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Ethical Systems Table PHL/323 Version 5 University of Phoenix Material Ethical Systems Table • Fill in brief definitions of each primary ethical theory. • Identify alternate names or variations of each ethical system based on your reading of the text and supplemental materials. • Match the real-world examples listed below with the corresponding systems. The first one has been completed for you in the table. Real-World Examples A. I believe people should be able to eat sand if they like the taste of it. B. I believe that if sand is going to be eaten, it should be available for everyone to eat. C. I believe people should be able to eat sand because it is the right thing to do. D. I believe people should be able to eat sand because it is good for one’s health. E. I believe people should be able to eat sand if they decide they want to, regardless of whether it is someone else’s sand. F. I believe people should be able to eat sand if they want to because they are free to make the decision themselves. G. I believe I will eat sand because it is the standard meal for my community. • Develop your own workplace example that fits with each system. Present each workplace scenario in a substantial paragraph of approximately 40 words. Although the table field will expand to accommodate your workplace examples, you may list them at the end of the table; make a note in the table to see the attached examples, however, so your facilitator knows to look for scenarios below the table. • Format references consistent with APA guidelines and include them after the table. Copyright © 2013 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. 1 Ethical Systems Table PHL/323 Version 5 Theory/System and Brief Definition Other Names Real-World Example Workplace Example C. I believe people should be able to eat sand because it is the right thing to do. It is my duty to follow through with instructions my boss gives me, even if I do not agree with the concept. It is my moral obligation to respect authority figures. Duty-based ethics Regardless of consequences, certain moral principles are binding, focusing on duty rather than results or moral obligation over what the individual would prefer to do (Treviño & Nelson, 2011, Ch. 2). In ethics, deontological ethics, or deontology (Greek: deon meaning obligation or duty), is a theory holding that decisions should be made solely or primarily by considering one's duties and the rights of others. Some systems are based on biblical or tenets from sacred. Consequence-based ethics Deontology, pluralism, moral rights, rights-based Categorical imperative Golden rule F. I believe people should be able to eat sand if they want to because they are free to make the decision themselves. Rights-based ethics Certain things are acceptable in a community because the majority of people in the community agree the behavior is acceptable. Consider laws and civil rights. KEY TERMS SHEET A. I believe people should be able to eat sand if they like the taste of it. Human nature ethics Beliefs based on the extremes of human behavior, both good and bad, without the direction of an outside authority. KEY TERMS SHEET B. I believe that if sand is going to be eaten, it should be available for everyone to eat. Relativistic ethics Relativism often uses the personalized approach to ethics. It is subjective and focuses on personal experience as a form of judgment, and many different G. I believe I will eat sand because it is the standard meal for my community. Copyright © 2013 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. 2 Ethical Systems Table PHL/323 Version 5 factors play a role in determining how a person uses this system. There are no absolutes within this type of ethical approach. KEY TERM SHEET Entitlement-based ethics Moral decisions are based entirely on what is in the best interest of the individual, regardless of relationships, the needs of others, or business. KEY TERM SHEET E. I believe people should be able to eat sand if they decide they want to, regardless of whether it is someone else’s sand. Virtue-based ethics This approach focuses more on integrity of the moral actor (the person) than on the moral act itself (the decision or behavior). (Treviño & Nelson, 2011, Ch. 2). D. I believe people should be able to eat sand because it is good for one’s health. Copyright © 2013 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. 3 Ethical Systems Table PHL/323 Version 5 References Treviño, L. K., & Nelson, K. A. (2011). Managing business ethics: Straight talk about how to do it right (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. Copyright © 2013 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. 4
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