Business Ethics 2600-ERSM1BEth
1. Basic concepts and logic of the subject; introduction to the idea of company social responsibility.
2. Leading contemporary themes and issues in the subject; Globalisation; Sustainability and sustainable development; Kyoto.
3. Stakeholder theory; the European Social Model and a comparison of North American and European approaches to the subject
4. Leading approaches to moral philosophy which are of relevance to discussions in Business Ethics; comparison of their contrasting implications in relation to selected controversial issues.
5. Critical analysis of the moral dimensions of a range of micro ethical issues that relate to the financial sector in the contemporary period in particular such as: moral hazard, insider trading, usury and extortion, bribery and corruption.
6. Business ethics or ethics in business?
7.Managing values and beliefs in organizations and in global environment
8. Economical Humanism and Competitive Market
9. Social Responsibility and Social Leadership
10. Good Work and Good Business projects
11. Ethical dilemmas and ethical competencies in business
12. Ethics in practice - cases
13. Ethics in global world
14. Business ethics in current financial crises
15. How to fight corruption
Type of course
Assessment criteria
1.Classroom active participation (including one presentation(essay) during the course)
Final test („open question” and „open book”).(Dr. T. Ochinowski)
2.Individual essay of 2000-2500 words (Prof. P. O'Sullivan)
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