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In what sense, if any, can business organisations be treated like morally responsible individuals?
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MGT-2B5Y Business Ethics Individual Essay Big business is getting bigger. We live in an electronic age where business is global and their reach and influence invades every home and business. Lives are helplessly connected to, and often at the mercy of, a breed of powerful multinational businesses. But with the effect of such power and ability, do big businesses have a moral responsibility, or is their responsibility to provide profit for shareholders and keep employees in work. How should we view moral responsibility of large organisations? Can they be seen as morally responsible individuals? A basic form of moral responsibility is 'being responsible', meaning "bearing responsibility for things that did or didn't happen"1. Events must be caused by previous action or inaction to create responsibility. This is required for harmful acts which make us liable, starting a process of fault finding, leading to accountability. However this contrasts responsibility for beneficial situations, which are eligible...
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