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BMO2004 - Descriptive Ethics, Normative Ethics

   

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Table of ContentsBusiness Ethics...........................................................................................................................2Differences Between Descriptive Ethics and Normative Ethics................................................2Descriptive Ethics..................................................................................................................2Normative Ethics....................................................................................................................2Three Major Approaches to Thinking About Business Ethics...................................................3Conventional Approach.........................................................................................................3Principles Approach...............................................................................................................3Ethical Tests Approach..........................................................................................................4References..................................................................................................................................51
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Business EthicsEthics is an ideal form of behaviour with concrete values and principles that guides anindividual in his/her daily behaviour. In business ethics, the individual behaviour along withthe values, principles, personal goals and interests align with the mission of business, withoutaffecting the society and environment, rather contributing towards its development (Neiderand Schriesheim, 2014).Differences Between Descriptive Ethics and Normative EthicsDescriptive and normative ethics are the branches of ethics. They usually create debates anddisagreements over ethics because people have different views and approaches to ethics. Boththese parts of ethics help in identifying whether the actions taken or need to be taken are rightor wrong (Gray, 2010). Some of the major differences are outlined here. Descriptive EthicsIn descriptive ethics, the way how people behave or the moral standards they claim to befollowing are described. To understand the process of descriptive ethics, the fields ofpsychology, sociology, history and anthropology are researched. This helps in bringing outthe beliefs and practices of people with respect to moral norms (Cline, 2017). Descriptive ethics relate actions to different societies which represent different moralstandards. Here, people take decisions which avoids pain and bring pleasure. It focuses onwhat people think is right.Normative EthicsNormative ethics is basically about the creation and evolution of moral standards. Throughnormative ethics, it is clearly put through whether the present moral behaviour of person isreasonable or not. If not, what people should do to make it reasonable. In short, it can bedescribed as the argumentative discipline that is aimed at finding out the best way peopleshould behave (Cline, 2017). In normative ethics, it is seen that an action is considered wrong in one society but right inanother. Here, after analysing the situation, moral decision is taken that limits the sufferingand enhances the happiness or wellbeing of a person. It brings out what people should do, i.e.whether the action will be justified or not (Icheku, 2011).2
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