Moral philosophy is the area of philosophy in theories of ethics that tell us how we should make decisions. The philosophy is branch out into 3 different perspective, teleological e.g. utilitarianism which emphasises the consequences of actions, deontological e.g. Kantian ethics, justice ethics emphasising duties or rules and last but not least, virtue ethics that emphasises the moral character. Although these theories are commonly used, it is debatable whether it still exist in the modern organisations. From this essay, I will argue that virtue ethics is not dead in modern organisation.
Virtue ethics provides a guideline for guiding normative ethical decisions, it focuses on an individual’s personal character and moral action and on the …show more content…
It believes that the best moral action is the one that maximises utility. In the modern organisation, it is very difficult for an organisation to make an ethical decision based on this approach as it is difficult to evaluate all consequences that it will bring.
Deontology is a duty based theory focuses on agent's motive rather than the consequences of their action (Etzioni, 1996). They act accordingly regardless of good or bad consequences. For example, Kantianism focus more on whether they can fulfil their duty rather than doing what will maximise societal welfare. As for justice ethics, it concentrates on believing that everyone deserves to be treated equally. This requires the organisation to make fair decisions to all the employees.
From above, we can conclude that both utilitarianism and deontological are action based approach which focuses on rules or guidelines to drive management’s action whereas virtue ethics is agent based that is more focused on how to be a good person or how to live a good life. Virtue ethic theory makes it clear that one cannot rely on just
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According to Maclntyre, the construction of virtues for an organisation requires ethical leadership. Ethical leadership refers to manager not only being a moral person but also having the ability to enforce the morality throughout the organisation as people look up to them (McIntyre, 1985). They are responsible in directing the organisation as effectively as possible. If they are able to set a good set of conduct, the company would more likely to flourish as it helps to maintain order in the organisation which helps the organisation’s operation run smoothly. This actually means that virtue ethics is not dead in modern organisation because as long as the manager is virtue, the organisation would be classified as one
Virtue ethics provides a guideline for guiding normative ethical decisions, it focuses on an individual’s personal character and moral action and on the …show more content…
It believes that the best moral action is the one that maximises utility. In the modern organisation, it is very difficult for an organisation to make an ethical decision based on this approach as it is difficult to evaluate all consequences that it will bring.
Deontology is a duty based theory focuses on agent's motive rather than the consequences of their action (Etzioni, 1996). They act accordingly regardless of good or bad consequences. For example, Kantianism focus more on whether they can fulfil their duty rather than doing what will maximise societal welfare. As for justice ethics, it concentrates on believing that everyone deserves to be treated equally. This requires the organisation to make fair decisions to all the employees.
From above, we can conclude that both utilitarianism and deontological are action based approach which focuses on rules or guidelines to drive management’s action whereas virtue ethics is agent based that is more focused on how to be a good person or how to live a good life. Virtue ethic theory makes it clear that one cannot rely on just
In modern …show more content…
According to Maclntyre, the construction of virtues for an organisation requires ethical leadership. Ethical leadership refers to manager not only being a moral person but also having the ability to enforce the morality throughout the organisation as people look up to them (McIntyre, 1985). They are responsible in directing the organisation as effectively as possible. If they are able to set a good set of conduct, the company would more likely to flourish as it helps to maintain order in the organisation which helps the organisation’s operation run smoothly. This actually means that virtue ethics is not dead in modern organisation because as long as the manager is virtue, the organisation would be classified as one