Business Ethics and Sustainable Development

2025/2026

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

3

Кредиты

Кто читает:

Департамент менеджмента

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

1-й курс, 4 модуль

Преподаватели

Глебова Софья Валерьевна

Павловская Светлана Владимировна

Сторчевой Максим Анатольевич

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course provides contemporary business ethics and CSR knowledge and skills which is required by every manager:•Good knowledge of basic ethical theory (utilitarianism, deontology) as well as CSR and sustainability concepts and ability to apply it to various business dilemmas. •Understanding of psychological and situational reasons for unethical decisions and ability to work with these factors in practice•Ability to design and use of mechanisms of managing ethics in the market (competition, state and self-regulation) and in the company (compliance systems and sustainability management).

Learning Objectives

• To argue about vital ethical issues using sound theory and strong logic instead of emotions and conventional moral.
• To resist from making an error in a situation of ethical choice and persuading others from making it.
• To explain any observable behavior of businessmen and managers in real situations of ethical choice.
• To manage ethics and sustainable development in a company using modern concepts and instruments (designing ethical codes, measurement and management systems for ethical conduct, preparing social reports)

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Understand the role of business ethics

Course Contents

• Introduction to ethics
• Ancient Ethical Theories
• Evolutionary Ethics
• Modern ethical theories
• CSR, Sustainability and ESG
• Managing Ethics in the Market
• Mechanisms of Unethical Behavior
• Management of ethics in a company
• Ethics of price, quality, and market power
• Ethics of Personal Data and AI
• Ethics of Advertising
• Ethics of Personnel Management
• Ethics of Finance
• Ethics of Relationships with Suppliers

Assessment Elements

• Class Activity
  Multiple choce quiz in LMS on every seminar
• Interactive Presentation
  Interactive Presentation on some course topic (15-20 min) involving the group for active listening and participation.
• Video Clip with New Ethical Case Analysis
  A 5 min creative video with analysis of some relevant business ethics cases/issue dated 2025-2026.
• Final Exam Test
  40 multiple choice questions

Interim Assessment

• 2025/2026 4th module
  0.2 * Class Activity + 0.4 * Final Exam Test + 0.2 * Interactive Presentation + 0.2 * Video Clip with New Ethical Case Analysis

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Becker, C. U. (2019). Business Ethics : Methods and Application. New York: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1982142
• Cam Caldwell. (2020). Business Ethics: Perspectives, Management and Issues. Nova.
• David M. Wasieleski, & James Weber. (2019). Business Ethics: Vol. First edition. Emerald Publishing Limited.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Eugene Heath, Byron Kaldis, & Alexei Marcoux. (2018). The Routledge Companion to Business Ethics. Routledge.
• Schwartz, M. S. (2017). Business Ethics : An Ethical Decision-Making Approach. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1470324

Authors

• Kaplun Mariia Nikitichna
• Budko Viktoriia Aleksandrovna
• Storchevoi Maksim Anatolevich