to protect the company from a law suit I thought it was best to let him go as well. It was more important for me to think of what would be best for the company as a whole using Utilitarian ethics which focuses on the greater good for the greatest number of people in the company as well as Consequentialist Ethics which focuses on the consequences of a decision or action. I had to think about how other employee’s would react if this situation was taken lightly‚ as
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Utilitarianism‚ Kantian Ethics‚ Natural Rights Theories‚ and Religious Ethics A “utilitarian” argument‚ in the strict sense‚ is one what alleges that we ought to do something because it will produce more total happiness than doing anything else would. Act utilitarianism (AU) is the moral theory that holds that the morally right action‚ the act that we have a moral duty to do‚ is the one that will (probably) maximize “utility” (happiness‚ welfare‚ well-being). AU is not to be confused with egoism
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retarder)‚ it also can produce hemihydrate gypsum. The air temperature to produce dry hemihydrate gypsum is only 120 degree‚ it just take advantage of the low-temperature flue gas of thermal power plants.Desulfurization gypsum drying equipment Maintenance :1.Drying temperature setting should be in keep with the material’s own drying conditions which can void the phenomenon of material shrinkage.2.Gas stove must be cleaned every week on the toner (black) to prevent inhalation of drum‚ contaminated
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Reason why people give up on ethics Self-interest sometimes morphs into greed and selfishness‚ which is unchecked self-interest at the expense of someone else. This greed becomes a kind of accumulation fever. “If you accumulate for the sake of accumulation‚ accumulation becomes the end‚ and if accumulation is the end‚ there’s no place to stop‚” he said. The focus shifts from the long-term to the short-term‚ with a big emphasis on profit maximization. For example‚ swaps (where two communication
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a. Strengths of the analysis include the idea that talking about ethical issues is important‚and that the analysis suggests avenues for improving ethics education. The weaknesses primarily cited by students included the “idealistic” nature of the discussion. Onecommon theme emerged‚ which is that frauds and unethical behavior occurred long before formal business school education. Students often cited this fact as anunaddressed weakness in Professor Waddock’s analysis. b. The average level of moral
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title “Failures analysis of APTB bus to design maintenance schedule using Reliability Centered Maintenance Method”. RESULT AND DISCUSSION The APTB PPD bus operates from 05.00 pm up to 22.00 pm or in other words APTB PPD bus operates for 17 hours (1020 minutes) each day. Currently the maintenance process conducted by Perum PPD is breakdown maintenance or maintenance is performed if there is damage to the machine. The ratio of duration for maintenance in the event of breakdown to the duration of bus
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Sommers suggested the teachers to teach their students individual virtues as they are further away from their morality. Striking changes have taken place from the more directive teaching of right and wrong‚ by study and example‚ to situation ethics‚ dilemma ethics and other approaches that rationally dissect moral acts. The set of approaches imply that there are no moral absolutes to uphold. Sommers feels that if students are taught that way they can lose a sense of moral direction and not take
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Congress enacted the Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979 in 1980 after the President signed it into law in February of the same year. Glenn Anderson‚ the 32nd representative of California congressional district‚ sponsored the bill leading to this act. The purpose of this bill was to provide aviation operators with advanced help in preparing programs to minimize noise in airports and other related areas to improve and ensure continued aviation security. The enactment of this bill followed
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that we could accept as universal laws – that is‚ rules we would be willing for everyone to follow in all circumstances. (Ruggeiro. V.R. ‚2011) 2.0 What Is a Virtue? The first systematic description of virtue ethics was written down by Aristotle in his famous work Nichomachean Ethics. Aristotle said that a virtue is a trait of character manifested in habitual action. The word “habitual” here is important. The virtue of honesty‚ for example‚ is not possessed by someone who tells the truth only
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when pleasant music playing than unpleasant or no music. Cultural differences: doesn’t take into account collectivist cultures focused on others needs Hays: we find satisfaction giving as well as receiving Lacks ecological validity Maintenance EQUITY People strive for (perceived) fairness in relationships If inequality perceived: Change amount of effort put in Change perception of fairness Partner convinces your perception is wrong Compare withother relationships INVESTMENT Likely
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