Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility 2018 (Student Details:) 15 May-18 Case Study 1 - Ethics Theories and Commissioning of Student Essays

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Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility 3 Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility 2018 (Student Details: ) 15-May-18 Case Study 1 – Ethical theories and Commissioning of Student Essays 3 Question 1 3 Case Study 2 – CSR and Online Gambling 6 Question 2 6 Carroll’s model 6 Reidenbach and Robin's model 7 References 10 Appendices 1: Carroll’s model 13 Appendices 2: Reidenbach and Robin's model 14 Case Study 1 – Ethical theories and Commissioning of Student Essays Question

Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility 2018 (Student Details:) 15 May-18 Case Study 1 - Ethics Theories and Commissioning of Student Essays

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2Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMay 15, 2018Table of ContentsCase Study 1 – Ethical theories and Commissioning of Student Essays.........................................3Question 1....................................................................................................................................3Case Study 2 – CSR Theories and Online Gambling......................................................................6Question 2....................................................................................................................................6Carroll’s model........................................................................................................................6Reidenbach and Robin's model................................................................................................7References......................................................................................................................................10Appendices 1: Carroll’s model......................................................................................................13Appendices 2: Reidenbach and Robin's model..............................................................................14

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3Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMay 15, 2018Case Study 1 – Ethical theories and Commissioning of Student EssaysQuestion 1Yorke (2017) has highlighted that there are over 20,000 students who purchase professionallywritten essays each year. As per the research conducted in this context, the leading experts of UKin essay cheating have shown that there are tens of thousands of students who purchasecustomized essays through the online websites. This allows the students to get their assignmentsmade online, get good grades and pass the course. The question on ethical background is raiseddue to the quality of people graduating by using such services. Do such people really are capableto be given the degree course? This is the focus of this discussion, where the attempt is made toargue for both in favour and against the essay writing services use by students. In doing so, theutilitarian viewpoint and the Kantian view would be adopted. Utilitarianism is a leading ethical theory which provides that the morality of actions is to bejudged on the basis of consequences of such acts. Such acts are deemed as ethical in this casewhere the utility of the action is maximized, and the majority become happy (Albee, 2014). If theessay services are looked at, they provide a majority of people the assistance and help which isrequired for them to fulfil their dreams. It is often said that marks are not everything and thescores you get in school or college do not define a person. So, where the person takes assistanceof such services, just to pass an exam, it cannot be deemed as unethical. It is known that cheatinghappens in college but to deem all the essay writing services as unethical is harsh and unjust(Hughes, 2016). Particularly in context of students using these services for plagiarism free workand properly written work, which is free of grammar, it cannot be deemed as entirely unethical.This is particularly favourable in case of people coming from different cultural backgrounds,

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4Ethics and Corporate Social ResponsibilityMay 15, 2018who are not in fluent English (Coughlan, 2008). One cannot forget the pressure in which thestudents are while they manage their jobs and studies. So, where essentially the majority studentbecomes happy by taking assistance of these services, deeming this work as unethical is harsh. Even though the points contended above do present a favourable viewpoint towards the students,the utilitarian view begs to focus on the majority. By making use of such services, the studentsdo become happy as their work is done for them and they pass with flying grades. However, onecannot overlook the happiness of such students who really work hard in getting good grades, andhave to lose their top position as a result of some expert writing the assignment for anotherstudent. Apart from this, the teachers test the knowledge of the students by opting for suchservices. By using these services, the utility of the teachers is minimized. Furthermore, wherethese services are used for passing professional examinations, the quality which a professionalneeds to have and the qualifications which they need to have, are actually bought ones. So, whenthe broad picture is looked at, these services prove to be unethical. Kantian view was given by Immanuel Kant, who provides that one must treat others as they wantto be treated. Kant brought in deontological ethics where the act is deemed as moral or immoralbased on the course of actions adopted to undertake the particular task (Ferrell, Fraedrich andFerrell, 2016). In order to thus judge any matter as ethical or unethical, the steps which anindividual took in fulfilling the activity have to be analysed. In context of the essay writingservices, the providers of such services clearly provide that these services are provided forlearning purposes and as a help for students. This is deemed as a learning help for the studentsand the students, as per such websites, are not given the solutions to be directly submitted online.If the cost angle is seen here, a simple dissertation can be provided cheaply (Bartlett, 2009). This

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