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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set of moral principles or value" or "a theory or system of moral values." Ethics assists individuals in deciding when an act is moral or immoral‚ right or wrong. Ethics can be grounded in natural law‚ religious tenets‚ parental and family influence‚ educational experiences‚ life experiences‚ and cultural and societal expectations. Ethics in business‚ or business ethics as it is often called‚ is the application of the discipline‚ principles‚ and theories of ethics to the organizational context.
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of ethical theory to determine which style‚ form‚ or behavior of ethics fits with our beliefs and culture. Some of these different types of theories include virtue theory‚ utilitarianism‚ and deontological ethics. Although these all fall into the category of a theory of ethics and may seem to be similar‚ they are also very different. When looking at the virtue theory of ethics‚ we can see that the term character can be used in the place of virtue. According to Ben (2007)‚ the virtue theory has
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we are equipped for both the varied ethical battles we will face and the ethical successes we desire. Although most of you will be called upon to practice applied ethics in typical business situations‚ you’ll find that the foundation for such application is a basic understanding of fundamental ethical theories. These ethical theories include the work of ancient philosophers such as Plato and Aristotle. This module introduces the widely accepted core ethical philosophies‚ which will serve to provide
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington‚ D.C. 20549 FORM 20-F (Mark One) ‘ REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR È ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended 31 March 2012 OR ‘ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR ‘ SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
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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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parent think corporal punishment will bring abusement among children‚ I think that parent should give them corporal punishment for several reason. An opponent which is some of parents believing that corporal punishment will end up with abusement issues among children‚ for that can lead to low confident level among children while they are growing. However‚ some parents believe by introducing corporal punishment among children will bring many positive effects such as develop self-discipline among
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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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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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Cons of using oil I want to talk about advantages and disadvantages of using oil in our world‚ people can use it for different reasons. We use oil for cars‚ airplanes etc. In some countries it is very expensive but in other countries it is much more cheaper because today its harder to find thats why its more expensive and may not be much left. Oil is very useful. For example‚ we can use it as an ingredient for our meal but also it used to accelarate the cars and how we also know doctors use oil in many
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