MGF 5020 Business Ethics in Global Environment- business activity

Unit outcomes addressed in bold 

1. explain the relationship between ethics, morals and values in the workplace

2. explore different perspectives on moral development

3. examine ethical theories to explain how they contribute to ethical business practices

4. analyse some of the competing demands on business when scrutinising the ethics of business activity

5. discuss the relationship between business practice, ethics and religion across different traditions Different ethical theories focus on different aspects of actions or events.
• Actions/intentions. Is an intended action right?
• Consequences/outcome. Do the positive outcomes outweigh the negative outcomes?
• Actors/character. What moral characteristics do we value? How can people acquire moral virtues?How can a community nurture virtues?
• Relationships/meaning. What do we mean by “ethics”? How do we use “ethics” in our everyday lives?