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A 4 page paper discussing Fluor Corporation's dedication to corruption-free operation in terms of normative philosophy and ethics. The paper discusses Kant's deontology and Mill's utilitarianism, concluding that as Fluor continues to operate from a higher "categorical imperative" and work for the greater good that greater transparency brings, the company, all of its employees and its global industry continues to improve. Fluor also can count on being an employer of choice among the most ethical, which will bring it further benefit for many years. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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case with individuals, organizations respond to problems and stresses in different ways and from different perspectives. Fluor Corporations Alan Boeckmann understands the meaning contained in Jurans 1988 caution:
"If the goals are poorly chosen, the planning will be done to reach the wrong goals. We shall be doing things right but not doing the right things" (quoted
in Zwetsloot, 2003; p. 201). Normative Philosophy Deontology The philosophies of Kant, Mill and Rawls are particularly applicable to ethical decision-making. Kants
bottom-line, deontological position is that individuals should act from the "categorical imperative." That is to say that they should decide on what action to take as though they could,
through their will, cause their actions to become universal law. Kant held that only those things that have been experienced absolutely can be
known. Conversely, those "things lying beyond experience, noumena, are unknowable, even though in some cases we assume a priori knowledge of them" (Immanuel Kant, n.d.). This directly applies
to situations today in that we can surmise what may be the consequences of various choices but cannot be certain of those consequences if other people are involved or if
there are other outside influences. In ethics of choice, Kantian philosophy dictates that intention or consequences can affect the moral and ethical decisions
of individuals. According to Kant, man may incorporate personal and sometimes selfish considerations into the process of ethical determinations, but this does not negate the moral applications of these
choices (Kay, 1997). Altman (2007) cautions against assigning Kantian ethics more responsibility than it needs to have. Though Kantian choice is gaining
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