One issue surrounding business is the relationship of the business to the consumers. Kant’s theory is deontological and objective because it looks at the morality within the action itself and not the result from it. Kant’s theory expresses the importance of treating people as ends in themselves, rather than only as a means to an end. This approach is helpful as it means that businesses need to use their consumers as not only a means for a profit, but also use them as an end e.g. the products that are supplied are of a certain quality.
The main purpose of this article is to discuss the Caux Round Table (CRT) Principles for Responsible Business which has described moral standards for suitable behavior in the workplace. Breaks in company honesty, whether among a small amount or a lot of individuals, compromise the beliefs of workers and for this reason the ability of an organization to provide people’s needs. The main idea of the article is to determine a universal code of ethics in the CRT and talk about the standards for behavior in the workplace. The most important information in this article is the principles themselves and the similarities and/or differences to Jerry White’s Biblical guidelines. The first principle of CRT is to respect stakeholder beyond shareholders
In the first situation the challenge is whether the employer should follow the contract that was agreed upon with the National Labor Relations Board or not. One point of view is that the employer should follow the contract that was agreed upon. The agreement stated that the employer was going to reinstate and pay a certain amount of back pay to each illegally discharged person. By law once a contract is made and agreed upon, both parties are liable for following through with their part of the contract. Secondly, if the employer does follow through on his part of the agreement he can be charged with breach of contract.
Ethical standards are the code of conduct required by the organization for workers to follow. The relationship between organizational culture and ethics is that the organizational culture guides workers when faced with ethical problems. If the organization culture counters what they are required to do ethically, workers may put the organization in jeopardy by not act ethically. When a worker is faced with a decision that others within the organization think as appropriate, though it is unethical, the worker may follow what is acceptable as per the culture. It is the relationship between organizational culture and ethics that can get businesses into significant trouble in the long term.
Element Two– Breach of Duty EXPLANATION: This is an action below an acceptable level of responsibilty or inaction of this responsibility can result in a breach of that required duty and may result in lawsuits from negligence, especially in a professional capacity (Professional negligence). Under Tort, negligence will need to be proved, to do this it has to be established whether such duty exist and if the duty was
However, the House of Lords decided to create a new principle of law that stated everyone has a duty of care to their neighbour, and this abled Donoghue to successfully sue the manufacturer for the damages.” In order to prove negligence and claim damages, the plaintiff has to prove a number of elements to the court. These are: * the defendant owed them a duty of care, * the defendant breached that duty of care, and * they suffered loss or damage as a direct consequence of the breach. As we saw earlier, the first element of the duty of care was created in the Donoghue case. The House of Lords stated that every person owes duty of care to their neighbour. The Lords went on to explain that ‘neighbour’ actually means ‘person so closely and directly
The development of integrity is from the foundation of these values. A person’s value system is a reflection of the person’s right and wrong perspectives. It has a broad preference pertaining to the path of actions or outcomes. Generally, values make an impression on attitudes and behaviors. For instance, a person who values equal rights for every person but works for a company that mistreats its workers yet praises its managers may develop an attitude of unfairness toward the company.
INTRODUCTION In their day to day lives and interactions, human beings commit wrongs that may cause harm to others whether intentionally or unintentionally as a result, they are made to compensate the injured party or individual who has suffered a loss or injury due to their conduct. These wrongs that human beings commit against each other on a daily basis are called torts. A tort is a private or civil wrong that is independent of a contract. This essay will with references to decided cases, critically discuss the foundation of tortious liability and the purpose of law of torts. NATURE OF A TORT The nature of a tort can best be understood by making a distinction between a tort and a crime.
1. Does a corporation owe its first loyalty and moral responsibility to the financial interests of its owners or to the local community and its employees who are affected by its operations? Based on the Union Carbide and the Bhopal Disaster case, there are a few ethical theories that can be used to argue such as egoism, utilitarianism, ethic of care and virtue theory. Ethical egoism is part of consequentialist theory that focuses on consequences when making judgement. Ethical egoism is the prescriptive doctrine that all persons ought to act from their own self-interest (Philosophy.lander.edu, 2001).
VICARIOUS LIABILITY The tort doctrine that imposes responsibility upon one person for the failure of another, with whom the person has a special relationship (such as Parent and Child, Employer and Employee. Or Owner of vehicle and Driver), to exercise such care as a reasonably prudent person would use under similar circumstances. Vicarious Liability is a legal doctrine that assigns liability for an injury to a person who did not cause the injury but who has a particular legal relationship to the person who did act negligently. It is also referred to as imputed Negligence. Legal relationships that can lead to imputed negligence include the relationship between Parent and Child, Husband and Wife, Owner of a vehicle and Driver, and Employer and Employee.