Scenario - Larry Campbell
The pressure was on again. Larry Campbell, the Vice President at ToolTime Hardware, Inc., was receiving requests from men and women inside the firm and outside the firm, asking him to review the company's promotion policies. Of the 52 middle and high level executives, only three were women. The pressure was to review the policies that had led to this perceived imbalance and, if appropriate, take the steps necessary for correction.
-The decision to recruit, hire, train and promote both men and women equally is based on the ethical approach of _____.
A) utilitarian approach.
B) individualism approach.
C) moral rights approach.
D) all of these provide the basis.
E) none of these.

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Scenario - Larry Campbell 
The pressure was on again. Larry Campbell, the Vice President at ToolTime Hardware, Inc., was receiving requests from men and women inside the firm and outside the firm, asking him to review the company's promotion policies. Of the 52 middle and high level executives, only three were women. The pressure was to review the policies that had led to this perceived imbalance and, if appropriate, take the steps necessary for correction.
-The decision to recruit, hire, train and promote both men and women equally is based on the ethical approach of _____.
A) utilitarian approach.
B) individualism approach.
C) moral rights approach.
D) all of these provide the basis.
E) none of these.

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The utilitarian approach focuses on the greatest good for the greatest number, the individualism approach focuses on the rights of the individual, and the moral rights approach focuses on the inherent rights of all people. All of these approaches provide the basis for the decision to recruit, hire, train and promote both men and women equally.