Virtue Theory Https Discussion Post
I need a post for each learning activity. APA format.I need each post to be roughly 3 paragraphs or more. Attached is W2 Instructor Notes that need to be reviewed before you begin. It is just some extra comments about the assignment that the instructor gave. I will include links that should be used for resources. These resources are the only resources that can be used. Please include page numbers in citations if applicable.This is the Citation for the Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 readings attached. (The Business Ethics Workshop (2012) Washington, DC: The Saylor Foundation).
SOURCES TO BE USED!!!!
–Aristotle & Virtue Theory https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrvtOWEXDIQ
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Learning Activity #1
Reviewing Theory, Rationalizations, Dilemmas and Resolutions
You are an executive with a large pharmaceutical company and you have to decide whether to market a product that might have undesirable side effects for a small percentage of users. What is the ethical dilemma and related ethical issue(s) facing the executive? How should you decide whether to sell the product? Specifically, what are the steps you would employ in reaching your decision? How does the theory of ethics that is applied affect your answer? In discussing the theoretical aspect, you must identify and discuss at least 2 relevant theories from this week.
Learning Activity #2
When in Malaysia
W.B. Milestone, Inc., a manufacturer of sophisticated computer parts, recently moved the operations of one of its divisions to Malaysia. The Company has hired several hundred workers at wages considerably below their U.S. counterparts, but consistent with the prevailing wages in Malaysia. Not only is the Company benefiting from the lower wages, it is also able to reduce its costs further because of the deplorable factories used for its operations (no air conditioning and poor ventilation), it can dispose of waste without any government oversight, and government inspectors are routinely given gratuities for favorable inspection reports or to otherwise grease the skids for the Company. The Company’s operations are in all key respects in accordance with the laws of Malaysia.
You were recently hired as a senior vice-president in charge of the Malaysian operations and you are concerned about what you have seen and heard as to how the plants are being operated. When you called a colleague in the states, he said to you “keep your mouth shut and when in Rome do as the Romans do”. Identify and discuss the specific ethical dilemma, including how you would resolve it, facing the senior vice president and Milestone. What are some of the ethical issues associated with the ethical dilemma? Identify and discuss at least two stakeholders in the scenario. Is this a case of ethical relativism? Explain why or why.