Ms. Chen manages a clothing store. Her boss, the district manager, suggests that she fire competent employees who are old or unattractive because "they aren't good ambassadors for our brand." Ms. Chen tells her boss, "I'm sorry, but I can't do as you ask. If anyone found out that we did this, it would damage the company's reputation. The average shopper wouldn't want to do business with us." Which ethical rule is Ms. Chen applying? a. Moral rights

b. Justice

c. Practical

d. Utilitarian

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Alfredo Andersen

Business

12 April, 17:42

Ms. Chen manages a clothing store. Her boss, the district manager, suggests that she fire competent employees who are old or unattractive because "they aren't good ambassadors for our brand." Ms. Chen tells her boss, "I'm sorry, but I can't do as you ask. If anyone found out that we did this, it would damage the company's reputation. The average shopper wouldn't want to do business with us." Which ethical rule is Ms. Chen applying? a. Moral rights

b. Justice

c. Practical

d. Utilitarian

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Anabel Thompson · Answer 1

The answer is: D) Utilitarian approach

Explanation:

Mr. Chen is not standing up for his employees because they are good employees and good human beings that deserve to be treated and protected equally. He is using the utilitarian approach since he favors the action that he believes will provide the most good and do the least harm. He is afraid that if his customers find out that the store did something "wrong", they would get angry and stop buying there. So he acts to prevent the greatest possible wrong, which would be losing customers.