Inez Austin Case Summary
Inez Austin Case
Introduction
In this document the author will analyse the ethical problem happened at the company Westinghouse, Hanford. Inez Austin was the key female worker present in the company that time. The author will use the ethical cycle to understand and solve the problem. Ethical cycle can be used in professional practices to deal with the moral problems in more structured and thorough way (Poel and Royakkers, 2007). In the last part of the document author will use some ethical theories i.e. Utilitarianism, Kantianism, Virtue ethics etc. to find the solution of problem (Graham, 2004). The data used in this document will be secondary i.e. journal articles, webpages, e-books etc.
Moral Problem Statement
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Utilitarianism theory supports the concept of utility which said the morally right action is the one that produce overall actions with regards to utility and welfare of all affected parties (Gamlund, 2012). The action to avoid the use of Ferro cyanide was effective for everyone. It was in the welfare of society, employees and also producing the utility for management. Their relationships have been improved with Austin and she would have praised the management for fulfilling their moral duties. There was no major financial loss involved in avoiding the use of harmful chemicals. The management should not have taken the decision to terminate Austin because the consequences were not in favour of management. They were dragged in court and the company reputation was under scanner. Kantianism theory says one need to perform their duty irrespective of consequences. Duty is duty. Austin should have approved the plan keeping her mouth shut because her life was not in danger. She should not be worried that much. She should have enjoyed her perks, salaries and promotion. She refused the decision of the company once why she again raised voice for employees in 1995. She should have done her duty. She was not entirely responsible for the
Introduction
In this document the author will analyse the ethical problem happened at the company Westinghouse, Hanford. Inez Austin was the key female worker present in the company that time. The author will use the ethical cycle to understand and solve the problem. Ethical cycle can be used in professional practices to deal with the moral problems in more structured and thorough way (Poel and Royakkers, 2007). In the last part of the document author will use some ethical theories i.e. Utilitarianism, Kantianism, Virtue ethics etc. to find the solution of problem (Graham, 2004). The data used in this document will be secondary i.e. journal articles, webpages, e-books etc.
Moral Problem Statement
The first problem discussed …show more content…
Utilitarianism theory supports the concept of utility which said the morally right action is the one that produce overall actions with regards to utility and welfare of all affected parties (Gamlund, 2012). The action to avoid the use of Ferro cyanide was effective for everyone. It was in the welfare of society, employees and also producing the utility for management. Their relationships have been improved with Austin and she would have praised the management for fulfilling their moral duties. There was no major financial loss involved in avoiding the use of harmful chemicals. The management should not have taken the decision to terminate Austin because the consequences were not in favour of management. They were dragged in court and the company reputation was under scanner. Kantianism theory says one need to perform their duty irrespective of consequences. Duty is duty. Austin should have approved the plan keeping her mouth shut because her life was not in danger. She should not be worried that much. She should have enjoyed her perks, salaries and promotion. She refused the decision of the company once why she again raised voice for employees in 1995. She should have done her duty. She was not entirely responsible for the