A utilitarian model of ethics is one where the greatest good is produced for the greatest number of people. As explained in the text‚ payola is the act of using money to get air play. They further add that statistics show a significant correlation between air play and generated profit from that song. In my opinion‚ this is an unethical from a utilitarian point of view. I argue this point of view because there is an emphasis on quality. This is one of the important milestones for any legitimate organization
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AIG overhauls bonus system By David Goldman NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- AIG announced on Wednesday that it is changing the way it pays out bonuses to its employees‚ opting to determine compensation based on performance. "Aligning pay and performance is the hallmark of many world-class organizations and is critical to our future success‚" AIG spokeswoman Christina Pretto said in an e-mailed statement. "By motivating and driving our talent‚ it will also help us remain competitive and ensure a strong
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3 THE PAYMENT OF BONUS ACT‚ 1965 Learning Objectives In this Chapter‚ the students will understand the♦ Applicability and non-applicability of the Act to certain classes of establishments and employees ♦ Computation of profits for the purpose of calculation of allocable and available surplus for the purpose of determination of bonus ♦ Set on and Set off of allocable surplus ♦ Percentage limits for minimum and maximum bonus ♦ Other miscellaneous provisions 3.1 Introduction This is an Act intended
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As opposed to the utilitarian’s view‚ the morality of the action is not relevant if there is a good outcome‚ meaning what gives moral worth to an action are the consequences. There are some disadvantages and advantages to both Kant’s view and utilitarians’ views. Nonetheless‚ I think Kant’s views are preferable and more reasonable. One of the reasons I consider Kant’s view more reasonable is because actions are things we can control‚ we can decide to either do something good or bad‚ moral or immoral
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he March of the Bonus Army on the capital was for the World War I veterans to receive money for their service in the war. Here are some facts of the “March of the Bonus Army”. One of the first facts was this was all made by the World War I veterans. The march on Washington D.C. was a very serious change in our government. The government would not pay their wages that are due to them from the loss they suffered at war. They were not aware of what was going on in the U.S.. Walter was the leader
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the political influence declared by the nobility and projected that all humans were liberated to act in whatever way they choose. Human beings act as free agents to make contracts with other humans to fulfill their civic and social duties. The utilitarian approach asserts that humans are principally driven by the idea to maximize their pleasure and diminish pain. The basic principle of the classist school of thought claims that human beings are free in their will to take up criminal activities on
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ares Bonus Shares Bonus Share When the additional shares are allotted to the existing shareholders without receiving any additional payment from them‚ it is known as issue of bonus shares. Bonus shares are allotted by capitalizing the reserves and surplus. Issue of bonus shares results in the conversion of the company ’s profits into share capital. Therefore it is termed as capitalization of company ’s profits. Since such shares are issued to the equity shareholders in proportion to their holdings
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Utilitarian Principles Barbara Lawson AUPHI208 Instructor Sorensen October‚ 20‚ 2014 Utilitarian Principles In this assignment the theory that was chosen will be the utilitarian that applies to our respecting the environment. The utilitarian theory is that of J. S. Mills and environmental ethics. Utilitarian supports the position is that human interests are no more important or if no greater moral concern than the interests of the worth or their intrinsic value. “Utilitarianism has
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1. The assessability or otherwise to Jino and Anna of the annual bonuses paid by Darling Bank to them. Consideration of the proximity of services or employment relationship‚ the importance of the donor’s motive and the status of gratuitous payments are relevant in determining whether the bonuses received are assessable income. We can determine that the bonuses satisfactorily fulfil the requirement that for the bonuses to be assessable they must “come in”.(tenant v smith) Natural incidents of
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Relationships Between Stock Split and Bonus Issue of Shares & their pros and cons Presented by Rajib Deb Student of M.COM. 4th Sem. Tripura University‚ Suryamaninagar What is stock split? A stock split is a corporate action that increases the number of the corporation’s outstanding shares by dividing each share‚ which in turn diminishes its price. The stock’s market capitalization‚ however‚ remains the same‚ just like the value of the Rs. 100 does not change if it is exchanged for two 50s. For
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