In the business world, moral choice is actively discussed because modern leaders should find the balance between the focus on profitability and the development of a strong corporate culture based on ethical ideas. Having received a chance to be recruited by such a powerful corporation as New Gen Health Sciences, Benji Watson faced a problem of the moral choice because of having concerns about the path followed by the corporate leaders about supporting their employees and promoting their business goals. It is possible to state that Benji should not sign the contract proposed by New Gen Health Sciences because the company seems to fail to follow the ethical codes, respect employees’ needs, and customers’ interests, promote honesty and integrity, and follow the principles of the virtue ethics in business.
The right choice and decision are usually supported with the ethical principles and standards, with the rules reflected in the Scripture, and with the basics of virtue ethics. While focusing on the hints that New Gen used unfair business practices in relation to their employees and customers, Benji chose to clarify the situation while asking the representatives of the company about concerns directly. However, it was found that the ethics code was used only for attracting investors and that the solution of issues associated with the unsatisfied distributors was a common practice for the company. Referring to this information, Benji can conclude that the corporate culture is built on false standards and promises. Thus, the organization’s leaders do not demonstrate such virtues as integrity, justice, dignity, and prudence (Frame, 2013, p. 112; Kaptein, 2008, p. 923). As a result, Benji, who graduated from Liberty University, cannot find these corporate rules as close to him.
The work in a company where the ideals of morality are betrayed and where false claims rule cannot be fruitful. Benji should not accept the offer to work in the organization because the situation with the attendee’s child can demonstrate that the people’s interests are violated in the organization. The principles of honesty and integrity work only on paper (Halbert & Ingulli, 2014, p. 54). As a result, it is impossible to trust this organization, whose mission is to make the Americans healthier, because the leaders’ words do not correlate with their actions.
The principles of virtue ethics in business are closely associated with the primary spiritual and religious laws. According to the Scripture, the focus on virtues leads to people’s moral progress (Faunce, 2004, p. 41; Rae & Wong, 2012, p. 82). Thus, Benji should not be suborned by the promised salary because the spiritual rewards are more significant in this case. Furthermore, Benji should choose the other path to state justice and principles of the virtue ethics in relation to the company, without being recruited by New Gen (O’Sullivan, Smith, & Esposito, 2012, p. 14). Many choices are often proposed by God in order to make the right ethical decision. For instance, Benji can choose to work in a non-profit organization to support the interests of employees and customers who were deceived by such companies.
Moral choice is one of the most typical challenges faced by Christians in personal and professional life because of the necessity to adhere to the ethical standards, religious dogmas, and unique visions of life progress. Benji should not sign the contract proposed by New Gen because his adherence to finding the answers to questions and promoting justice can be used outside the company’s environments in order to address the needs of many deceived persons in the world of business.
References
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Frame, J. (2013). Systematic theology: An introduction to Christian belief. New York, NY: P&R Publishing.
Halbert, T., & Ingulli, E. (2014). Law and ethics in the business environment. New York, NY: Cengage Learning.
Kaptein, M. (2008). Developing and testing a measure for the ethical culture of organizations: The corporate moral virtues model. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 29(1), 923-947.
O’Sullivan, P., Smith, M., & Esposito, M. (2012). Business ethics: A critical approach – integrating ethics across the business world. New York, NY: Routledge.
Rae, S. & Wong, K. (2012). Beyond Integrity: A Judeo-Christian approach to business ethics. Thousand Oaks, CA: Zondervan.