The majority of business ethics literatures have traditionally focused on the negative aspects of ethical decisions which often result in harming humans, animals or the environment. There has not been much focus on positive aspects of ethics. Positive business ethics involve decisions that are morally praiseworthy. (Spreitzer & Sonenshein, 2004). In this paper, I will provide a positive example of an ethical business decision aimed at solving inequities that have plagued the University of California, Berkeley for many years. I will outline the ethical framework that was applied in the decision and present both the positive and negative impacts of the decision.
Analysis of the ethical situation
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Chancellor Dirks and the leadership team made the ethical decision in light of tight budget constraints to improve the situation and to reallocate resources to address the demands. The initiative's strategies include creating a $20 million endowment scholarship fund for African-American undergraduates, to increase undergraduate recruiting, reduce isolation, increase the number of African American in faculty, staff and management and fund a committee to track progress towards implementing the initiatives. (Lochner, 2015) An explanation of the ethical framework applied by the organization to make its decision, including support for your analysis from scholarly research
After reviewing the circumstances surrounding the decision based on information gathered as an employee of the university, I believe that the deontological moral theory is the most applicable framework. Although the chancellor is a compassionate individual based on my observation, the decision was not based on virtues or character, it was a rational decision based on the nature of the act itself and what is right or wrong.( (Bagozzi et al.,
Analysis of the ethical situation
The University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley) is located in …show more content…
Chancellor Dirks and the leadership team made the ethical decision in light of tight budget constraints to improve the situation and to reallocate resources to address the demands. The initiative's strategies include creating a $20 million endowment scholarship fund for African-American undergraduates, to increase undergraduate recruiting, reduce isolation, increase the number of African American in faculty, staff and management and fund a committee to track progress towards implementing the initiatives. (Lochner, 2015) An explanation of the ethical framework applied by the organization to make its decision, including support for your analysis from scholarly research
After reviewing the circumstances surrounding the decision based on information gathered as an employee of the university, I believe that the deontological moral theory is the most applicable framework. Although the chancellor is a compassionate individual based on my observation, the decision was not based on virtues or character, it was a rational decision based on the nature of the act itself and what is right or wrong.( (Bagozzi et al.,