Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. A moral-rights approach to ethical behavior taken by a manager would often result in her performing a “cost-benefit” analysis.
2. The flaw in the individual approach is that what results in the individual’s best interests is not always what is in everyone’s interest long term.
3. Human trafficking is unethical according to the moral-rights approach.
4. The approach to ethical behavior that is guided by respect for fairness and equity is the integrity approach.

Answer 1

1. False
A utilitarian approach is guided by what will result in the greatest good for the greatest number of people. Thus, a “cost-benefit” analysis is a utilitarian approach.
2. True
he assumption in the individual approach is that you will act ethically in the short run to avoid others harming you in the long run. The flaw here, however, is that one person’s short-term self-gain may not, in fact, be good for everyone in the long term.
3. True
Ethical behavior in the moral-rights approach is guided by respect for the fundamental rights of human beings, such as those expressed in the U.S. Constitution’s Bill of Rights. Here, denying people the right to life, liberty, privacy, health and safety, and due process is unethical.
4. False
Ethical behavior in the justice approach is guided by respect for impartial standards of fairness and equity.