The current issue and full text archive of this journal is available at www.emeraldinsight.com/0143-7739.htm LODJ 33,1 Are ethical theories relevant for ethical leadership? Michel Dion ´ Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada Abstract Purpose – The aim of this study is to know if ethical theories could be connected to some leadership approaches. Design/methodology/approach – In the paper eight leadership approaches are selected: directive leadership, self-leadership, authentic leadership
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Employment-At-Will Doctrine This paper will cover what legal rights employers have and whether they have the right to follow an employment-at-will doctrine. As the newly hired Chief Operating Officer (COO), I am faced with multiple personnel problems. There are eight different scenarios that I have to assess and determine what action to take against the employee, whether the employee can be fired, and what action will limit liability and impact on operations. I have also discovered that the
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NASW Ethical Responsibilities to the Clients Step 1: In the NASW (2008) Code of Ethics ethical standards, it states, “In general, clients’ interests are primary”. This of course, is joined by a supplemental responsibility to the greater society and/or legal obligations, which may outweigh any such loyalty owed clients. Nevertheless, as long as harm is absent from the equation, it seems that law would hold little bearing on decisions that are in the client’s best interest. In the case of Martha
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company. Because the resignation is not truly voluntary, it is considered termination or firing. In order to establish a constructive discharge claim, the employee must show reasonable evidence that the discharge occurred, also known as “prima facie”. To show prima facie, the plaintiff must show the following factors occurred: 1. The employee resigned directly because of a change in working condition or policy implemented by the employer (Niznik, 2012). 2. There was a “cause and effect” relationship
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happiness, and love in family life, find Thomson's volunteerism to be counter-intuitive. Philosopher Christina Sommers has come to a similar conclusion: For it [the volunteerist thesis] means that there is no such thing as filial duty per se, no such thing as the special duty of mother to child, and generally no such thing as morality of special family or kinship relations. All of which is contrary to what people think. For most people think that we do owe special debts to our parents even though we
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view, it is important to understand that the theory does not ignore or underestimate the impacts of a decision. For instance, if one looks at William Ross’ (a non-consequentialist) principles, one can see that some of the principles such as prima facie duties and non-injury are intended to maximize the good while minimize what is considered wrong: This is in contrast with other principles such as fidelity or justice. Likewise, from a deontological ethics approach, non-consequentialism alludes to
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Deontology. The bases of this theory is that moral acts are either right or wrong on principle, and have a duty to do good no matter the circumstance. The primary focus with this theory is to direct attention to the duties that exist prior to the situation and determines obligations. The theories definition of ethical conduct is, always doing the right thing and never failing to do one’s duty. The questions to ask if using this framework would be; what are my obligations in this situation and what
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responses Knowledge of theory Application of theory EB EP Copyright Gregory B. Sadler, 2011 Five Theories Egoism the self and its needs Utilitarianism overall pleasure and pain for all concerned Deontology duty Care Ethics relationships, vulnerability, and empathy Virtue Ethics character EB EP Copyright Gregory B. Sadler, 2011 Three important points These are not the only Ethical Theories out there These are among those
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Monday, April 21, 2008 Roche vs CIPLA: The Rhetoric of Patent Busting Roche, a multinational pharma company and CIPLA, a generic manufacturer from India. CIPLA brazenly defied Roche's patent over an anticancer drug, Tarceva and went ahead and introduced a generic version at 1/3rd the price. It claimed that the patent ought not have been granted in the first place. CIPLA's counsel, Arun Jaitley argued very persuasively in court that Roche's drug did not meet the requirements of section 3(d), a
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anticipated the injury despite the invitee’s knowledge or the obviousness of the condition. Restatement (Second) of Torts §343A(1). As the cases below illustrate, where a danger is “open or obvious,” the possessor of land does not owe the invitee a duty to take precautions against or warn of open or obvious dangers. Under Pennsylvania law the assumption of the risk doctrine applies to absolve the landowner from liability for injuries sustained if the plaintiff: (1) knows of the risk or hazard, and
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