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MGT/216 Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility
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Student Name: ________________ Facilitator: ______________
Ethical
Theory
Comparison of Ethical Theories
Utilitarianism
Ethics
Deontological
Ethics
Virtue Ethics
Definition
Utilitarian Ethics is an
ethics mainly placing the
correctness of the action
by emphasizing the
satisfying or pleasurable
effects on the interest of
the people. This is the
ethics that the
Consequentialism
Theory is mainly based
on where actions are
considered ethical if
everyone receives
positive consequences.
Deontological Ethics also
known as duty-based ethics
follows rules or guidelines
placing concern on the
duties, responsibilities, and
obligations of individuals to
others.
Virtue Ethics is an ethics of
norms which pain
emphasis is stressed on
moral values.
Ethical
thinker
associated
with theory
- John Stuart Mill:
modern utilitarian
theory.
-His theory states that a
decision or action
becomes rightful when
the end provides greatest
good to the majority of
people involved.
-Jeremy Bentham: Plain
Hedonistic Theory
-His theory is mainly
focused on the
intrinsically good things
like pleasures.
-Immanuel Kant:
Categorical Imperative
-His theory stresses on the
universal application of
moral principles and respect
to others highlighting single
principle of duty which is
the moral duties to oneself
and others.
-Pufendorf: Theories on
duties to God, duties to
oneself, and duties to others.
-W.D. Ross: theories with
emphasis on prima facie
duties as parts of the
fundamental nature of the
universe.
-Aristotle: Natural virtue
that deals on its ordinary
usage through reliance on
motivation by
inclination.(Hurtshouse,
2007)
- Plato, Kant, Martineau,
Hume, Hutcheson and
Nietzsche: different forms
of Virtue Ethics.
- Michael Slote: Modern
'agent-based' approach.

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MGT/216 Organizational Ethics and Social Responsibility Student Name: ________________ Facilitator: ______________ Comparison of Ethical Theories Ethical Theory Definition Ethical thinker associated with theory Utilitarianism Ethics Deontological Ethics Virtue Ethics Utilitarian Ethics is an ethics mainly placing the correctness of the action by emphasizing the satisfying or pleasurable effects on the interest of the people. This is the ethics that the Consequentialism Theory is mainly based on where actions are considered ethical if everyone receives positive consequences. - John Stu ...
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