Emphasis, application and purpose in the perspectives of ethical analysis of MFIs
| Ethic | Emphasis | Application | Normative purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deontological (duty) | Emphasise actions driven by compliance with rules, regulations, standards… | Focus on duties towards different groups of stakeholders | Provide guidelines for appropriate and inappropriate conduct (compliance) |
| Meet social and institutional expectations | |||
| Utilitarian (consequences) | Emphasise the results achieved | Focus on efficiency in relation to costs and benefits | Provide appropriate and inappropriate behaviour guidelines (compliance) |
| Meet utilitarian expectations of results | |||
| Humanist (virtue) | Emphasise moral behaviour as a driving force | Emphasise the moral character of action, both collective and individual | Focus on people’s well-being |
| Go beyond legal or regulatory requirements |
| Ethic | Emphasis | Application | Normative purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deontological (duty) | Emphasise actions driven by compliance with rules, regulations, standards… | Focus on duties towards different groups of stakeholders | Provide guidelines for appropriate and inappropriate conduct (compliance) |
| Meet social and institutional expectations | |||
| Utilitarian (consequences) | Emphasise the results achieved | Focus on efficiency in relation to costs and benefits | Provide appropriate and inappropriate behaviour guidelines (compliance) |
| Meet utilitarian expectations of results | |||
| Humanist (virtue) | Emphasise moral behaviour as a driving force | Emphasise the moral character of action, both collective and individual | Focus on people’s well-being |
| Go beyond legal or regulatory requirements |