presents ETHICAL THEORIES SLIDE 1 – INTRODUCTORY SLIDE Ethical theories provide part of the decision-making foundation for Decision Making When Ethics Are In Play because these theories represent the viewpoints from which individuals seek guidance as they make decisions. Each theory emphasizes different points – a different decision-making style or a decision rule—such as predicting the outcome and following one’s duties to others in order to reach what the individual considers an ethically correct
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References: Trevino‚ L.K.‚ & Nelson‚ K.A. (2011). Managing business ethics: Straight talk about how to do it right (5th ed.). Hoboken‚ NJ: Wiley.
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Ethics in Business BUS670: Legal Environment Instructor: Leah Westerman November 25‚ 2013 Introduction Ethics means different things to different people‚ but basically it is all about being wrong and right. In business making ethical decisions should always be considered first‚ as well as the law. Culture is important within any company. It involves your perception of attitudes‚ values‚ and standards of conduct within a business. Ethical situations arise every day in business
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BSB111 – Business Law and Ethics Semester 1 2010 ETHICS CASE STUDY QBank offered Jen a substantial amount of money for the premises of her florist shop. However‚ this will all come at the cost of her two employees Diane and Helen losing their jobs in the shop. Therefore‚ it seems Jen faces an ethical dilemma‚ particularly because she promised her employees that she would keep them on. By looking at key relevant ethical theories a decision can be made that best suits Jens situation. Egoism
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CLINICAL ETHICS CLINICAL ETHICS Ethical issues concerning the relationships between medical practitioners and the pharmaceutical industry Paul A Komesaroff and Ian H Kerridge RELATIONSHIPS INVOLVING medical practitioners and the pharmaceutical industry raise serious concerns and The Medical Journal of the medical profession and the controversy within bothAustralia ISSN: 0025-729X 4 February 2002 176 2 118-121 broader community.1‚2 Within the profession itself views differ sharply‚ from the
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role of emotions in the pursuit of knowledge? To what extent does emotions help or hinder our acquisition of knowledge? What impact does emotion have on our gathering of knowledge and on the knowledge we gather? Key Terms to be Defined and Discussed The key idea of the question is to examine what role emotions play in the pursuit of knowledge. •Emotions as an obstacle to knowledge •Emotions as a source of knowledge •You can also examine the role of intuition in the pursuit of knowledge
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Summary Case : “Ethics : A Basic Framework” Business ethics are basic moral principles that guide both people and companies behaviour in business world. Ethics in business are important because it has important implication for company’s function as an organization‚ ability to manage risk‚ and company reputation in marketplace. Ethcis become important in make company reputation because market participants are often make ethcial judgement about the company and some will even be rewarded or punished
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Scarlet Letter‚ in order to address his intended readers‚ the Victorians. Although the novel was composed in 1850‚ Hawthorne sets his piece in the 17th century Puritan Boston‚ Massachusetts. Stephen Railton‚ a literary critic‚ asserts that the reader and the audience differ. In addition‚ he also discloses that Hawthorne utilizes the Puritans in the story act as the audience‚ who directly respond to the actions of Hester Prynne and other characters; the readers however‚ interpret the novel and are affected
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to protect the company from a law suit I thought it was best to let him go as well. It was more important for me to think of what would be best for the company as a whole using Utilitarian ethics which focuses on the greater good for the greatest number of people in the company as well as Consequentialist Ethics which focuses on the consequences of a decision or action. I had to think about how other employee’s would react if this situation was taken lightly‚ as
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Utilitarianism‚ Kantian Ethics‚ Natural Rights Theories‚ and Religious Ethics A “utilitarian” argument‚ in the strict sense‚ is one what alleges that we ought to do something because it will produce more total happiness than doing anything else would. Act utilitarianism (AU) is the moral theory that holds that the morally right action‚ the act that we have a moral duty to do‚ is the one that will (probably) maximize “utility” (happiness‚ welfare‚ well-being). AU is not to be confused with egoism
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