Deontology and the Categorical Imperative Applied to the Adelphia Communications Scandal In July of 2002‚ five officials of the Adelphia cable-television company were arrested on the charge of gross corporate fraud conducted by members of the Rigas family. The events which transpired during the Adelphia scandal were some of the most egregious to date with an estimated "$100 million‚ hiding more than $2 billion in debt the family incured‚ and lying to the public about Adelphia ’s operations and
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There are numerous philosophies regarding morality. Two of the ethical systems debated today are utilitarianism and deontology. These two traditions parallel the sayings “the ends justify the means” or “the means justify the ends”. Inspired by Jeremy Bentham’s philosophies‚ John Stuart Mill applied his ideas to his many pamphlets and short works regarding Utilitarianism. This philosophy considers that the best thing to do ethically for a society is to maximize its happiness‚ interests‚ preference
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depend on what humans assign them? Aristotle Virtue Ethics. 2. In the video on Deontology‚ what example does Kant use to illustrate a negative duty (which is perfect) and which cannot be modified to suit the situation. “Do not lie” was Kants example‚ it is something that you are prohibited from doing. 3. Virtue Ethics is often criticized for being relativistic and depending on what a culture believes is virtuous. What theory in Virtue Ethics answers this criticism? The Theory of the mean. 4.
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discussing a few theories that I feel have some key concepts which point to what the good ultimately is: egoism‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontology. Egoism values the desires of the individual the most‚ and this is most important to the individual. Utilitarianism‚ on the other hand‚ needs to be impartial in order to value each individual’s happiness equally. Deontology also conflicts with both of these other theories because it is not consequentialist like utilitarianism‚ and does not always benefit
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Theoretical Framework: Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Definition CSR is a much broader concept than business ethics. Business ethics is the application of ethics and ethical theory to the decision of business. CSR claims that businesses are more than just profit-seeking entities and‚ therefore‚ also have any obligation to benefit society. CSR is about business and other organizations going beyond the legal obligation to manage the impact they have on the environment and society
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Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR ) in the field of business and in the case of Parker must take corporate social responsibility ‚ not only as a concept in business management ‚ but also as a foundation on which to settle the principles of corporate culture . This is because the industrial sector in which the company has to accept and assume a CSR that is necessary for the development of its core business. We could define Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR ) as the voluntary integration of
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from where to purchase raw materials‚ where to build a factory‚ how much to pay employees‚ how much to charge for the product‚ etc. However‚ the top priority for any business is to figure out how to maximize profit. In this paper‚ we will discuss how ethics plays a role in business decision-making and more importantly‚ discuss how utilitarianism plays a role. Utilitarianism would say that a business is morally right if it considers all the consequences before making a decision to adopt a course
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take an increasing interest in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and business ethics. Give examples from your own and other organisations of the organisational responses to these drivers and make recommendations to move the organisation‚ or your part of it forward in relation to these two topics. Abstract This paper examines the drivers of environmental aspects of CSR and the role that TfL has in driving CSR and business ethics. It considers the roles that public and private organisations
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There are numerous philosophies regarding morality. Two of these ethical systems debated today are utilitarianism and deontology. These two traditions parallel the sayings “the ends justify the means” or “the means justify the ends”. Inspired by Jeremy Bentham’s philosophies‚ John Stuart Mill applied his ideals to his many pamphlets and short works regarding Utilitarianism. This philosophy considers that the best thing to do ethically for a society is to maximize its happiness‚ interests‚ preference
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Corporate Social Responsibility Definition 2 What is CSR? a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model process with the aim to embrace responsibility for the company’s actions and encourage a positive impact through its activities on the environment‚ consumers‚ employees‚ communities‚ stakeholders and all other members of the public sphere to aid an organization’s mission as well as a guide to what the company stands for 3 a titled What is sustainable
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