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ALTERNATIVES:
Continue working at Tick & Check and
decline Foot & Balances offer
Renege his promise to Tick & Check and
accept Foot & Balances offer
Reject both
DECISION:
Renege his promise to Tick & Check and accept Foot & Balances
offer
EGOISM
Whatever action a person may do is
for his or her own goal.
People's actions are mainly
motivated by their own interests and
desires.
Sense of self importance
Intention: to get the job that he
wants
Character: Billy ought to do what is
best for him
DECISION:
Renege his promise to Tick & Check and accept Foot & Balances
offer
VIRTUE ETHICS
Ones character and morals determine
whether a behaviour is ethical or not.
Focus on morality of an act and
intentions
Varies on a case to case basis
Intention: to be more productive,
which will also benefit the company he
chooses to work for
Character: shows that Billy is
conciliative
DECISION:
Continue working at Tick & Check and decline Foot & Balances
offer
KANTIAN ETHICS
Duty-oriented main goal is to
determine what we are obligated
to do
Formalism focuses on the
structure of a moral judgment
DECISION:
Continue working at Tick & Check and decline Foot & Balances
offer
DECISION:
Continue working at Tick & Check and decline Foot & Balances
offer
KANTIAN ETHICS: