Business Ethics (Case Scenario 2)

Running head: BUSINESS ETHICS 1
Business ethics (Case scenario 2)
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BUSINESS ETHICS 2
Question 1
According to utilitarianism, I would not buy the products because the outcomes of it
make the children unhappy. The child labor is wrong based on the consequences. Utilitarianism
advocate for doing well to others and making sure the result of the action does not lead to
sadness (Fenech & Lotz, 2018). Virtues ethics look more on the moral character of the people to
carry out specific actions. The virtue ethics would not allow me to continue buying the products
which are as a result of child labor. Child labor is against the law, and that is why I would stop
buying products from the factory. It is good for children to have their rights and go to school. If
people stop buying the product from the company, it will close, and children will have their
right. Virtue ethics encourages doing good for others (Kahane et al, 2015). I will also not
purchase the product because of egoism. My ego does not permit me to buy cheap products
which are as a result of children exploitation. The moral practice of egoism gives individual
opportunity to select the best for themselves but not advocate for activities which can make other
people unhappy.
Question 2
Furthermore, I would not continue working for my employer. I would leave the job and
look for another one. Duty-based ethics advocates for doing something which is right and
avoiding the wrong one. It is wrong for an employer to exploit the children when they are
supposed to be in school. Duty-based ethics urges everybody to do the right thing and avoid
negative or adverse consequences. It suggests that if an action is producing desirable outcomes,
then it is good to continue doing it (Carr, 2016). Utilitarianisms I would stop working in the
firm due to utilitarianism which works toward making other people happy and doing good to