way resulting in different types and concepts of justice. This paper will take a closer look at three justice theories based on our textbook "Moral Issues in Business"‚ by William H. Shaw and Vincent Barry. I will then use these various theories to create an argument for a topic that will later be defined. (Shaw‚ Barry‚ 2004) (Beyond Intractability‚ 2003) Utilitarian Justice As suggested by philosophers Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. The Utilitarian theory of justice promotes social well-being
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Mary L Weed Module 2 Written Assignment Business Ethics SUNY Empire State Summer 2010 Answer the following questions: 1. Shaw and Barry distinguish two different forms of utilitarianism. What are these two forms? Briefly describe each. Act and Rule Unitarianism is the two forms that Shaw and Barry discuss. Act utilitarianism is the belief that it is the right action that brings the greatest contentment to the greatest number of people. It is an idea that believes that the morality
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Principles of Responsible Commerce: Group 5 October 2010 Assessment 3: Case Study Report Sexual Harassment in the Workplace – David Jones and Pricewaterhouse Coopers Kristy van Duin‚ Li Yutao‚ Pablo Arenas‚ Jace Burgess Executive Summary The following report looks at the increase of Sexual Harassment claims within Corporate Australia that have been lodged with the Australian Human Rights Commission over the last decade. David Jones Pty Ltd and Pricewaterhouse Cooper are two prevalent cases
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forms of utilitarianism Shaw and Barry distinguish. According to our textbook‚ act utilitarianism is the classic and most straight forward version of utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism states that we must ask ourselves what the consequences of a particular act in a particular situation will be for all those affected. If it brings more total good than those of any alternative course of action‚ then this action is the right one and the one we should perform (Barry‚ V. & Shaw‚ W.‚ 2010). I take
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plants in virtually any country they want‚ and most tend to go where the cost of labor is least expensive. A utilitarian’s goal is to determine how to obtain “the greatest possible balance of good over bad for everyone effected by our actions” (Shaw & Barry‚ 2013). American production is a shell of what it once was‚ and with next to nothing to export‚ and potential production being lost to overseas cheap labor we will never be able to obtain the level of production that we once had. In addition more
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marketplace become more competitive. It is no longer enough for company to be driven by product and technology without building customer relationship (Kotler‚ Adam‚ Denize and Armstrong 2009). Moreover‚ “business success is not determined by the producer but by the customer” (Drucker 1973 cited in Kotler et al. 2009‚ p. 4). Thus‚ in order to achieve organisation’s goals‚ marketing management needs to be flexible to adapt continuously changes of the environment. II- DISCUSSION Question
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1. Shaw and Barry distinguish two different forms of utilitarianism. What are these two forms? Briefly describe each and use examples. Two forms of utilitarianism are act utilitarianism and rule utilitarianism. Act utilitarianism focuses on the consequences of individual actions and how those involved will be affected. The right course of action to take is the action that will produce the most overall happiness. An example of act utilitarianism would be whether or not to tell a patient they have
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to launch a series of training activities is the fact that training can improve individual’s current skills and enable them to learn new skills (Mathieu‚ Tannenbaum & Salas 1992‚ p.828). According to Wu‚ Yeh & Hung (Wu‚ Yeh & Hung 2012‚ pp. 1117-1119)‚ business performance is greatly improved if knowledge is transferred and shared effectively. Therefore‚ this essay argues that organization should spend resources on training and development regardless of the poor economic condition‚ yet
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previous essays‚ Kant believed that moral rules could be known through reason and not just by observation (Shaw and Barry 69). For me this is the basis of all decisions that we make and why I would support Kant’s point of view on insider trading. Utilitarianism concentrates on producing the greatest amount of happiness and using it as a standard to determine if an action is right or wrong (Shaw and Barry 62). Utilitarianism requires too much concentration on individual aspects of what the greatest happiness
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both on and off the job‚ but how much is too much? How much should be employees be judged and how high of a standard should be set. Where do we draw the line? Shaw and Barry in their text Moral Issues in Business state “A firm has a legitimate interest in employee conduct off the job only if it affects work performance” (Shaw & Barry 2010‚ p477). It can be argued that as long as the drug use doesn’t affect the employee’s work performance‚ then he shouldn’t be tested. If he is tested and the
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