APPLYING AN ETHICAL THEROY FINAL PAPER ETHICS AND MORAL REASONING REBECCA WILSON JUNE 2, 2014 Applying an Ethical Theory How should employers treat their employees? While employees should be treated fairly but rarely should they be treated exactly the same, employers should treat employees fairly because when employees feel they are not administered fairly they lose respect for management , it causes buildup of resentment toward fellow coworkers , and when employees are not treated fairly
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Introduction The purpose of this case assignment centers on the examination of the how the Adelphia Communications’ executives violated the trust of the company’s shareholders and the trust of the community through the analytical view of deontological ethics. This analysis will be achieved by defining deontological ethics and Immanuel Kant’s Categorical Imperative. A review of the Adelphia Communications Scandal will be conducted with a general assessment of what ethical issues were present
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*Hand-in Assignment #*4: Coke - Ethical Issues Your st numbr? Valeria van der Kemp / Nemtseva 459938 Group: IBA-C02 Tutor: Arno Teunissen (please check his lat name) Table of contents: 1. Background information 2. Problem definition The main problem discussed in this report is the following: “Should private or commercial companies be allowed to close exclusive school contracts with schools, or should their activities be forbidden by law?” 3. Objective The purpose
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Couples Wishing to Undergo IVF Treatment Should Be Awarded the Legal Right to Choose the Sex of Their Child: Abstract: Sex selection, also known as gender selection, has attracted great interest and controversy over the years. Gender selection has been associated with a number of ethical, moral, social and legal issues. Sex selection may be performed for medical reasons to avoid sex-linked diseases or for parental preference. The topics I will be covering include eugenics
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Compare and contrast potential conflicts of interest that may exist between the internal and external stakeholders: RESPONSE: According to Corporate Governance P.30 of chapter one, internal stakeholders are shareholders may risk losing profit if information being withheld by Dr. Do Right is investigated, found to be true and the hospital suffers loss of reputations, law suits. Although the legal liability of shareholders is limited by law to the amount of investment they make in the company, their
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of a theory are assessing solutions to the disagreement and specifying the reason for this issue and supporting it with a conclusion. One of the theories I have chosen to use is Deontology and the situation of a mother telling her daughter whether Santa Clause really exists. The components of in this matter in Deontology in this case would be whether the mother should tell the truth or should she lie? Using the Universal Rule Test will portray the actions needed to justify the clarity of its rule
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Corporate Governance and Ethical Responsibility Strayer University LEG 500 November 13, 2012 Corporate Governance and Ethical Responsibility Dr. DoRight has recently been hired as the President of the “Universal Human Care Hospital”, where he oversees all departments with over 5,000 employees and over 20,000 patients at the medical facility. He has been provided with a broad set of duties and oversight of numerous departments, including business development, customer services, human resources
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reflect on to utilitarianism, a morally correct action should result in the highest possible fulfillment of the given set of the circumstances. On the other hand, the aspect of deontology is disturbed with the aspect of duty. The theory is alarmed with the completion of what people believe to be their good duty. Deontology holds that correct actions are only define by duty. Once the duty has bound one to do with integrity, and then one is deemed to carry out the ‘natural’ right act without the outcome
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the good to be maximized — has been defined by various thinkers as happiness or pleasure (versus suffering or pain), though preference utilitarian’s like Peter Singer define it as the satisfaction of preferences. (David 2008) Deontology - Deontological ethics or deontology meaning 'obligation' or 'duty') is an approach to ethics that focuses on the rightness or wrongness of actions themselves, as opposed to the rightness or wrongness of the consequences of those actions. It is sometimes described
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have different viewpoints about a particular subject and some of us value a particular belief more than others. My beliefs come from my upbringing and my life experiences. I determine what is right from wrong through my perception of Natural Law, Deontology, Virtue and Care Ethics. God is always perfectly rational, he would never be out of line with Natural Law. I feel that this theory builds my entire belief system. I believe God puts challenges in front of us to see how we will handle and react
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