Discussion Prompt

Is it ethical for companies to require employees to take a polygraph test before they are hired or promoted? Would your answer be different if the company made products from a secret formula that competitors have so far been unsuccessful in imitating? What benefit do companies accrue if ethics is made a part of their corporate culture?

In resolving this dilemma, apply:

Utilitarianism

Deontology

Social Contract theory

Your own ethical reasoning on the issue

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