business law
Order Description
Frances, an executive with GMO Seed & Feed, Inc., has to decide whether to market a product that could offer substantial benefits but might also have potentially serious side effects for a small percentage of users. How should Frances decide whether to sell the product? How does the standard of ethics that is applied affect this answer?
Describe 3 different ethical decision making systems and apply each to this dilemma
conclude by discussing how you feel these systems would lead you to make the “right” decision
Introduction:
Discuss ethics and ethical decision making (100 words – 5 sentences – 1 paragraph) also mention the assignment’s ethical dilemma in your own words
Main Section:
Paragraph 1: Utilitarianism
cost benefit analysis – for each group affected by the decision
majority of consumers
cost – not much as they are unaffected
benefits – cheap food
shareholders
cost – in adverse publicity
benefit – profit
adversely affected consumer
cost – possible death
benefit – cheap food
Paragraph 2 Categorical Imperative – Kantian Ethics
if the whole world ate GMO food what would happen or
what would happen if GMO products were universally banned?
(google this one)
Paragraph 3 pick another one from chapter
Conclusion “I feel that the “best” decision for Frances would be………
describe why