According to Weiss (2002), decisions taken to balance the interest of multiple individuals or
groups are based on the following ethical principles:
• Means-end principle: e individual tries to justify the end by measuring the overall
good of the organization even if the decision is slightly unethical but ensuring it is not
illegal.
• Utilitarian principle: e manager tries to measure the utility of the decision by weigh-
ing its good over the damage caused by it by ensuring the legality of the decision.
• Professional standard principles: If the manager can justify ...
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