Utilitarianism‚ Kantian Ethics‚ Natural Rights Theories‚ and Religious Ethics A “utilitarian” argument‚ in the strict sense‚ is one what alleges that we ought to do something because it will produce more total happiness than doing anything else would. Act utilitarianism (AU) is the moral theory that holds that the morally right action‚ the act that we have a moral duty to do‚ is the one that will (probably) maximize “utility” (happiness‚ welfare‚ well-being). AU is not to be confused with egoism
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Ethics of Profit‚ Part 3: The Profit Motive Posted March 29‚ 2011 Filed under: character‚ competition‚ corporations‚ decision-making‚ ethics‚ finance‚profits‚ white collar crime | This is the third in a 3-part series on the ethics of profit. (See also Part 1 and Part 2.) As mentioned in previous postings‚ we should distinguish between our ethical evaluation of profit per se (which‚ after all‚ just means financial “gain”)‚ and our ethical evaluation of the profit motive. After all‚ I don’t worry
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Because the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics often helps people work through moral dilemmas‚ it has developed a method for ethical decision making as a resource for those who are confronting value questions. The approach has a number of steps‚ but the broad categories include recognizing the moral issue‚ evaluating alternative actions from various moral points of view‚ making a decision‚ acting‚ and considering the action in retrospect. This Issues in Ethics shows how our publication is part of the
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consistent * Is loyal to those that are not present * Is reliable * Is credible * Has a good reputation . FAIRNESS Fairness is a tricky concept. Disagreeing parties tend to maintain that there is only one fair position - their own. But while some situations and decisions are clearly unfair‚ fairness usually refers to a range of morally justifiable outcomes rather than discovery of one fair answer. Process A fair person uses open and unbiased processes for gathering and evaluating information
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corporation’s task environment includes a large number of groups with interest in a business organization’s activities. These groups are referred to as stakeholders because they affect or are affected by the achievement of the firm’s objectives. Ethics Stakeholder analysis is the identification and evaluation of corporate stakeholders. This can be done in a three-step process. The first step in stakeholder analysis is to identify primary stakeholders‚ those who
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Ethics In Strategic Management MGT/498 July 12‚ 2014 Cheryl Boehm Ethics in Strategic Management The role that ethics plays in strategic management has changed drastically in the last 20 years. It was rare to find companies that had ethics in the forefront of their management plans in the 1990s. Business was all about maximizing profit/shareholder equity. Incidents like Enron ’s bankruptcy caused a big change in management style. "Enron ’s failure in 2001 represents
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are numerous Social Identity issues in the case. Firstly‚ Catherine’s father is an accountant which is one of the factors that she chooses to be an accountant as well. Another identity is that she is studying and graduating from Flagship University while getting good grades and being involved in “highly regarded” student clubs. Individuals tend to identify with groups that have high status since it enables them to have higher self-enhancement (the view of being successful‚ competent and valued). LJI
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should include firm commitments to food safety in their codes of ethics‚ always placing food safety above financial concerns. This includes going beyond the letter of the law to enforce the highest product quality standards. A code of ethics should include a commitment to sell only healthy products and never to use harmful ingredients. (http://smallbusiness.chron.com/code-ethics-food-establishments-10815.html) Delicious This Code of Ethics describes standards of conduct for Healthylicious board members
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Ethics is a challenging concept for many businesses‚ both domestic and international. It is not a “one size fits all” idea. While one culture may perceive certain actions as ethical‚ another may not agree. Some cultures incorporate ancient traditions into their “code of conduct” of business. In China‚ the saying of “I scratch your back‚ you scratch mine” is part of their business ethics. In Japan‚ one must be careful when expressing certain idioms or respecting certain cultural norms‚ such as
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Ethics Week 1 Assignment Choice 2 A married couple‚ both addicted to drugs‚ is unable to care for their infant daughter. She is taken from them by court order and placed in a foster home. The years pass. She comes to regard her foster parents as her real parents. They love her as they would their own daughter. When the child is 9 yrs. old‚ the natural parents‚ rehabilitated from drugs‚ begin court action to regain custody. The case is decided in their favor. The child is returned to them‚ against
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