Mr. X and Mr. Y are working in an organization, in which Mr. X focuses on the outcomes of the problems and Mr. Y focuses on the cause of the problems. Discuss the ethical theories to be adopted by Mr. X and Mr. Y.

Mr. X, focussed on Teleological moral theories, locate moral goodness in the consequences of our behaviour and not the behaviour itself. According to teleological (or consequentialist) moral theory, all rational human actions are teleological in the sense that we reason about the means of achieving certain ends. Moral behaviour, therefore, is goal-oriented. This theory holds that ends or consequences of an act determine whether the act is good or bad. While Mr. Y is focussed on Deontological theories which are by definition duty based. That is to say, that morality, according to deontologist, consists in the fulfilment of moral obligations, or duties. Duties, in the deontological tradition, are most often associated with obeying absolute moral rules. Hence, human beings are morally required to do (or not to do) certain acts in order to uphold a rule or law. The rightness or wrongness of a moral rule is determined.