In the Gonzalez-Padron (2015), Chapter 5, read the paragraph on Distributive justice on page 159 and the block on pages 160 and 161 on Consider: What Is Your Ethical Style?
What other ethical traditions contributed to the decision to eliminate tobacco sales? All three types of ethical philosophies could guide CVS management in making the right decision. See Consider: What Is Your Ethical Style? in Chapter 5 of the textbook to discover which ethical tradition is most dominant for you or your coworkers. In addition to ethical philosophies, other individual factors may influence ethical decision making, possibly impeding the company from taking bold and courageous actions reflective of a responsible business. (Gonzalez-Padron, 2015, p. 159)
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What other ethical traditions contributed to the decision to eliminate tobacco sales?
Chapter 5
Distributive justice relates to the fairness of outcomes, such as the allocation of pay, dealer sales area, and pricing in a multi-tiered distribution channel (Klein, 2008; Umphress, Ren, Bingham, & Gogus, 2009). The approach emphasizes proportionate equality. A definition for distributive justice in business is the obligation to distribute benefits and costs among all affected by an action or policy. Consider a manager with two employees wanting the same week for vacation. The manager uses a distributive justice approach when trying to organize vacation schedule requests so that employees have equal chances for getting their first choices. Employees are more likely to describe a violation of distributive justice as unfair rather than unjust (Dempsey, 1949).
A results-oriented ethics tradition requires stakeholder analysis to identify the outcomes of a decision on each company stakeholder (Audi, 2007). Particularly in marketing decisions, the harm on customers, suppliers, and the community should be a consideration (Ferrell & Ferrell, 2008; Smith, Palazzo, & Bhattacharya, 2010). In 2014, CVS Pharmacy, the largest pharmacy chain in the United States, announced it was removing cigarettes and other tobacco products from all 7,600 stores, amounting to a loss of $2 million in revenue (Herper, 2014). The decision considered the company stakeholders and the potential harm or benefit of offering tobacco products where customers sought health advice. Tobacco companies and smokers may experience negative effects from the decision, having to seek other outlets for tobacco products for sale and purchase. According to Herper (2014), CVS works “closely with hospitals, doctors’ networks, and . . . Accountable Care Organizations” (p. 8). CVS expects that additional revenue through a greater relationship with healthcare professionals and insurance providers will more than compensate for lost tobacco sales. News coverage portrays CVS as an ethical business, with much focus on the cost-benefit analysis of the decision (Martin & Esterl, 2014; Park, 2014).
What other ethical traditions contributed to the decision to eliminate tobacco sales? All three types of ethical philosophies could guide CVS management in making the right decision. See the quiz below, What Is Your Ethical Style?, to discover which ethical tradition is most dominant for you or your coworkers. In addition to ethical philosophies, other individual factors may influence ethical decision making, possibly impeding the company from taking bold and courageous actions reflective of a responsible business.
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