Ethical Relativism - Business Ethics - Past Exam, Exams of Business Ethics

Download Ethical Relativism - Business Ethics - Past Exam and more Exams Business Ethics in PDF only on Docsity! ARHOLIADAU EXAMINATIONS Ionawr 2012 January 2012 MM13010 BUSINESS ETHICS Time allowed ONE AND A HALF hours Answer TWO questions All questions carry equal marks 1. Discuss some ways in which rights theory might help us to think about the moral responsibilities of business. 2. Compare ethical relativism to ethical absolutism and describe some ways in which ethical relativist philosophy might help business people to think about their moral responsibilities. 3. Using relevant examples, critically discuss how utilitarianism might help business people to think about ethics. 4. Critically evaluate the proposal that business executives’ only moral responsibility is to make as much profit as possible. 5. Immanuel Kant believed that a rational sense of duty should provide the basis of morality. Describe how Kant proposed that we should identify duty and, using examples, describe how his ideas might be applied in a business context. END OF PAPER