this disaster is going to shape how we think about the environment and energy for many years to come”, said Obama (Telegraph, 2010). We will use the four well-known moral frameworks discussed throughout the semester (utilitarianism, contractualism, ethics of virtue and deontology) to analyse why and how heavy the impact that disaster had on society under different points of view across international actors and the BP company itself. I. The Facts On April 20, 2010, the methane gas from the
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The similarities and differences between utilitarianism, Deontology and the virtue theory are very interesting to discuss. Before starting these readings and this class I was very aware of the role that ethics, morals and values played in our daily lives but I was very unaware the specific names that identify the different types of ethics. According to our electronic readings for this week we can all agree that ethics in general are a basic set of rules or ideals of right and wrong conduct
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several ethical theories that explain how people and business entities should behave in the society so that their behavior may be considered to be morally good. Some of these theories are briefly explained below in relation to business behavior. Utilitarianism This theory holds that an act can be judged as morally good or bad, right or wrong when it produces amount of pleasure or lack of pain for the greatest number of people (Sadler 9). Business ethics operates under greatest happiness principle.
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Instructor: Student: Anonymous Class: LEGAL 500 - LAW ETHICS AND COROPATE GOVERNMENT Date Due: November 2, 2013 EMPLOYMENT -AT- WILL DOCTRINE TABLE OF CONTENTS Employment -At-Will Doctrine……..............................................................................p1 Exceptions to Employment-At-Will………..…………………………………….……p2 Case Scenario Evaluations…………………………………………………….……....p3 Recommendations CEO……………………………………………………………….p5 References /Academic Resources……………………………
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In reality, treating people equally is not the most important moral principle for resolving issues of poverty, sexism and disabilities, notwithstanding the fact that the counter proposition is often propounded. Many people hold the view that we are responsible for looking after the world’s population by treating everyone the same and by providing equal treatment to everyone, regardless of the fact that individual situations may not allow for such actions. Unfortunately although this viewpoint is
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Patient Confidentiality: A Nurse’s Perspective Grand Canyon University: NRS-437V Ethical Decision Making in Health Care Ann Yurco, RN June 15, 2014 Patient Confidentiality: A Nurse’s Perspective One of the first things we learn in nursing school is in regard to a patient’s privacy and the confidentiality we are to abide by when caring for them. We learn the rules and regulations of the “Privacy Rule” and HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996). These were put
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Ethical Implications: Breach of Confidentiality Grand Canyon University: NRS-437V Ethical Implications The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) , was made to protect the rights of patients with regard to who could have access to their health information (HHS, 2011). HIPAA is not taken lightly and at the organization this author works, a Confidentiality Agreement is signed yearly to assure that the guidelines are followed. Under certain circumstances, however
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During his reign as CEO, Dennis Kozlowski, who was reported as one of the top 25 corporate managers by BusinessWeek, siphoned hordes of money from Tyco, in the form of unapproved loans and fraudulent stock sales. In early 2002, the scandal slowly began to unravel and Tyco's share price plummeted nearly 80% in a six-week period. Kozlowski was convicted of crimes related to his receipt of $81 million in unauthorized bonuses, the purchase of art for $14.725 million and the payment by Tyco of a $20 million
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individual’s decision choice is made Throughput Model pathways Generally, there are six pathways (1) P → D ,(2) P → J → D ,(3) I → P → D, (4) I → J → D ,(5) P → I → J → D and (6) I → P → J → D. They represent psychological egoism, deontology, relativist, utilitarianism, virtue ethics, and ethics of care, respectively. (1) “P → D represents psychological egoism that stresses individuals are always motivated to act in their perceived self-interest.” (Rodgers, Gago 2001) On the one side, in this
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The first theory used to analyze this case is the ethical Theory of 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
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