Sustainability and the Environment: Ethical Dilemma and Work Ethics

SUSTAINABILITY
AND THE
ENVIRONMENT

ETHICAL DILEMMA -
“A moral quandary is an ethical circumstance in which a decision must be made between two
similarly bothersome alternatives” (Boylan, n.d.). It might develop out of frustration of individual
character, difficulty of individual characteristics and definitive objectives, hierarchical
destinations versus social characteristics, etc moral issues are fairly challenges which is difficult
to get it. Thus, the capacity to locate the ideal answer for moral predicaments is basic to
everybody.
An example of ethical dilemma that experienced in the workplace
I am a final year student in this college. I am from a very needy and ethical family. As my theory
exam has just finished and attending compassing process that has already been started. I am
expecting a job as early as possible with good package so that I can share my family expenses. A
multinational company is coming next week. I am taking preparation for this company. There will
be 2 rounds -1st written test and 2nd is personal interview. I always have been a good student so my
family and teachers are having high expectations. Now suddenly I came to know from my room
mate that the interviewer is highly corrupted. And I think some of the students are planning to
bribe him. “I have come from a dignified and religious family and I am not used to bribe or giving
money for the shake of marks or job. At the same time I can not afford to fail interview. So, I am
in ethical dilemma (Ethical Dilemma Examples, 2019)”.
WORK ETHICS –
“Hard working attitudes is a pertinent good science and it investigates every single moral issue in
business life. Work morals focuses on the utilization of the benchmarks to activity arrangements
and its foundations and its treatment (De George, 2014)”. “Working ethically, performing as
indicated by guarantees, inclination of ecologically well disposed profitable procedure, supply of
worker rights, stopping unlawful exercises and giving equity are subjects which are accentuated in
hard working attitudes (Velasquez, n.d.)”.
A business quandary exits at the point when a various levelled pioneer faces a choice between no
less than two decisions that will have different effect on:
a. The organization’s profitability and competiveness
b. It’s customers / clients
c. It’s employer
d. Shareholder of the company
The results of a moral choice can not be anticipated with any level of exactness or accuracy. None
can make certain climate the choice has been made is correct or off-base.
(1) An ethical dilemma that I can relate to, in a corporate setting
I am a software engineer of a big multinational company. I deal with the customer database and
also heads the customer care department under the direct control of the CEO of the company. I
had been approached by the CEO of a competing company to share some vital formation of three
leading customers of our company with them against an under-hand payment of Rs.25 lakh. I had
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been given the assurance that the CEO of the company will take care of the risk factor involved in
this matter and my job will not be at any risk.
I am in urgent need of a large amount of money for releasing his hypothecated house from a
financial institution. I think that if I accepts the offer I will be disloyal to my present employer and
be a part of the financial scam that is going to happen. If I do not accept the offer I may have to
face harassment caused by him and it may be difficult for me to continue working in this
organisation by going against the request of the CEO of the concern. I am in a great dilemma.
RESOLVE THE DILEMMA
“The centre for ethics and business offers a brief three-step strategy (Derbyshire, 2008)”.
a. Analyse the consequences – ethical dilemmas that arise in the business should be resolved
within the bare minimum of law and legal framework .and there will be a no of consequences
connected with all the course of actions and those consequences can be positive or negative.
The consequences includes
 Who are the beneficiaries of my actions?
 Who are going to be harmed by my actions?
 What is the nature of benefits and harms?
b. Analyse the actions – after analysing all the consequences need to identify the best possible
actions. I am proceeding to analyse all the actions that can be taken care.
i. Utilitarianism- Utilitarianism is a hypothesis about what dispassionately should be done;
that is, it is a hypothesis about what a specialist should do in conditions as they really seem
to be, not only as he trusts them to be. The individuals who hold that a sufficient moral
hypothesis must discount the likelihood o f authentic difficulties guarantee that as per this
standard, in any event, utilitarianism is a strong moral hypothesis. Utilitarianism is an
improbable hypothesis since it doesn't take into consideration veritable good quandaries.
Utilitarianism is a basic hypothesis and its outcomes are anything but difficult to
apply(Arntzenius, 2014)”. It likewise takes into consideration degrees of good and bad,
and for each circumstance the decision between activities is obvious: dependably pick
what has the best utility.
According to Utilitarianism I have to think about “the greatest happiness for greatest
number” and it’s wrong to the extent that it produces “the greatest unhappiness for greatest
number”. Now lets look closely to our case study if I accept the offer my CEO and
company will face some serious issues in market. And I will solve my family financial
problems.
And if I don’t accept no issues will occur other than not getting the money.
So thinking about happiness for greatest no I need to choose the 1st option i.e. not
accepting the offer.
ii. Kantian Imperatives- Kant held that “nothing is great without capability aside from a
positive attitude, and a cooperative attitude is one that wills to act as per the ethical law
and keeping in mind that law as opposed to out of common tendencies”(Rivera, 2006).
This hypothesis likewise named as catagorical imperative (duty based). Kant contended
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