Individual Ethical Perspectives
1. Based on your results from the Ethics Quiz, explain how different individual ethical perspectives can be reconciled to account for the ethical expectations of most business.
Flaming utilitarians believe that the best moral action is one that maximizes utility. Their ethnics focus on what is the most profitable of the business. A moderate utilitarian believes similar to a flaming utilitarian but to a less degree. So they believe in the profitability of the company but also focus the legal actions of the business. A Mugwump is someone who remains neutral, so they expect a business to stay ethical while making a profit. Mugwump do not lean in the favor or businesses or citizens. Moderate deontologists and ice-cold deontologist focuses that …show more content…
actions are intrinsically right or wrong and do not focus as much on the consequences of said action1. Due to different ethical perspectives, people may expect different things from businesses.
2. Describe how these two companies – Anglo-American and Massey Energy – apply ethics in practice
Angle-American focuses more about their employees and their environment than Massey Energy.
Anglo-American spends time and money to help the communities of Brazil and South Africa by improving the delivery of municipal services to their citizens. Anglo-American has dedicated their efforts to securing water in places with water scarcity. Anglo-American’s first priority is the safety of their employees. In 2012, Anglo-American hosted its first Global Safety Day which was used to inform every employee about their contribution to safety which creates a workplace that strives to deliver zero harm.2 Massey Energy did not create a safe environment for its employees. Miners from Massey Energy said the owner built a work environment where “which wrongdoing became acceptable”. 3 Due to an unsafe environment, 29 miners on April 5, 2010, became the worst American mining disaster in 40 years. One miner, Gary Wayne Quarles stated, “I’m just scared to death to go to work because I’m just scared to death something bad is going to happen”. 3 It is very clear that the two businesses have different …show more content…
ethics.
3.
Discuss the costs and benefits to an organization when that organization does or does not behave ethically.
When organizations behave ethically they get more publicity. When organizations are known for being ethical, people are more likely to trust them with their business. Also when organizations hold community events, their presence becomes more known within the community. When organizations treat their employees correctly, they will have more loyalty. When organizations get bad publicity, it is hard to regain the trust of the
community.
Flaming utilitarians believe that the best moral action is one that maximizes utility. Their ethnics focus on what is the most profitable of the business. A moderate utilitarian believes similar to a flaming utilitarian but to a less degree. So they believe in the profitability of the company but also focus the legal actions of the business. A Mugwump is someone who remains neutral, so they expect a business to stay ethical while making a profit. Mugwump do not lean in the favor or businesses or citizens. Moderate deontologists and ice-cold deontologist focuses that …show more content…
actions are intrinsically right or wrong and do not focus as much on the consequences of said action1. Due to different ethical perspectives, people may expect different things from businesses.
2. Describe how these two companies – Anglo-American and Massey Energy – apply ethics in practice
Angle-American focuses more about their employees and their environment than Massey Energy.
Anglo-American spends time and money to help the communities of Brazil and South Africa by improving the delivery of municipal services to their citizens. Anglo-American has dedicated their efforts to securing water in places with water scarcity. Anglo-American’s first priority is the safety of their employees. In 2012, Anglo-American hosted its first Global Safety Day which was used to inform every employee about their contribution to safety which creates a workplace that strives to deliver zero harm.2 Massey Energy did not create a safe environment for its employees. Miners from Massey Energy said the owner built a work environment where “which wrongdoing became acceptable”. 3 Due to an unsafe environment, 29 miners on April 5, 2010, became the worst American mining disaster in 40 years. One miner, Gary Wayne Quarles stated, “I’m just scared to death to go to work because I’m just scared to death something bad is going to happen”. 3 It is very clear that the two businesses have different …show more content…
ethics.
3.
Discuss the costs and benefits to an organization when that organization does or does not behave ethically.
When organizations behave ethically they get more publicity. When organizations are known for being ethical, people are more likely to trust them with their business. Also when organizations hold community events, their presence becomes more known within the community. When organizations treat their employees correctly, they will have more loyalty. When organizations get bad publicity, it is hard to regain the trust of the
community.