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in an ethical manner. There are rules and regulations that are supposed to be followed. One of the
options is to dismiss Miller from his job and possibly replace him. The next option is to retain
him in the role with multiple warnings. A lot of thinking is supposed to happen to make a
thoughtful discernment without any rush in decision making.
The utilitarian approach to ethics entails an assessment of the action in question regarding its
consequences and outcomes and strives to the most significant good for a large number of the
stakeholders while minimizing the harm to the other stakeholders. It is one of the best
approaches to use. Egoism, on the other hand, is the approach where the stakeholders do things
just for their selfish interests (Ferrell &Fraedrich, 2015). The common good approach whereas
focuses on the decisions made for the good of most of the individuals in the broader community.
We need to live in a just society. Utilitarian approach suits the case in question. Doing a proper
analysis, there are consequences of removing Miller from his job as the head coach. One of the
results likely to be faced is the loss of employment, and this will mean the minority will suffer in
the process probably his family who unfortunately are not part of the stakeholders in the case
Before making any decision, respect, integrity, responsibility, and concern should be taken
to account. Multiple cases are supposed to be decided after analyzing all these qualities. Respect
helps in the protection of all the stakeholders involved in the case while integrity helps to
preserve someone’s morals whenever they are making any decisions since they can do things on
their own without anyone looking at them (Ferrell & Fraedrich, 2015).
Whenever there is any decision making, the principle of adult learning is fundamental.
Adults are said to be able to make their own decisions since the adult learners have different and
unique characters. The case involving some people say cartels in the NCAA scandal becomes
very difficult to handle, and many of the officials involved should be fired during the
