Managers must face difficult decisions every day of their careers. Some of these decisions challenge personal morals and values and can therefore be a very tough decision. In these cases, there are four standard approaches that managers choose from when making tough ethical decisions. These are: the utilitarian approach, the individual approach, the moral-rights approach, and the justice approach. The utilitarian approach to ethical dilemmas is partial to the greater good as a whole. This choice is meant to benefit the biggest number of people and is based more on numbers and statistics than values and beliefs. To face a decision with an individual approach, a manager puts his or her own best interests at heart. Sometimes, this approach corresponds
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I recognize that I cannot appease everyone, so expecting the justice approach to work the majority of the time is foolish. Also, the moral-rights approach might not always match up with the best interests of the company. As a manager, I need to be able to make tough decisions, and if this means cutting back on charitable giving and similar humanitarian projects to save the company, I can’t let my personal values impede that. The individual approach would also not work for me because of my personal values. As a Christian, I should put the concerns of others before mine, and allowing selfishness to potentially destroy the company and everyone who is a part of it is not something I want accredited to my accomplishments as a manager. Due to process of elimination, this leaves the utilitarian approach. This approach also makes the most logical sense, as it is the approach that strives to do good, while realistically recognizing that one cannot appease every person. So, as an overarching generalization, the utilitarian approach would be the most effective and efficient approach to ethical dilemmas. However, ideally a manager would combine the approaches to create a balance and take each consideration into account when making these decisions. This would include applying fairness to all when possible, following the moral high ground, applying …show more content…
In Colossians 3:23, the Bible reads, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters…”(NIV). This sentence urges Christians to give everything that they have to contribute to their work. However, more importantly, this discusses the motives behind such actions. A Christian should work to serve God, not human masters. Human masters could be materialistic motivations or even other humans themselves. Christians should ignore financial motivation and worldly desires in an attempt to do what is morally right. Also, if a boss is inclining themselves to follow such ungodly desires, a Christian should do what is in their power to disconnect themselves from the leadership of such a person, whether by quitting that job, or convincing the boss to adhere to a more morally correct path. To follow such standards, a Christian would then be expected to sacrifice all other responsibilities in order to serve others. To carry on with the charitable giving example, a Christian manger would have a much more difficult decision to make when faced with either withdrawing those donations or putting that money into the company, especially when said company is financially
I recognize that I cannot appease everyone, so expecting the justice approach to work the majority of the time is foolish. Also, the moral-rights approach might not always match up with the best interests of the company. As a manager, I need to be able to make tough decisions, and if this means cutting back on charitable giving and similar humanitarian projects to save the company, I can’t let my personal values impede that. The individual approach would also not work for me because of my personal values. As a Christian, I should put the concerns of others before mine, and allowing selfishness to potentially destroy the company and everyone who is a part of it is not something I want accredited to my accomplishments as a manager. Due to process of elimination, this leaves the utilitarian approach. This approach also makes the most logical sense, as it is the approach that strives to do good, while realistically recognizing that one cannot appease every person. So, as an overarching generalization, the utilitarian approach would be the most effective and efficient approach to ethical dilemmas. However, ideally a manager would combine the approaches to create a balance and take each consideration into account when making these decisions. This would include applying fairness to all when possible, following the moral high ground, applying …show more content…
In Colossians 3:23, the Bible reads, “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters…”(NIV). This sentence urges Christians to give everything that they have to contribute to their work. However, more importantly, this discusses the motives behind such actions. A Christian should work to serve God, not human masters. Human masters could be materialistic motivations or even other humans themselves. Christians should ignore financial motivation and worldly desires in an attempt to do what is morally right. Also, if a boss is inclining themselves to follow such ungodly desires, a Christian should do what is in their power to disconnect themselves from the leadership of such a person, whether by quitting that job, or convincing the boss to adhere to a more morally correct path. To follow such standards, a Christian would then be expected to sacrifice all other responsibilities in order to serve others. To carry on with the charitable giving example, a Christian manger would have a much more difficult decision to make when faced with either withdrawing those donations or putting that money into the company, especially when said company is financially