relação à distribuição do número de descritores agrupados em tipos de infrações éticas envolvidos na denúncia, dos Processos Ético- Profissionais analisados houve uma predominância da iatrogenia 38,83% dentre os descritores dos processos analisados. As denúncias são feitas em sua grande maioria dentro de hospitais públicos, as denúncias entre a cidade de São Paulo e cidades do interior do estado de São Paulo de acordo com a pessoa jurídica (CEE) como parte denunciante indicam um maior número de denúncias feitas pelas Comissões de Ética de Enfermagem - CEEs do interior do estado de São Paulo. As denúncias de pessoas físicas ocorreram no interior em 63,64% do estado de São Paulo e 36,36% na capital, indicando, portanto um maior número de denúncias feito por pessoa física no interior. Houve uma maior caracterização da parte denunciada como pessoa física na capital do que no interior do estado de São Paulo. As pessoas que denunciam 52% são pacientes, seguidos por acompanhantes 32%. A maioria das pessoas físicas como parte denunciada foram os auxiliares de enfermagem em 55,56%, enquanto enfermeiros foram denunciados 33,9%. Com relação à distribuição dos artigos infringidos do Código de Ética dos Profissionais de Enfermagem, segundo o número e a porcentagem em ordem decrescente o artigo mais infringido, artigo 16, aconteceu em 11,13%. Outras importantes variáveis foram estudadas e serão analisadas em trabalhos futuros / Objective: Identify the unethical, non-ethical and iatrogenic issues of the Nursing staff through qualitative analysis of the ethical legal proceedings taken at COREN SP during the period of January 1st 2001 to December 31st 2004. Quantify the number of ethical processes taken; identify the profile of the professionals accused; relate the ethical infractions with articles listed in the Code of Ethics of Professional Nursing; analyze the ethical and professional proceedings, systematizing the results in order to obtain the main types of complaint, their places of occurrence and identify the types of informers; discuss iatrogeny as a predominant factor of ethical offence. Method: This was an exploratory, documentary and qualitative research based on the collection of data in the record of proceedings within the ethical processes under COREN SP during the period January 1st 2001 to December 31st 2004, by use of a questionnaire, which is in Annex 1. Ethical processes whose data did not allow the complete filling out of the questionnaire were excluded. The data were subjected to statistical analysis. Results and Conclusions: One hundred and eighty-nine (189) ethical proceedings from the period of January 1st 2001 to December 31st 2004 were analyzed, a period of four (4) years. The collection was taken at the Regional Council of Nursing São Paulo - COREN SP, within the years 2010 and 2011. Most occurrences reach CORENSP through complaints made by the Nursing Ethics Committees (NEC). With respect to the distribution of the number of descriptors grouped into types of ethical violations involved in the complaint, there was a prevalence of 38.83% of iatrogenic descriptors in the analyzed processes. Complaints are mostly made within public hospitals. The complaints from the city of São Paulo and other cities in the state, in accordance with the legal person (NEC) indicate a greater number of complaints made by Ethics Committees in Nursing - in the state of São Paulo, not in the capital. Reports from individuals occurred in 63.64% within the state of São Paulo, while in the capital it were 36.36%, thus indicating a greater number of complaints made by individuals within the state of São Paulo. There was a greater characterization of the individual as reported in the capital than in the state of São Paulo. People who complain are 52% patients, followed by 32% companions. Most individuals reported were nursing assistants: 55.56%, while nurses were reported by 33.9%. The most violated article in the Code of Ethics of Professional Nursing was Article 16, which means 11.13%. Other important variables were studied and will be analyzed in a future research

Objetivo: Identificar as questões antiéticas, aéticas e iatrogênicas dos Profissionais da Enfermagem através da análise qualitativa dos processos ético-profissionais abertos junto ao COREN SP no período de 1º de janeiro de 2001 a 31 de dezembro de 2004. Quantificar o número de processos ético-profissionais abertos; identificar o perfil dos profissionais denunciados; relacionar as infrações éticas com os artigos elencados no Código de Ética dos Profissionais de Enfermagem; analisar os processos ético-profissionais, sistematizando os resultados de modo a obter os principais tipos de denúncia, seus locais de ocorrência e a identificação dos tipos de denunciantes; discutir a iatrogenia como fator predominante da infração ética. Método: Trata-se de uma pesquisa exploratória, documental e de corte qualitativo baseada na