Utilitarianism And Ethical Analysis
Ethics is a moral philosophy that dictate the good and bad determined by a person. Business implementation of this action may be beneficial, but when an ethical issue is involved, consequences of making such decision may be alarming. There are many types of ethical analysis utilized when making a decision, but utilitarianism is unique in its particular way. Utilitarianism, a theoretical approach to ethics, calculates any decision as accurate if the result benefit the majority of the people. The utilization of this system in businesses is common, but everyday people may also make use of this system in their daily lives to achieve the best outcome to the majority.
Utilitarianism system is very distinctive and beneficial theorem for some who utilize it. DeGeorge explained that when an action is generally a moral act if the outcome is better than bad, however the opposite of the action creates more mischief than good, therefore, …show more content…
During the first case study, giving the bribery to a foreign entity to prevent bankruptcy is feasible when considering saving thousands of families from hardship, saving the economy, and being a beneficial factor to the families in China. After gaining knowledge of what utilitarianism system have the potential of creating an ongoing ethical dilemma in the second case study, I came to an overall conclusion that utilitarianism is an option. In this case, I would not utilize utilitarianism in the second case study but would still use it in the first case study. My rationale would be bankruptcy and utilitarianism is the only prevent hardship of the majority. This action would a one-time arrangement to keep the organization to continue operation so that the company can figure out and alternative plan. The action may damage my reputation and imprisonment is the risk, but the good of the majority outweigh the
Utilitarianism system is very distinctive and beneficial theorem for some who utilize it. DeGeorge explained that when an action is generally a moral act if the outcome is better than bad, however the opposite of the action creates more mischief than good, therefore, …show more content…
During the first case study, giving the bribery to a foreign entity to prevent bankruptcy is feasible when considering saving thousands of families from hardship, saving the economy, and being a beneficial factor to the families in China. After gaining knowledge of what utilitarianism system have the potential of creating an ongoing ethical dilemma in the second case study, I came to an overall conclusion that utilitarianism is an option. In this case, I would not utilize utilitarianism in the second case study but would still use it in the first case study. My rationale would be bankruptcy and utilitarianism is the only prevent hardship of the majority. This action would a one-time arrangement to keep the organization to continue operation so that the company can figure out and alternative plan. The action may damage my reputation and imprisonment is the risk, but the good of the majority outweigh the