This module looks at ethical marketing in a range of organisational types from a global perspective.
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 2 2023-24 |
This module looks at ethical and sustainability marketing in a range of organisational types from a global perspective. It aims to develop student’s’ critical understanding of:
The need to build up long-term, trusting relationships with customers and various stakeholder groups in an age of increasing media specialisation and increasing criticisms of marketing from a range of stakeholders.
The role of ethical and sustainability marketing strategies in the legitimacy and credibility of the organisation.
The role of marketing in society, the various tools of ethical and sustainability marketing and how they can be used to change consumer behaviour, enhance sustainability and social good.
The opportunities and challenges of implementing ethical and sustainability marketing across national, linguistic and cultural borders.
Subject content
Demonstrate critical awareness of the changing ethical context of global marketing.
Develop an understanding of ethical theory and its relationship to ethical and sustainability marketing
Acquire a systematic understanding and knowledge of ethical and sustainability marketing theories and concepts.
Synthesise a range of ethical and sustainability marketing theories.
Apply research methods appropriate to the academic study of marketing, business and management
Academic and graduate skills
Students will develop the skills to:
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Other learning outcomes (if applicable)
Write a concise fully referenced consultancy report using both relevant library resources and company sources.
Demonstrate ability to work both independently and in teams, set goals, and complete tasks within deadlines.
Produce logical and structured arguments supported by relevant evidence.
Indicative lecture Topics:
The changing nature of the ethical issues in the global marketing environment.
Foundations of ethical and sustainability marketing including; sustainable development and corporate social responsibility.
Branches of ethical marketing e.g. green marketing, social marketing, sustainability marketing.
Ethical theories and decision making.
An ethical basis for marketing (e.g. service and relationship marketing, digital marketing).
Cause related marketing.
Marketing and policy
Ethical consumerism, segmentation of markets and new consumption communities.
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
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Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Students will receive written feedback on the formative assessment. They will also receive a feedback sheet with detailed comments on their summative assessment.. At the end of term the module leader will develop a report on the module which, once approved by the Board of Exams, will be uploaded onto VLE and made accessible to the students.
Eagle, L. & Dahl, S. (2015), Marketing Ethics & Society, Sage.
Belz, F. M. and Peattie, K. (2010) Sustainability Marketing: A Global Perspective (Second Edition). Chichester: Wiley.
Brenkert, G. G. (2008) Marketing Ethics (Foundations of Business Ethics). Wiley-Blackwell.
Murphy, P. E., Laczniak, G. R. and Protheroe, A. (2012) Ethics in Marketing - International Cases and Perspectives. Routledge.
Crane. A & Matten. D (2016), Business Ethics: Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of Globalization (4th ed.), Oxford University Press.
Harrison, R, Newholm, T and Shaw, D. (2005), The Ethical Consumer. London: Sage Publications UK.
Indicative Journals:
Journal of Business Ethics
Journal of Marketing and Public Policy
Journal of Marketing
Journal of Strategic Marketing
Journal of Macromarketing
European Journal of Marketing
Journal of Consumer Studies