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S/B/49. 'Should businesses strive to be ethical?' Critically Discuss

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2004
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This report provides a positive mostly teleologically based argument to the question 'Should businesses strive to be ethical?'. The report provides a background to business ethics and highlights some of its ethical theories and moral philosophies such as the consequentialist theories of teleology which incorporates 'egoism' and 'utilitarianism' philosophies. And also the non-consequentialist theories of deontology which can be split into 'Kantian' and 'natural law ethics'. The report then discusses three statements which contain ethical questions and highlights the possible consequences and effects of not acting ethically, as well as the tangible and intangible benefits that businesses may receive from acting in an ethical manner. Case studies that are included include that of McDonald's, Shell, Mitsubishi and Enron.

 

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