coleta de dados contidos nos autos dos processos ético-profissionais, no âmbito do COREN SP, no período de 1º de janeiro de 2001 a 31 de dezembro de 2004, por meio da utilização de um questionário, o questionário se encontra no Anexo 1. Do material coletado foram excluídos os processos ético-profissionais cujos dados não permitiram o preenchimento completo do questionário. Os dados obtidos foram submetidos à análise estatística. Resultados e Conclusões: Foram analisados 189 (cento e oitenta e nove) processos ético-profissionais no período de 1º de janeiro de 2001 até 31 de dezembro de 2004, período de 4 (quatro) anos. A coleta desses dados foi feita no Conselho Regional de Enfermagem de São Paulo - COREN SP, nos anos de 2010 e 2011. A maioria das ocorrências chega ao CORENSP por meio de denuncia feita pelas CEEs, com relação à distribuição do número de descritores agrupados em tipos de infrações éticas envolvidos na denúncia, dos Processos Ético- Profissionais analisados houve uma predominância da iatrogenia 38,83% dentre os descritores dos processos analisados. As denúncias são feitas em sua grande maioria dentro de hospitais públicos, as denúncias entre a cidade de São Paulo e cidades do interior do estado de São Paulo de acordo com a pessoa jurídica (CEE) como parte denunciante indicam um maior número de denúncias feitas pelas Comissões de Ética de Enfermagem - CEEs do interior do estado de São Paulo. As denúncias de pessoas físicas ocorreram no interior em 63,64% do estado de São Paulo e 36,36% na capital, indicando, portanto um maior número de denúncias feito por pessoa física no interior. Houve uma maior caracterização da parte denunciada como pessoa física na capital do que no interior do estado de São Paulo. As pessoas que denunciam 52% são pacientes, seguidos por acompanhantes 32%. A maioria das pessoas físicas como parte denunciada foram os auxiliares de enfermagem em 55,56%, enquanto enfermeiros foram denunciados 33,9%. Com relação à distribuição dos artigos infringidos do Código de Ética dos Profissionais de Enfermagem, segundo o número e a porcentagem em ordem decrescente o artigo mais infringido, artigo 16, aconteceu em 11,13%. Outras importantes variáveis foram estudadas e serão analisadas em trabalhos futuros / Objective: Identify the unethical, non-ethical and iatrogenic issues of the Nursing staff through qualitative analysis of the ethical legal proceedings taken at COREN SP during the period of January 1st 2001 to December 31st 2004. Quantify the number of ethical processes taken; identify the profile of the professionals accused; relate the ethical infractions with articles listed in the Code of Ethics of Professional Nursing; analyze the ethical and professional proceedings, systematizing the results in order to obtain the main types of complaint, their places of occurrence and identify the types of informers; discuss iatrogeny as a predominant factor of ethical offence. Method: This was an exploratory, documentary and qualitative research based on the collection of data in the record of proceedings within the ethical processes under COREN SP during the period January 1st 2001 to December 31st 2004, by use of a questionnaire, which is in Annex 1. Ethical processes whose data did not allow the complete filling out of the questionnaire were excluded. The data were subjected to statistical analysis. Results and Conclusions: One hundred and eighty-nine (189) ethical proceedings from the period of January 1st 2001 to December 31st 2004 were analyzed, a period of four (4) years. The collection was taken at the Regional Council of Nursing São Paulo - COREN SP, within the years 2010 and 2011. Most occurrences reach CORENSP through complaints made by the Nursing Ethics Committees (NEC). With respect to the distribution of the number of descriptors grouped into types of ethical violations involved in the complaint, there was a prevalence of 38.83% of iatrogenic descriptors in the analyzed processes. Complaints are mostly made within public hospitals. The complaints from the city of São Paulo and other cities in the state, in accordance with the legal person (NEC) indicate a greater number of complaints made by Ethics Committees in Nursing - in the state of São Paulo, not in the capital. Reports from individuals occurred in 63.64% within the state of São Paulo, while in the capital it were 36.36%, thus indicating a greater number of complaints made by individuals within the state of São Paulo. There was a greater characterization of the individual as reported in the capital than in the state of São Paulo. People who complain are 52% patients, followed by 32% companions. Most individuals reported were nursing assistants: 55.56%, while nurses were reported by 33.9%. The most violated article in the Code of Ethics of Professional Nursing was Article 16, which means 11.13%. Other important variables were studied and will be analyzed in a future research