Kidders: Nine Checkpointss For Ethical Decision-Making
Kidders nine (9) checkpoints for Ethical Decision Making
1. Recognize there is a moral issue
The moral issue is that McDonalds was involved with child exploitation and they did not pay employees enough.
2. Determine the actor (who does the problem belong to?
This problem belongs to the company. The CEO is responsible for making these changes since he is in charge of the company. The CEO, along with the stakeholders, and board of directors are the actors and need to fix the problem.
3. Gather the relevant facts
The people at McDonald’s treat their employees no better than they treat our environment. McDonald’s frequently never pays their staff for the amount of time that they work (which often extends into illegal amounts of labor …show more content…
This would be good for them because they would get dedication and support from their employees and their customers.
•Kantian- ACT AS IF CREATING A UNIVERSAL STANDARD- The universal standard would be to take great care of everyone in the universe.
•Golden Rule- DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU- If McDonalds wants customers to come to their establishment and if they want their employees to be dedicated to them, they should take care of both of these people like they would want to be taken care of. The employees get their products out to the customers in a great manner and the customers bring in their source of income.
7. Investigate the “dilemma” option: Compromise or a creative solution
The solution would be for McDonalds to make the necessary changes it needs to make sure its customers and employees are making the right wages and have the best benefits.
8. Make the decision: McDonalds must take the first step and make the changes needed to run a successful company. A few changes they need to make would be for them to raise the wages for the employees and provide better food and customer service to their customers.
9. Revisit and reflect on the decision: Learn from your
1. Recognize there is a moral issue
The moral issue is that McDonalds was involved with child exploitation and they did not pay employees enough.
2. Determine the actor (who does the problem belong to?
This problem belongs to the company. The CEO is responsible for making these changes since he is in charge of the company. The CEO, along with the stakeholders, and board of directors are the actors and need to fix the problem.
3. Gather the relevant facts
The people at McDonald’s treat their employees no better than they treat our environment. McDonald’s frequently never pays their staff for the amount of time that they work (which often extends into illegal amounts of labor …show more content…
This would be good for them because they would get dedication and support from their employees and their customers.
•Kantian- ACT AS IF CREATING A UNIVERSAL STANDARD- The universal standard would be to take great care of everyone in the universe.
•Golden Rule- DO UNTO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD HAVE THEM DO UNTO YOU- If McDonalds wants customers to come to their establishment and if they want their employees to be dedicated to them, they should take care of both of these people like they would want to be taken care of. The employees get their products out to the customers in a great manner and the customers bring in their source of income.
7. Investigate the “dilemma” option: Compromise or a creative solution
The solution would be for McDonalds to make the necessary changes it needs to make sure its customers and employees are making the right wages and have the best benefits.
8. Make the decision: McDonalds must take the first step and make the changes needed to run a successful company. A few changes they need to make would be for them to raise the wages for the employees and provide better food and customer service to their customers.
9. Revisit and reflect on the decision: Learn from your