Ethical Theories Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is most often associated with Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832) and John Stuart Mill (1806-1873). According to utilitarianism principle‚ a decision is ethical if it provides the greater utility than any other alternative decision. Thus the decision maker must evaluate each decision alternative‚ and then select the one that yields the greatest net utility (Fritzsche‚ 1997). There two types of utilitarianism‚ act and rule. Individual decisions are evaluated
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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
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Ethical Observations Sean Kearns ACC291 May 27‚ 2012 Unethical accounting behavior and the resulting practices of it within businesses today is a very hot topic since the Enron accounting scandal of 2001. One might ask how does a scandal of this proportion come to be and can it happen again? What situations could lead to unethical behaviors and practices in accounting today that might cause history to repeat itself? The author intends to answer these questions and shed light on some insight
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Ethical Dilemmas in Business Case 2: Kathryn McNeil (A) Charles Foley’s Ethical Dilemma At stake here are several conflicting values‚ the concern for a fellow human being‚ self-preservation‚ success of the company and the pressure to perform. As VP of the division‚ I am under scrutiny to deliver substantial results to my president‚ John Edmonds‚ to be seen as sensitive to my product managers needs. Lisa Walters‚ Kathryn’s supervisor‚ has pressed me for a resource action for boosting staff morale
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Ethical Guidelines for Observational Studies Observational Research‚ Audits and Related Activities December 2006 Ethical Guidelines for Observational Studies: Observational Research‚ Audits and Related Activities Citation: National Ethics Advisory Committee. 2006. Ethical Guidelines for Observational Studies: Observational research‚ audits and related activities. Wellington: Ministry of Health. Published in December 2006 by the Ministry of Health PO Box 5013‚ Wellington‚ New Zealand
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1007/s10551-011-1130-4 Ethical Blindness Guido Palazzo • Franciska Krings • Ulrich Hoffrage Received: 1 June 2010 / Accepted: 22 November 2011 Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2011 Abstract Many models of (un)ethical decision making assume that people decide rationally and are in principle able to evaluate their decisions from a moral point of view. However‚ people might behave unethically without being aware of it. They are ethically blind. Adopting a sensemaking approach‚ we argue that ethical blindness
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Bryn Condon Case Analysis #2 Verizon is Creating a Culture That Focuses on Shareholder Value Business Management 105 1. Using the competing values framework as a point of reference‚ how would you describe Verizon’s current organizational Culture? Provide examples to support your conclusions. I think Verizon’s current organizational culture is a mixture of clan and market sections of the competing values framework. They said their top three things to do in 2011 were to 1.) build a business
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Case 1 Riverside Leisure Centre Introduction The Riverside leisure centre was opened in 1973 with a leisure pool‚ sports hall‚ 4 squash courts and changing rooms. June West is the new and very ambitious manager. Squash courts 1 and 2 have been recently refurbished and are fully booked most of the day. The other two squash courts next to the fitness room are now in urgent need of repair and are rarely booked. The fitness room is too small. It is clear that the leisure centre is losing members
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Aravind eye care hospital in India Framework/description of the situation In 1992‚ over 30 million cases of blindness existed all over the world‚ with more than 90% in Asia and Africa. Of this‚ India had ~20mn cases of blindness with additional 2mn cases added every year‚ of which upto 80% were cataract related. With an infrastructure that could handle only 1.2 million cataract cases annually‚ the situation is expected to get worse. The rural areas of the country were particularly exposed as
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BUSN 105 28 Sept. 2014 Case Analysis #1 “Will GM’s Strategic Plan Lead to Future Successes?” 1. GM is using the prospector strategy to boost sales and increase overall income each year to raise their profit margin to the highest in the auto industry. If they achieved this they would be a huge competition to other car manufactures. The company made many changes to GM internationally to try to find new ways to increase profitability while decreasing costs. They stated that they cut their global
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