Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
08
Just Business
Heather Chua ID: 347899 BUSI 111B Professor Brent Groen
visuals such as the tables and drawings that make it easier to get the gist of what he was talking about. Part Two False Exits This addresses Dual Morality, Law, and Agency which they are known as false exits because they deposit ultimate ethical authority in human instrumentalities business culture, government and corporate government rather than in Gods character (Hill 67). Dual morality rejects the notion that universal principles of right and wrong exist (Hill 69). It also helps me have a visual when he shows examples of CEOs and what kind of decisions they have to make and what would be the ethical thing to do. Law is another false exits, when one presumes that if an action is legal, it is still morally acceptable as well. There are times when there are many people just follow the law and assume that the law is right and the ethical way. There are flaws in the system and Hill shows a diagram in page 98, figure 6.1 illustrates the tension. Ethics Law Acts that are both ethical and legal ---------------------------------------------------Acts that are unethical but legal ---------------------------------------------------Acts that are both illegal and unethical
Agency is the third false exit that talks about the problems that arises when the values of the employee diverge from those of the employer. It was intriguing to learn about the legalistic purist, the accommodating purist. These few chapters opened my eyes to see what kind of false exits that people use in the business world. Now I am aware of what people could use as false exits.
Part Three Topics Honesty and Deception is more common in the business environment but it is quite difficult concepts to apply. Honesty builds trust, establishes community and protects the dignity of the audience (Hill 125), which allows partners to rely on each other and fosters community and respects each ones dignity. He also talks about deception and how justice condemns deception and it could lead to disaster and consequences. No right to hear the truth, exaggeration, and ambiguity are more deceptions that people use in the business environment. The other topics that were discussed were: Concealment and disclosure; Employer-Employee Relations; Employee Rights; Discrimination and Affirmative Action; the Environment and Property. The topic that stood out to me was the Environment because I have learned about different ethical views such as the anthropocentric view and the biocentric view 1 and 2. Hill also explains what the Role of Business is that even scripture makes it clear that our task is to responsibly steward Gods creation in the hear and now (228) and there are times that one would have to make difficult decisions. These topics have given me a new perspective towards business. Overall, Just Business, by Alexander Hill, was an outstanding book to read especially when one is planning to go into the field of business. It was interesting to see how business runs with the combination of Christian ethics. I would highly recommend for other students to read this especially if they are looking into business. It was a great opportunity to read what it is like to be ethical in the business world, in comparison, to what it is like to be not ethical in the business world.
References Hill, Alexander (2008). Just Business: Christian Ethics for the Marketplace. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.