Utilitarian theorists are concerned with the maximizing the overall happiness for majority. According to this school of thought‚ morality of action is determined by the consequences of ones actions instead of agent’s intentions. Therefore‚ judging from the Utilitarian perspective‚ one can argue that Libor rate manipulation did not benefit the society as whole‚ instead it benefited couple investment banks‚ and therefore it was not an ethical action. However‚ how about if those banks actually did not
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ETHICAL THEORIES 1. Utilitarianism The utilitarian ethical theory is founded on the ability to predict the consequences of an action. To a utilitarian‚ the choice that yields the greatest benefit to the most people is the choice that is ethically correct. One benefit of this ethical theory is that the utilitarian can compare similar predicted solutions and use a point system to determine which choice is more beneficial for more people. This point system provides a logical and rationale argument
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How can we morally justify lying/deception? Lying is a process that is carried out by people of all ages‚ races‚ nationalities and societies. However‚ even though it is a common act to the majority of the world‚ it is considered morally incorrect‚ due to the fact that it provides misleading information that usually causes someone harm. There are three main components of a lie: a statement needs to be made‚ the person telling the lie must believe that the statement is false‚ and the statement must
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SM0381 Frequently Asked Questions 1. General Questions 2. Reflective Statement Questions * 10pt Arial‚ single line spacing. * Your Reflective Statements should not be going over one side of A4 per entry. 3. Ethical Dilemma Essay * “In my company’s ethical dilemma the company is faced with the dilemma of…”- Woah! Wait on there! Company’s cannot have ethical dilemmas‚ they are virtual legal entities; not people. They cannot think‚ reason nor have moral debates; they aren’t
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Lately‚ ethical organizational culture has received a degree of recognition in business ethics research. It has been known that the ethical culture of an organization represents the aspects of organization culture‚ in which‚ it affects the way employees think and behave in ethics-related situation. Thus‚ valuing ethical practices is significant to an organization. Through this‚ employees feel more committed and less pressured to compromise to the organization’s standards. This shows how ethical culture
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OPPORTUNITY CREATES ETHICAL DILEMMAS Definition of ethical dilemmas Ethical dilemmas‚ also known as a moral dilemmas‚ are situations in which there are two choices to be made‚ neither of which resolves the situation in an ethically acceptable fashion. In such cases‚ societal and personal ethical guidelines can provide no satisfactory outcome for the chooser. Ethical dilemmas assume that the chooser will abide by societal norms‚ such as codes of law or religious teachings‚ in order to make the choice
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Bureaucratic management Copyright © www.examrace.com Bureaucratic management‚ one of the schools of classical management‚ emphasizes the need for organizations to function on a rational basis. Weber (1864 − 1920)‚ a contemporary of Fayol‚ was one of the major contributors to this school of thought. He observed that nepotism (hiring of relatives regardless of their competence) was prevalent in most organizations. Weber felt that nepotism was grossly unjust and hindered the progress of individuals
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Ethics is not a new topic in public administration‚ and the amount of information on the subject demonstrates the importance of ethics in the field. For instance‚ a recent article examined the impact of New Public Management on ethics and found that the framework for NPM has a definite impact of the ethical decisions of administrators (Maesschalk‚ 2004). Currently‚ ethics seems an especially urgent aspect of public administration. Whether it is a national leader invoking a “war on terror” or a local
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Contents Acknowledgement 2 Introduction 3 Professional Ethics and Construction 5 Professional Ethics 5 The case in Ethiopia 13 Ethical Issues 15 Construction Business and Ethics 22 References 25 Acknowledgement The group would like to take this opportunity to thank our Ethics and Legal Environment Instructor‚ Dr. Tilahun Goshu‚ who gave us the chance to explore the ethical issues in the construction industry at present time. Introduction Construction is the
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Organizational Structure Introduction Every organization needs to decide how to divide its work or activities‚ how to coordinate all work – related activities and how to control these activities to ensure that goals are achieved. The organization must consider its external environment and the internal systems and processes used to transform inputs to outputs. A manager of any organization must ensure consistency between the structure of the organization‚ the scale of its operations‚ the tasks at
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