Business ethics
Instructions:
1. Complete Part A and Part B and must respect the given word limits.
2. Avoid extensive quoting, because your assignment will not show enough of your own thinking.
3. Follow the APA referencing format in your references list and in-text referencing. This is outlined in the Short Guide to APA Referencing
Your task:
Part A. Word limit: 1800 words.
(a) Explain what a normative ethical theory aims to do, and how the theories conflict.
(b) Show your charitable understanding of one of:
​​ – utilitarianism
​​– Kantian moral theory
​​ – virtue ethics.
(c) Choose what you think are the strongest two criticisms of the ethical theory you outlined in (b). Outline the criticisms using an example of your own and give your view on the strengths or weaknesses of the criticisms.
Part B. Word limit: 1800 words.
Select a real-life business situation that requires a particular agent to make an ethical decision (Please use ANZ bank)Preferably the situation should be sourced from your own experience, or from the experience of someone you know(You can just make up the story). The situation can also be sourced from a newspaper article or journal.
(a) Briefly outline the business situation. State your source for this situation. Clearly identify the agent (the decision maker) you will focus on and their options for action in the situation. Indicate the implications of these options for those involved or affected.
(b) Choose an ethical theory that is not the theory you criticised in Part A. Outline your chosen theory in one or two paragraphs. Use this ethical theory to analyze each of the agent’s options. Justify your recommendation for what the agent should do using this theory only.
In this assignment you are expected to show the following:
• You understand the purpose of ethical theory. What does any normative ethical theory aim to do? How are these ethical theories incompatible? 

• You understand the positions of two major ethical theories. 

• You understand the force of a strong criticism against a theory. 

• You can select and analyse a real business situation that presents an ethical decision for a particular agent, identifying the alternative options available to the agent and the implications for those involved or affected. 

• You can apply an ethical theory to analyse each of the agent’s options in your chosen business situation, and use that theory to make a justified recommendation on what option(s) the agent should take. 

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