Principles of Responsible Commerce (COMM 101) Case 2.3 (The Ford Pinto) Week 4 1. What moral issues does the Pinto case raise? Moral issues that Ford Pinto case raises included producing dangerous products which are not safe to use it without informing the dangerous of the products to the public. In addition‚ lobbying the NHTSA to delay the safety measure of the products is also one of the moral issues that Ford Pinto case raises. (53 words) 2. Suppose Ford officials
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activity and commercial activity (Shaw et al. 2013‚ p312-315). When people engage the business activities they will spend the money of input to improve their production and promote their development (Shaw et al. 2009‚ p312-314). Their will get the input to push commercial activities from the nature environment‚ meanwhile the activities of output will bring the pollution to nature environment‚ so the businesses will cause the double damage to the nature environment (Shaw et al. 2009‚ p313). First I will
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[회사 이름 입력] Ethical Decision-Making in Business THE302 Business Ethics Ms. Ariane Lellmann Due Date: 31/May/2012 Student ID: 201212068 2045 words Executive Summary In one of two dilemmas Mr. Owen is facing‚ he decided not to inform the guests about the construction. In narrow view‚ he is responsible for profit maximization for his shareholders. Even though he was not honest to his guests‚ his action is considered as morally right since different situation makes different
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non-consequentialist theory requires people to do the right thing simply because it is the right thing to do regardless of its consequences (Barry‚ Sansburry‚ & Shaw‚ 2009‚ p. 61). On the contrary‚ teleological or consequentialist approach sees action to be morally right or wrong due to its producing type of consequences like pleasure‚ welfare‚ knowledge‚ or happiness (Barry‚ et. al.‚ 2009‚ p. 61). Different approach on deontological and teleological ethics was introduced in explaining the different
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1) We could firstly look at the arguments that would justify a company in putting its first loyalty and moral responsibility to its owners as a priority. One of those arguments is the shareholder theory‚ which states that “the primary responsibility of a firm is to maximise the wealth of its shareholders” (Friedman‚ 1962). As Friedman (1970 in Moore 1999) then proceeded to argue‚ he claimed that society would gain as a whole if businesses were left to do what they do best‚ create wealth. This
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non-consequential concepts have made a remarkable impression on current ethical views. According to Kant‚ the only good thing in the world is "good will." Other things might be desirable‚ but their ethical merit is only measured by an individual’s good will. (Shaw‚ 65) As used by Kant‚ the term "will" is referred to as in individual’s ability to act from principle. For example‚ if an individual performs a good deed motivated by anything other than the simple goodness of the deed‚ the individual is not necessarily
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Cited: Shaw‚ William H.‚ and Vincent Barry. Moral Issues in Business. 11th ed. Belmont‚ CA: Wadsworth‚ Cengage Learning‚ 2010. Ciulla‚ Joanne B.‚ Clancy Martin‚ and Robert C. Solomon. Honest Work. 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press‚ 2011. -------------------------------------------- [ 1 ]. William H. Shaw and Vincent Barry‚ Moral Issues in Business‚ 11th ed. (Belmont‚ CA: Wadsworth‚ Cengage Learning‚ 2010)‚ 75-76. [ 2 ]. William H. Shaw and Vincent Barry‚ Moral Issues in Business
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following question: How typical are the attitudes that Sheehy reports? Does his description of a new work ethic tally with your own experiences? A good work ethic is defined as a set of moral values one must obtain and apply daily within the work place. (Shaw‚ p172) In order for any company to excel to its highest potential the employees at hire must have the ability and willingness to practice honesty‚ obtain a sense of responsibility along with diligence. Throughout history the work ethic has changed
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marijuana. I will also explore the moral and ethical views for legalizing marijuana. Utilitarianism is the moral doctrine that we should always act to produce the greatest possible balance of good over bad for everyone affected by our actions (Shaw & Barry‚ 62). Many supporters of marijuana would argue that by legalizing marijuana it would reduce the crime rate‚ which at the end of the day would be better for everyone. Crime and violence are greatly increased due to the illegal selling and buying
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company’s primary objectives to ensure that it generally does more good than harm. The idea is Rawlsian in nature in that it requires the drug company to imagine a circumstance where they may be the unknowing consumer of a potentially dangerous drug. (Shaw & Berry‚
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