1. The Oxymoron of Business Ethics
... just the immediate effect of the action but the long-term result of it, or in other words, Utilitarianism follows the idea of consequentialism. In terms of business, Utilitarianism ethics and shareholders' value maximization are two things that can co-exist together. Let's take a clothing company for example. If the company wants to fulfill its ultimate purpose which ... above, business is about profit and value maximization. But these two things are hypothetical imperatives. Profit and value maximization are things that cannot be universalized. Therefore, business according to Kantiani...
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