dominant theories which forms the foundations of ethical analysis‚ because they are the viewpoints from which guidance can be obtained along the pathway to an optimum decision. Each theory emphasizes different points such as predicting the outcome and following one’s duties to others in order to reach an ethically correct decision. However‚ in order for an ethical theory to be useful‚ the theory must be directed towards a common set of goals. Ethical principles are the common goals that each theory tries
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Ariq Zaman MME 101 11/10/10 Ethical Theories The word ethics comes from the Greek word ethos‚ which means morals. Ethical theories are the basics of ethical analysis because they are the perspective from which guidance can be attained along the pathway to a decision. Each theory highlights different points such as forecasting the outcomes and following one ’s responsibilities to others in order to attain an ethically correct decision. “The moral rightness of an action‚ unlike the cultural
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Ethical Theories from different prospectives Robin Picciano Colorado Technical University PHIL 101-1403B-02 When dealing with ethics‚ there are many different theories that apply to what is right or wrong‚ and also what people should or should not do. All because something may seem or feel right for one person it may not always apply to another person or people in the society. Many people have their own beliefs and values as a person or while involving a society (Mackinnon
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INTRODUCTION The first article ‘hundreds of economists agree Marijuana legalization could save taxpayers $13 billion per year’ by Jonathan Benson underlines a sensible ethical issue which legalizing a plant regarded as drug – though non-narcotic – in other to save and to make more money. In second article‚ “Pepsi’s ’Next’ generation - Less sugar!”‚ Scott Morefield highlights Pepsi’s procedures of making soft-drink –thereby making money – which harmful for the customers. On one hand‚ Pepsi gets
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Ethical Theories Ethical theories are the concepts that provide various viewpoints and guidance in making beneficial decisions. With the ethical theories‚ principles can be beneficial to each of the theories success. In this paper‚ traditional theories analyze how to gain a principle understanding of where they originated and how they achieve as theories. Ethical theories include and provide a brief background of Utilitarianism‚ Kantian‚ Social Contract‚ Divine Command‚ Natural Law‚ and the
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The morality of our actions is based on motivation‚ group rules and norms‚ and the end result. The difficult questions of ethics and information technology (IT) may not have been considered by previous generations‚ but what is good‚ evil‚ right‚ and wrong in human behavior certainly has been. With these historical foundations and systematic analyses of present-day and future IT challenges‚ we are equipped for both the varied ethical battles we will face and the ethical successes we desire. Although
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Description Duty-based ethics commonly known as Deontology is an ethical theory that uses rules to distinguish right from wrong. As a deontologist you focus more on the action in itself disregarding the consequences it produces. Immanuel kant the founder deontology‚ was a german philosopher who believed that morality and religion should be kept apart‚ therefore he created the philosophical concept “categorical imperative” or “CI”. Categorical imperative is a moral law‚ which must be followed and
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The Price of Doing Good: Consequences of Ethical Decision Making Shakela Pitts Walden University Abstract Understanding the process in which individuals; particularly leaders‚ engage in ethical decision making and factors that are involved. The purpose of this paper is to examine ethical decision making and the price and consequences leaders face for doing good. In addition an example of a leader within an organization that faces and ethical dilemma that ended with a positive outcome and the actions
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The Price of Doing Good: Consequences of Ethical Decision Making DDBA 8151: Organizational Leadership: Doctoral Theory and Practice December 7‚ 2014 Ethical Decision Making Making ethical decisions often means an organization will have to trade something off for the greater good of all people. A company ’s ethical behavior is directly tied to leadership and their moral beliefs and values. The head of CVS is transforming the number one ranked retail pharmacy chain into a model organization. The
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Ethical Theories Joseph Ramos ETH/316 November 26‚ 2012 Irma Flores-Brothers Ethical Theories Ethics can be defined as a code of moral principles that sets a standard between right and wrong. Having what it takes to be an ethical person is not an easy task and the proper methods of becoming a moral person has been debated for centuries. This has resulted in several theories including utilitarianism‚ virtue theory‚ and deontological. Although all relate to ethics they each have a different
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