Chapter 2 Ethical Theory and Business
Chapter Two - Ethical Theory and Business
2. Distinguish between utilitarian, deontological, and virtue-based approaches to ethics.
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?
3. How are utilitarian ethics relevant to business? Explain at least three major challenges to
4. How does deontological ethics establish a connection between individual rights and the
nature of human beings?
5. Develop a list of virtues and vices. As a helpful way to begin, think about the pledge
offered by Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts that begins: “A scout is trustworthy, loyal,
helpful…” Are these various virtues unified in any way?