Answer to Question #319939 in Marketing for Chani

Question

After finding an example of a South African Company’s code of ethics read through it and name and discuss the ethical theory that your group argues this company adheres to. Make a clear and convincing argument (not exceeding 250 words) as to why (after reading the code of ethics) you think this is the ethical theory that the company subscribes to.

Answer 1

"Normative ethics" is defined as "ethical theories concerned with the norms, standards, or criteria that establish ethical principles." Utilitarianism, Kantian duty-based ethics (deontology), and divine command theory are three of the most prominent normative ethical systems.