Schaefer, "A Suggested Strategy for Ethical Decision Making"
Notable for restricting the focus to only one important stakeholder and only one important value
SOURCE FOR THE PROCEDURE
Schaefer, Arthur Gross. "A Suggested Strategy for Ethical Decision making." The Jewish Ethics Challenge. 1 Jan. 1999. http://www.syn2000.org/Articles/Schaefer1/node25.html (11 May 1999).
THE PROCEDURE ITSELF
- Define the problem carefully. Be certain that all pertinent facts have been gathered.
- Note all the people who may be affected by the decision (the stakeholders).
- List all the relevant core Jewish values involved in the decision.
- Outline all the possible alternatives.
- Choose and prioritize.
- Of all the people you listed above, select the one who you believe is the most important to address in this decision.
- Of all the core Jewish values you listed, select the most important one.
- Of all the options you listed above, select the one which you believe will cause the greatest good or least harm.
- Make a decision.
- Devise a strategy that will effectively implement your decision.
WALT'S CHECKLIST
The same checklist was applied to all procedures.
- This method is most useful when the DECISION-MAKER ...
- has plenty of time for investigation and analysis [step 4]
- is skilled in causal or consequential reasoning [step 5c]
- is skilled in semantic or conceptual analysis [step 1]
- is skilled in the application of general ethical principles to specific cases [step 5c]
- This method is most useful in a SITUATION ...
- that will change little over time
- where the decision-maker is also a stakeholder [step 5e]
- This method is most useful when STAKEHOLDERS ...
