Corporations are moral agents I chose to evaluate the second debate because I thought it was the most significant to the purpose of the class: to analyze the moral responsibility of business. The debaters were assigned to negate and affirm the following motion: Corporations are Moral Agents. In my opinion‚ this motion comes down to the decision to hold corporations responsible for their (corporations) decisions on a moral basis or just hold them responsible for their decisions on a legal basis
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the moral agent (individual contemplating ethical course of action) what obligation is owed to the claimant? Identify the perspective of each of the claimants by indicating what outcome they would prefer to this issue. CLAIMANT OBLIGATION PERSPECTIVE officer Nixon non injury prefer the moral agent to ingore the situation officer ross non injury pefer the moral agent to ignore the situation husband beneficence prefer the moral agent to
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does not state that the husband was the one to be driving the vehicle last while under the influence of alcohol. 3. Identify each claimant (key actor) who has an interest in the outcome of this ethical issue. From the perspective of the moral agent—the individual contemplating an ethical course of action—what obligation is owed to the claimant? Why? Claimant (key actor) Obligation (owed to the claimant) Perspective (What does the claimant hope will happen?) Husband Fidelity‚ non-injury
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a rule or set of rules. It is often defined as a duty or obligation because the rules often bind you to your duty. Second‚ Virtue ethics describe the character of a moral agent as a driving force for ethical behavior‚ such as a belief in God. This is a stark contrast to the rules of deontology; whereas‚ the teachings of a moral agent such as God define how we should act or behave. Last‚ Utilitarianism is a theory that the proper course of action is the one that maximizes overall happiness. According
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How did events leading up to the Great Recession illustrate the significance of the Moral Hazard and/or the Principal-Agent problem? Give an example from a news article to illustrate. What could be done to minimize such problems? Answer. We referred to the article given at http://www.cato.org/policy-report/januaryfebruary-2010/perfect-storm-ignorance The root cause of everything that led to the great recession of 2008 can be traced to the Sub-prime Loan crisis. The riskier loans were exposed
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In an insurance industry‚ the insurance agent possesses multi-faceted roles to play as enlisted below: The insurance agent helps in promoting and selling of insurance products and services to its customers. Giving sound financial advisory services and customer support to the clients Needs to deal with not only individuals but their families and corporate businesses too. Needs to have good relationship including good rapport with his/her existing and prospective clients General awareness about
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2-16-15 WC #1=469 WC#2= 6 WC #3=11 In Homer’s Odyssey‚ in what fundamental way IS‚ or IS not‚ Penelope a determining moral agent in her own destiny? I shall argue that Penelope IS a determining moral agent in her destiny by fulfilling her promise to wait for her husband‚ giving all suitors a chance to marry her‚ and allowing Odysseus to prove himself to her. A moral agent IS a person capable of acting with reference to right and wrong. For 20 years‚ Penelope remained faithful to her husband
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CORPORATE SECRETARYSHIP CHAPTER ONE THE ROLE OF THE COMPANY SECRETARY 1.1 Requirement to appoint a company secretary It is already understood that a company is the creation of law‚ having rights‚ duties and obligations just as that of human being. The so-called legal entity may therefore sue and be sued: Salomon’s case. But because of the abstract nature of a company as a ‘person’ it becomes necessary that human agents (directors) be put in place to see to the effective running
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Role of Finance Companies Traditional role of Finance Companies The finance companies are much smaller in scale compared with commercial banks‚ and they are also saddled with more restrictions which will be discussed later in the report. Traditionally‚ they relied on their personalized and flexible services to attract clients. This is because there are always consumers who are rejected by the commercial banks because adding these consumers to their portfolios would be uneconomical for these commercial
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Role of School in Moral Education Principal Dr Smt U K Sadavarte Vivekwardhini College of Education For Women‚ Nanded Prof Rachana Sandeep Akolkar AAD College of Education‚ Khultabad‚ Aurangabad Moral education is what the schools do to help the young become ethically mature adults‚ capable of moral thought and action. Very little of the moral education that inevitably occurs in the schools is formally recorded in lesson plans‚ curriculum guides‚ or
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