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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]