Ethics, Governance and Sustainability

Course aim

This course provides students with theoretical and practical knowledge of business ethics, corporate governance and sustainable business, and explores their impact on organisational management and leadership, business strategy, and business conduct. The course critically examines the role of business in society and how this role might be fulfilled. 

Course content

Topics covered in this course:

• Business and society: the role of business in society, including a critique of the shareholder, stakeholder, and triple bottom line approaches.
• Business ethics: principles of ethical decision making, their application in the business context and the implications for business conduct, ethics in the global business setting, and contemporary ethical dilemmas for managers.
• Sustainable business: concepts of sustainability and sustainable business, key social and ecological challenges, and how sustainability issues can be addressed in business strategy.
• Corporate governance: what corporate governance and good governance practices are, and the implications for managers and management decision making.

Textbook(s)

Nil

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Seminar	3 hours x 10 weeks
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous and Synchronous Online Discussion)	30 hours equiv. x N/A
EXTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HOPKINS TRAINING AND EDUCATION GROUP, ONLINE
External (Asynchronous and Synchronous Online Discussion)	30 hours equiv. x N/A
INTERNAL, CITY WEST (INTENSIVE)
Seminar	30 hours equiv. x N/A
EXTERNAL, CITY WEST, DISTANCE EDUCATION
External	30 hours equiv. x N/A
INTERNAL, OFFSHORE, HONG KONG MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Seminars 15 hours AND online 15 hours equiv.	30 hours equiv. x N/A

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

Assessment

Continuous assessment, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.