Ethics CSR Dilemma

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Ethics CSR Dilemma
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Introduction
The problem statement for this particular case is whether the CEO of the mid size
company will select John as his successor or not after getting to know the health related
problems of John from Brian, another employee of the business organization. in the given case
study it is seen that the CEO of a business organization is retiring and thus he is looking for
suitable replacement for his post. However, John is the primary choice of the CEO of the
company as he has seen John taking up extra burden of work for the best interest of the
company, though he takes some planned long leaves in a frequent manner. In this regard, it
should be mentioned that John never takes leaves beyond the limit that has been set for him. The
dilemma arised when Brian another junior employee of the organization informed the CEO of
the company that John is dealing with heart disease and anytime John’s heart can give up and he
may die instantly. Brian has been able to gather this information by application of sophisticated
analytics generated by the Apple watch of John. The purpose of this essay is to solve the ethical
dilemma that the CEO of the company will go through after getting the information regarding
John’s health from Brian.
Discussion
To define ethics it can be said that ethics gives a set of standards for behavior that can
help the individuals to take decisions or take action under a variety of situations. Precisely it can
be said that ethics is all about making choices and along with that providing valid justification
for the choices that an individual make1.
1 Thines, George. "Phenomenology and the science of behaviour: An historical and
epistemological approach." (2015).

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Deontological ethics can be explained as the normative ethical position that can judge the
morality of an action taken by an individual based on the rules2. It can be explained as obligation,
duty or rule based ethics as the rules can bind an individual’s actions with duties. Deontological
ethics is generally contrasted with virtue ethics, censequencialism and pragmatic ethics. In this
context it can be said that action has more importance than consequences3. It can be said that
relying on the deontological ethics under consideration, moral obligation may invoke from
internal or external sources, such as universal set of rules, personal or cultural values or religious
laws.
In this context, it should be mentioned that Kant’s theory of ethics can be followed while
taking the necessary decision regarding whom to give the position of the CEO in the given
situation. In his theory, Immanuel Kant argued to act in a moral way and the individuals should
obey their duties. Secondly, Kant stated that motives of individuals behind a course of action can
determine whether the action is right or wrong and never can the consequences of an action can
make the act right or wrong. According to Kant, to act in a moral way an individual should act
from the duty that initiates with an argument. The argument is that the highest good should be
both good without qualification and good in itself. Kant also stated that intelligence; pleasure and
perseverance are thought to be goods and fail to be good without qualification or intrinsically
good. According to Kant, act of willing’s consequences cannot be utilized to determine whether
2 Thines, George. "Phenomenology and the science of behaviour: An historical and
epistemological approach." (2015).
3 Kagan, Shelly. Normative ethics. Routledge, 2018.