BAET 20300 Study Guide - Final Guide: Whistleblower, Relativism, Deontological Ethics
Document Summary
Frankl reminds us that freedom and responsibility are inextricably linked. Perspectives on the right to work: 1. Work is necessary to secure such central primary goods, such as food, clothing, and shelter. Work is an essential part of human well-being. Right to work without having to join a local union: 4. 3 criteria for when whistleblowing is permissible: 1. First seek to prevent harm through internal channels: 3. Deontological ethics: judges the morality of an action based on rules. Business ethics is more than corporate ethics. Conditions that create an ethical workplace: those that tend to encourage and advance the human good. Allow individuals to make reasoned and autonomous decisions. Business ethics: more of a matter of ethical reasoning than behavior. Narrow view of employee responsibilities: agent-principal ideas in which the agent is the person who acts on behalf of another person. Loyalty: the willingness to make personal sacrifices in the interest of the firm.
