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Utilitarian ethics say do anything it takes to get results (ex. cut corners, stab people in the back, sell your grandmother). How might we prevent that from happening in a hard driving culture? What are the remedies for that type of culture?

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When looking at utilitarian ethics, the premise is to do whatever it takes to do good in the end for the most. If a organization is telling it's employees to do what it takes to meet a desired outcome, it could mean the employees may have to cut corners or do things that are not seen in the most positive light. What can be done so that an organization does perform acts that may be frowned upon in order to meet the positive final outcome?

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The utilitarian ethics are examined.The expert determines how to prevent hard driving culture from happening.

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We might prevent utilitarian ethics from occurring by having checks and balances in the managerial process (for longer, more complex tasks), we could require managers to do "check ins" with ...

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