BSSL Business Situations of Hon. Justive Potter Stewarts Quote

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The response addresses the queries posted in 806 words with references.

//This discussion paper is provided by me in the response of the Honorable Justice Potter Stewart to differentiate various issues of the business. In his response, I have mentioned the difference required by him in the first section of the discussion.//

The Honorable Justice, Potter Stewart once gave a memorable quote about the difference between ethical and legal issues in business. He stated, "There is a big difference between what we have the right to do and what is right." This statement underlines the difference existing between legal and ethical issues faced by businesses and individuals. Ethics define what is morally right or wrong. On the other hand, laws are the rules set up by the authority. Businesses regularly experience such situation where there is a clash between ethics and law. Normally profit seeking companies tend to carry out those activities, which are legally correct rather than going for what is considered ethically correct (Bowie & Werhane, 2004).

//In the next section of the discussion, I have provided the analysis of the Company BSSL in concern with the given query of the Justice. The content provided by me in this section is supported with the example of BSSL in different situations.//

Still, there are the companies, which bestow power to their employee to do what is right rather than going for what is legally right. In this paper, four possible BSSL (I.e. Blue Star Steamship Lines) business situations have been given, which exemplify this principle. The company ...