Topic > Tyco Ethics Ethics - 1034

The board's actions did not bring the greatest pleasure to the greatest number of people, and at no time did the company think about other parties and the consequences of their actions. Tyco's actions help support the view of economist Milton Friedman, who is a proponent of the narrow view. The narrow view states that companies only think about profit and care less about stakeholders within the company. Perhaps it is a mistake to hold a company morally responsible or to expect it to display moral characteristics such as honesty, consideration, and sympathy (Shaw, 2014, p. 155). The victims in this case were clearly the employees, shareholders, stakeholders and the company