Theories Of Care Ethics

When thinking on the topic of ethics I never really gave it much because it happens every day without even realizing it. Ethics is involved in everything no matter whether it is at work or at home. As far as work goes it happens with customers as well as employees. The egoism is that one ethics is motived by self-interest or conscious actions. I can see this when some is working on something and it becomes apparent that there is a safety issue. Utilitarianism on the other is the theory of ethics that it gives the greatest amount of please to the group as whole not matter the circumstance. I see this when you have to fire someone because they are causing problems in the workforce. Deontology is the idea that ethics is based upon actions and/or …show more content…
Care ethics revolves around the idea of caring for one another no matter if the situation is good or bad. This happens in business when you develop friendships with co-workers or clients. Virtue ethics is perceived as the good and the bad promotes traits culturally acceptable as right or wrong. I see this in the business I work for when you have the perceived right way or wrong to do a certain task. I am most comfortable with the deontology theory of ethics. This is because it is based upon set rules, regulations, policies, standards, and speciation’s that make it easy to weather you are doing something right or wrong. I have not considered ethics beyond right or wrong because everything has a balance to it. An example of this would be in the judicial system of our government, the good people versus the bad people of our …show more content…
Their idea of right and wrong can often time become blurred or shaded when making decisions. The first thing that I do is to recognize whether it is personal morality or an ethical behavior. You have to make sure that as a leader that morality does not over rid your ethical value. A perfect example of this is married people working together or family members working together in the same company. The second thing I think about that not every code of ethics will ever handle every situation you come across in you role as a leader. You have to evaluate each situation differently than the other. You also have to remember that ethics cannot be codified or dictated with leadership. I think the best leaders use precious, consistent, and deliberate actions when they are dealing with the gray area of ethics. Leaders most communicate their decisions and most importantly the way that they came to this conclusion. “Scholars and leaders from a variety of disciplines have worked for years in sophisticated scientific studies to try to narrow ethical gray areas and provide decision point guidance. Despite this effort, ethical gray areas still needs leaders with exceptional judgment and decision making skills.” (Working with Ethical Gray Areas) I have seen in the recent and in history where scandals and things could have all been avoided if the companies used these five areas of ethics. One of the biggest things I can think of with