Comparative Ethics - Assignment PDF

Running head: COMPARATIVE ETHICS
Comparative Ethics
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Frameworks of Ethical Leadership
The first framework is based on the concept of Utilitarianism. It is one of the most
important frameworks of Ethical Leadership as it involves doing as much good as possible to as
many number of people or employees employed in a firm as possible. The best possible
characteristic of this particular framework of ethical leadership involves the usage of principles
based on the specific circumstances (Shapiro & Stefkovich, 2016). However, there is a basic
framework of steps that are followed in this framework. The first step involves identifying the
cause or the issue in detail and investigating the various aspects of the issue identified. The next
step involves the identification of the people who will be affected in terms of the issue. Thirdly,
it is also to be investigated, in what amounts or to what extent the people are affected by the
issue in a good or bad way (Demirtas & Akdogan, 2015).. Finally, if the benefits meted out to the
identified people is greater than the adverse impacts of the issue, the activity is carried out.
The next ethical model framework is that of Kant’s Categorical Imperative. This
framework focuses on the notions of justice as to perform or do something which is ethically and
morally correct instead of focussing on the repercussions (Bedi, Alpaslan & Green, 2016). It is
based on the belief that whatever is right should be practiced and other people should be treated
just the way someone would want himself to be treated. This form of framework is based on the
notions of deontology and deontological ethics (Letwin et al. 2016). It argues that the usage of
hypothetical moral principles cannot change the moral outlook.
The last framework of ethical management is that which is based on the concept of
pragmatism wherein, the focus is on the abstract principles and not the assumptions of moral

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values which are hypothetical. It is a more practical framework as compared to the other
frameworks described above.
Type of Shadow
There are two types of shadow formed by the managers and other leaders formed on the
co-workers and the power of the manager is one of the shadows. The other shadow formed by
the manager is that of deceit. It is very important for the management to caste the shadow of
power in a diligent and friendly way (Johnson, 2017). The type of shadow is very important as it
helps in dealing with the differences in the mind sets of the employees as well as the friction of
the employees because of the differences in the beliefs of two different sets of employees
including the academic, cultural, spiritual and experiential aspects. It is very important to use and
implement the legitimate power that resides in the hands of the leader or the management
bringing about the change (MacDougall et al. 2015). There are other powers vested in the hands
of the management like the coercive power and reward power which allow the leadership to
always prefer one employee over the other. These powers should be carefully used and should be
clearly dependent n the performance as well as the moral principles of the employees and not on
any terms of liking or personal biased issues.
Biblical Business Ethical Principles
The biblical frameworks used for the ethical challenges faced by the management are
generally on the notions of pragmatism such that there are a few ways in which moral codes of
conduct should be maintained. These include taking care of the resources, differences between