'Business Ethics As Depicted In The Paper'
Many people would say, “Do as you are told.” But is everything you are told, correct? When an ethical decision needs to be made, should we look at the situation as a business or a personal stand point? Business ethics is conscious decisions that are made to protect or change one’s business or atmosphere and personal ethics is a conscious from within a person. Based on someone’s beliefs, culture, religion, and experiences on what they consider is right and wrong. In the movie, The Paper, the two-ethical framework that was shown were, consequentialism.
Henry Hackett was an editor for the New York Sun, who care about his job so much, that he sometime went to the extreme to cover news stories. Not everything was picture perfect with Henry; Henry had a pregnant wife at home, who felt that she was not getting the quality of time that she needed from Henry because of the time he was putting in at work. Henry did make the effort to look for a new job, and had a job interview with The New York Times. Henry like the thrill atmosphere that New York Sun provided, that he was not ready to leave. Henry and McDougal because interested in the case of two White business men in Brooklyn, were shot in their car by two young African …show more content…
Henry seen this as a personal gain, which could see as consequentialism. When Henry shared the information to his colleagues, that praised him for him for what he has done. Henry felt like this is the news that New York Sun needed to continue the thrill atmosphere. Once Henry shared the information with colleagues, everyone went into action to gather as much information they could in regards to the case of the two African American men. Henry did not consider that his wife really wanted him to get that job at The New York Times, because he would have been working less hours, but more
Henry Hackett was an editor for the New York Sun, who care about his job so much, that he sometime went to the extreme to cover news stories. Not everything was picture perfect with Henry; Henry had a pregnant wife at home, who felt that she was not getting the quality of time that she needed from Henry because of the time he was putting in at work. Henry did make the effort to look for a new job, and had a job interview with The New York Times. Henry like the thrill atmosphere that New York Sun provided, that he was not ready to leave. Henry and McDougal because interested in the case of two White business men in Brooklyn, were shot in their car by two young African …show more content…
Henry seen this as a personal gain, which could see as consequentialism. When Henry shared the information to his colleagues, that praised him for him for what he has done. Henry felt like this is the news that New York Sun needed to continue the thrill atmosphere. Once Henry shared the information with colleagues, everyone went into action to gather as much information they could in regards to the case of the two African American men. Henry did not consider that his wife really wanted him to get that job at The New York Times, because he would have been working less hours, but more