PHIL 27 Study Guide - Final Guide: Professional Responsibility
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Ladd defines the principle of being rational as so be efficient in pursuing a goal. But the term is incomplete as it requires a reference to a goal before it is completely intelligible. For example, you would not understand why a company operates in a certain way that would seem inefficient if the company"s objective were different. The main characteristics of formal organizations are that they are planned units deliberately structured for the purpose of attaining specific goals bound by rules to ensure that the company continues to function properly. Another characteristic which is ordinarily displayed in companies is a hierarchical structure where there is both a horizontal division of labor but a vertical pyramid of authority : moral schizophrenia (ladd) There is a moral schizophrenia that is caused by organizations activities throughout our modern society. This is a double-standard that is placed on the individual that is an employee.
