Business Ethics

Course aim

To equip students with a conceptual understanding of ethics in business and enterprise, and to develop the capacity to manage ethcial issues in organisations.

Course content

Theories of business ethics; common ethical problems; prescriptive vs descriptive ethics; the psychology of ethical decision making; ethical problems of managers; managing for ethical conduct; ethical problems of organisations; organisational ethical issues in a global business environment.

Textbook(s)

Trevino, LK & Nelson KA 2011, Managing business ethics: straight talk about how to do it right, 5th edn, John Wiley & Sons, New York.

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Case study, Reflective journal

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
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