Question

In the context of the approaches that help managers in ethical decision making, the _____ holds that moral behavior produces the greatest good for the greatest number. a. moral-rights approach b. justice approach c. utilitarian approach d. individualism approach

Answer 1

Answer:

The correct answer is c: utilitarian approach.

Explanation:

The utilitarian approach of utilitarianism is an approach to ethics that establishes that a thing or an action is considered moral and ethically correct if it benefits or poses the greatest good for the greatest number of people.

Therefore, the behavior is considered moral if it benefits a great number of people.

Utilitarian thinking sometimes is antonymous with the Kantian categorical imperatives which are actions that are morally good not because of their consequences but because they are inherently good.

In conclusion, to the question: In the context of the approaches that help managers in ethical decision making the correct answer is: the utilitarian approach holds that moral behavior produces the greatest good for the greatest number.