Deontological moral systems are characterized by a focus upon adherence to independent moral rules or duties. To make the correct moral choices‚ we have to understand what our moral duties are and what correct rules exist to regulate those duties. When we follow our duty‚ we are behaving morally. When we fail to follow our duty‚ we are behaving immorally. Typically in any deontological system‚ our duties‚ rules‚ and obligations are determined by God. Being moral is thus a matter of obeying God. Deontological
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Thomas Sikkema Professor John Schneider PHI 102 6 April 2015 The Ethics of Care The Ethics of Care is defined as the feminist approach on the view that men and women approach morality in very different ways: with men stressing principles‚ and women stress more on emotions when making a moral choice (John Schneider‚ Lecture: Ethics of Care). The main proposals of the Ethics of Care were presented by Carol Gilligan‚ a psychologist who focused on how women differ in how they approach ethical issues
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With reference to the Oxford English Dictionary (2012)‚ ethics is described as the science of morals. It is also the agency of study with regards to the values of moral obligations of what is right or wrong. It also covers human behaviour. A company makes many decisions in a course of one day. It may include‚ launching new products‚ doing Public Relations‚ making sales‚ rewriting company policies and the recruitment or retrenchment of people‚ just to name a few. All business aims to do so ethically
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Business Ethics 4438 Wal-Mart’s Bribery Scandal Analysis Presented By: Josh Himmel 250 516 805 Presented to: Mark Reno Monday December 3rd 2012 Company Background Wal-Mart Stores Inc. (Wal-Mart) is one of the world’s largest retailers with chains of discount department stores across numerous countries worldwide. Wal-Mart has been highly regarded as the third largest public corporation and employs approximately 200‚000 employees‚ which has cemented Wal-Mart’s status
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S Question 1 | | 0.5 / 0.5 points | "Doing more with less" has been an environmental guideline for decades. This version of the first principle is sometimes called: Question options: | biomimicry. | | cradle-to-grave. | | cradle-to-cradle. | | eco- efficiency. | Hide Feedback | | | Three general principles will guide the move towards sustainability. Firms and industries must become more efficient in using natural resources; they should model their entire production process
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LAW & ETHICS IN THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT 6e Test Bank Revisions for the 7th edition by Eric D. Yordy‚ The W. A. Franke College of Business at Northern Arizona University CHAPTER 1 Law‚ Ethics‚ Business: An Introduction Questions 1. Select the best definition of ethics: a. a fairly clear cut set of guides for decision making. b. a set of relatively unclear principles regarding what we must do. c. a set of relatively unclear principles regarding what we should do. d. religious views
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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila THIRD DIVISION G.R. No. 183385 February 13‚ 2009 EVANGELINA MASMUD (as substitute complainant for ALEXANDER J. MASMUD)‚ Petitioner‚ vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (First Division) and ATTY. ROLANDO B. GO‚ JR.‚ Respondents. R E S O L U T I O N NACHURA‚ J.: Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari1 assailing the Decision2 dated October 31‚ 2007 and the Resolution dated June 6‚ 2008 of the Court of Appeals
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1. Introduction Precisely define the concept of "ethics" is quite difficult. In a general sense ethics - a set of moral principles and values that govern the behavior of a person or group of people and determining the positive and negative assessments of their thoughts and actions. Ethics associated with inner values‚ and they in its turn are part of the corporate culture and influence on decision making‚ determine their social validity within the environment. Ethical problem arises when the
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Cited: DeGeorge‚ Richard T. Business Ethics. 7th Ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. 2010 “Applying Utilitarianism to Business Ethics: The Ford Pinto Case." Annie Lundy February 6‚ 2009 “Utilitarianism.” utilitarianism.com. Henry R. West. n.d. “Calculating Consequences: The Utilitarian Approach to Ethics.” Claire Andre and Manuel Velasquez. n.d.
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Deontology and Accounting Ethics Amanda Dunn Liberty University Introduction Body 1 Ethical Systems Description 1 Deontological 2 Utilitarian 2 Ethical Systems Evaluation 1 Organizational Culture of Accounting 2 AICPA Professional Code of Conduct 3 Utilization of a Deontological System Conclusion Introduction No man can be certain beyond a shadow of a doubt how he will react in any given situation. One can know how he would hope to react; however‚ until
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