Ethical Decision Making Discussion 2022

Running head: ETHICAL DECISION MAKING
Ethical Decision Making
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1ETHICAL DECISION MAKING
Introduction
Ethics provides the ground for what is right and what is wrong. Ethical decision making
process in the business is the process of evaluation of the issues and choosing alternatives that
would keep the ethical code of conduct into consideration. It is necessary to eliminate all the
unethical options in order to select the best option among them. The ethical decision making
process in the business is extremely important to generate and sustain the trust. It also helps to
maintain a consistent citizenship and demonstrates respect along with responsibilities. The
ethical decisions are to be made in terms of the ability so that it aids in the accomplishment of
the most important goals of the business. Most importantly, ethical decision making on behalf of
the managers of the organization is essential since the employees desire to be associated with the
company which is fair and ethical in their practices.
Discussion
An ethical decision making process model is a framework that allows the leaders of the
organization to follow and use the rules in order to ensure better performance and productivity of
the company (Schwartz, 2016).
Primarily, the utilitarian theory is an ethical philosophy which aims at the happiness of a
great number of people. It depends on the circumstances and the actions then leads to the
outcomes which can be happy or unhappy. In the workplace, the utilitarian method means that if
one can conduct properly at work, he or she can achieve professional happiness. This happiness
also is dependent on the decisions that are morally correct. According to Gustafson (2013), the
utilitarian rule holds the common interests of individuals, and has the largest positive impact