ETHICAL THEORIES 1. Utilitarianism The utilitarian ethical theory is founded on the ability to predict the consequences of an action. To a utilitarian‚ the choice that yields the greatest benefit to the most people is the choice that is ethically correct. One benefit of this ethical theory is that the utilitarian can compare similar predicted solutions and use a point system to determine which choice is more beneficial for more people. This point system provides a logical and rationale argument
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SM0381 Frequently Asked Questions 1. General Questions 2. Reflective Statement Questions * 10pt Arial‚ single line spacing. * Your Reflective Statements should not be going over one side of A4 per entry. 3. Ethical Dilemma Essay * “In my company’s ethical dilemma the company is faced with the dilemma of…”- Woah! Wait on there! Company’s cannot have ethical dilemmas‚ they are virtual legal entities; not people. They cannot think‚ reason nor have moral debates; they aren’t
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OPPORTUNITY CREATES ETHICAL DILEMMAS Definition of ethical dilemmas Ethical dilemmas‚ also known as a moral dilemmas‚ are situations in which there are two choices to be made‚ neither of which resolves the situation in an ethically acceptable fashion. In such cases‚ societal and personal ethical guidelines can provide no satisfactory outcome for the chooser. Ethical dilemmas assume that the chooser will abide by societal norms‚ such as codes of law or religious teachings‚ in order to make the choice
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My Perception of Personal Ethics and Professional Ethics: Ethics plays a vital role in shaping moral health of a person‚ a society‚ a government‚ or a corporate. Laws‚ and legislation however much necessary‚ will never fashion the attitude and character of a person‚ but ethics will. The sense of accountability to all stake holders‚ fair treatment to all in interpersonal relationships‚ integrity‚ and honesty are the parameters that characterize ethical behavior. Business sustainability demands
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Explain Mill’s utilitarianism and how it may be applied to one ethical issue other than abortion or euthanasia. (30 marks) John Stuart Mill’s theory of utilitarianism focused more carefully on the shift from quantity to quality. He accepts that being governed by feelings of pleasure and pain is subjective‚ he challenges us to show how it is not a principle which governs all human behavior. Mill believed that humans would always seek the ‘higher’ pleasure over the ‘lower’ pleasure. He states that
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1. Ryan’s ethical dilemma is to manipulate the cost budget to keep the price competitive so that the VP of Sales‚ Sid‚ can make his quota for the year. Ryan is being asked to remove the quality testing and maintenance from variable costs and make them fixed costs to allow the selling price to drop from $6.00 to $5.30. Sid‚ the VP of sales is using his status in the company to take advantage of Ryan. Ryan‚ a new hire‚ wants to be on good terms with everyone and this is just putting him in a compromising
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1.0Introduction Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Corporation is a chain of fast food restaurants based in Louisville‚ Kentucky‚ in the United States. It is the world’s most widespread chicken restaurant chain offering services to more than 12 million customers in 109 countries all around the world. It is also the largest fast-food chicken operator‚ developer‚ and franchiser in the world. It has grown to become one of the largest quick service food service systems in the world. KFC operates more than
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According to Kant‚ everything that we can think of as desirable or good are not good in themselves‚ rather they qualify or are thought of as being good. Example of such things that are considered as good or desirable include intelligence‚ wit‚ temperament‚ wealth‚ and health etc. All these things are not good in themselves as they can also be used for bad purposes. These things only qualify as good when used to achieve a good outcome. Therefore‚ according to Kant‚ the only thing that can be thought
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1. What would you think were the root causes for Chiquita’s actions in Columbia that ultimately led to its conviction? The Chiquita Company was accused of sponsoring the terrorist organizations named AUC. The company annually paid AUC a huge amount of money. Finally‚ this huge amount of power was transferred to the weapons being used by the terrorists to kill innocent civilians. It was highly unethical because any payment to the terrorists would be regarded as sponsoring the terrorists. Additionally
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I. Introduction Every society has their specific views on what is right and what is wrong‚ which brings us to the question of what is ethical when it comes to cloning especially on humans and animals. Cloning has become a great controversial issue in today’s world where scientists and other people have different views on cloning. Some are hopeful as they believe that through genetic engineering‚ cloning is our future‚ giving the potential to save the lives of many people from terrible and deadly
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