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Explain Moral Creativity.
Moral creativity is • Identifying most important values in particular situations • Focusing on them through effective…
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‘Technologists were best qualified to govern because of their technical expertise’. Discuss in detail.
Mussolini and Hitler were great leaders, but not ‘Moral Leaders’, since their goals were not…
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What is leadership and who are moral leaders?
Leadership is ‘Successfully moving a group towards its common goal’. But Moral leaders are those…
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List the roles of engineers as ‘leaders’.
Engineers perform as Leaders in the roles of 1. Managers 2. Business Entrepreneurs 3. Consultants 4. Academics and 5. Govt…
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What are the virtues of independent expert advisers?
Virtues of Independent Experts Honesty- avoiding deception, being candid in stating relevant facts and truthful in…
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What are the normative models of Advisers? Briefly explain each of them.
Normative Models of Advisers Three types: Hired Guns Value Neutral Analysts Value…
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What are the factors that influence Advisers?
Advisers are influenced by: Large amounts of money involved Direct and overt (obvious and…
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How should Engineer advisers act?
Advisers are to: Chart all realistic options Carefully assess each under different assumptions…
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What are the Stakes for the engineer advisers?
Their stakes are: 1. Opposing political views 2. Social perspectives 3. Economic interests 4. And their individual values like,…
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What is the work of Engineers as Advisers?
Engineers act as Advisers in Planning and Policy-Making like Economists, sociologists, urban planners, etc. In …