Thethical Ethics Of Benji's Ethical And Business Ethics

Benji's dilemma involves both ethical and business decisions whether to sign a potentially lucrative contract with New Gen Health Sciences or to pass on the oppertunity. To benji it would appear that New Gen operated with ethical business practices based on the evidence he saw in the articles praising the company's effort s around the world in search of natural and organic health remedies. After some digging Benji's found reports that the founder of the company built up businesses, sold them at a profit, as a man of faith Benji would not agree with tis practices if the information was infact true. Benji continued his meet and greet session at the company where he was given gifts. The recruiter told Benji's about the opportunities for advancement within the company as well as the potential to make s handsome salary. Benji asked about the reports of the company's practice of sending researchers all over the world. The recruiter dismissed the reports as publicity, when in fact the company actually develops their products in the lab. This admission by the recruiter is poses the first ethical concern. At the most basic level, the company is being dishonest in the way it advertises itself to the public. In addition, by the open manner in which the recruiter made the comment, it appears that dishonesty is an accepted part of the corporate culture. The question should arise in Benji's mind, "If this is that way the act towards the public, what is to prevent the company from acting this way towards me?" In Dobson's critique of virtue ethics, he discusses that a business can appear to be ethical and virtuous in the community, but, in reality, the company only gives this impression to create goodwill within the community (Dobson, nd). F...

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...e a profit. Another issue is that the recruiter is once again demonstrating the company's disrgard for their distributors, which gives more evidence that the company culture is based upon using people to make a profit without cosnideration for the inherent good of the person.

Though generousi think that, Benji should refuse the offer. Not only does the company New Gen have a corporate culture that is based upon dishonesty, but it also fails to meet even the basic requirement for strategic ethics, which increases the likelihood that business will fail. The company does not appear to have any respect for the intrinsic good of their employees, their customers, or their distributors. Based on the premises of virtue ethics, strategic ethics, or the basic fundamentals of good corporate governance, there is no reason for Benji to sign the contract and accept the job offer.