Module 2 – SLPETHICAL DECISION MAKING IN DIFFICULT SITUATIONSEthical Decisions in the Workplace
After reading your background readings, review the following scenario and address the questions at the end.
Utilitarian ethics is a very common decision-making approach in the business world. It essentially is the philosophical school of thought that asserts that the most ethical decision is the one that does the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Utilitarianism seeks to achieve “pleasure” (advantages) and avoid “pains” (disadvantages). Utilitarianism grows more complex when one weighs the magnitude and the importance of certain pleasures and pains against each other.
Review this short video on utilitarianism as well as the background readings:
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