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    education and scholarship. PharmaCARE believe that their moral actions were to save and enhance millions of lives in the African nation of Colberia and around the world. Deontology Deontology the theory of moral obligation or responsibility. However, PharmaCARe launched a new initiative, WE CARE about YOUR world. In accordance with deontology PharmaCARe actions towards the indigenous people of Colberia was unethical. The organization exploited the African employees, while the United States executives live

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    of this essay is to establish whether there is an ethical theory that can be successfully applied to business organisations. In order to answer this question, it is necessary first to define the major ethical theories, which are utilitarianism, deontology and virtue ethics, before determining whether there are any other options. After that, the ethical needs, problems and limitations of work organisations will have to be examined so that the different theories can be evaluated in this context. It

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    of this essay is to establish whether there is an ethical theory that can be successfully applied to business organizations. In order to answer this question, it is necessary first to define the major ethical theories, which are utilitarianism, deontology and virtue ethics, before determining whether there are any other options. After that, the ethical needs, problems and limitations of work organizations will have to be examined so that the different theories can be evaluated in this context. It

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    Millions of people are affected by poverty in the United States. Poverty is the state of not having money or the means of support to live comfortably. It results from a number of factors that include political, social, and economic dynamics. I personally believe that some causes of poverty are unemployment and low wages. As an example, the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) states that “as the country shifts from a manufacturing to a service economy, wages have been dramatically lowered

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    If she chose the Deontology approach, involving William in the past would cause more harm than good (Santa Clara University, n.d.). If she chose the Egoism approach, bringing up the past with Henry could prove to be confrontational and uncomfortable for both of them. It would

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    “It also seems to be an idea that appeals to common sense and is often regarded, therefore, as one that most people use even when they don 't realize they are applying a specific ethical theory” (Mosser, 2013). Next, a whistleblower, use the deontology theory, has to first recognize why the government or corporation decided to do the wrongful actions. “The deontologist argues that we have a duty, or an obligation, to treat other people with respect; human beings have dignity, and we must take

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    Introduction Over the past few years, we have been witnessing technological advancement across the globe. As a result of these changes, we face a number of ethical and legal issues in our society and these issues range from business oriented to health issues, thus there is need for stakeholders and those involved to come up with some of the ways that will enabled them to identify these issues as well as some of the ways that can be used to prevent any loss as a result of these issues. This paper

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    From the Greek for “duty” (deontos), ethics based in duty and one that reasons from foundational principles which tell us what our duties are. Hence, actions are right and wrong for reasons other than their consequences. Deontological ethics or deontology is the normative ethical position that judges the morality of an action based on the action's adherence to a rule or rules. It is sometimes described as duty, obligatory or rule based ethics, because rules bind you to your duty (Bentham, J., 1789

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    Aristotle’s Virtue Ethics foundational principle resides in happiness. Aristotle believes that the goal of human life is to be happy, but to live a happy, moral life; an individual needs to be virtuous in character. To help us understand this, Aristotle first explains that there are two kinds of virtues: intellectual virtue and moral virtue. Intellectual virtue can be learned through teaching, which requires experience and time. Moral virtue on the other hand, comes as the result from habit. Aristotle

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    MOI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS ELDORET WEST CAMPUS (Human Resource option) COURSE CODE: BBM 406 COURSE: BUSINESS ETHICS TASK: Assignment I PRESENTED BY: Jayne Wairimu Njenga ADM NO. BBM/1491/07 PRESENTED TO: ROSE OMONDI Course Tutor DATE: March 2009 Question: Is good Ethics good business? Definition of Business Ethics Business Ethics is a set of moral principles applied in the commercial world. Business ethics

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