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Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility

2024/2025
Academic Year
ENG
Instruction in English
3
ECTS credits
Course type:
Compulsory course
When:
1 year, 1 module

Instructor


Глебова Софья Валерьевна

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course provides contemporary business ethics and CSR knowledge which is required by every manager: 1) knowledge of basic ethical theory (utilitarianism, deontology, virtures ethics etc.) 2) ethical virtures system in the capitalistic system 3)understanding of CSR and sustainability concepts and ability 4) understanding of psychological and situational reasons for unethical decisions and ability to work with these factors in practice;And skills 1) to apply ethical theories and CSR-concept to various business dilemmas; 2) 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) 3) competence in indentifing and solving ethical dilemas.The course will include several intercampus activities where students of various campuses will work together online: 1) role games simulating decision- making and communication in the real companies, 2) debates and critical discussions of the moral dilemmas and challenges from contemporary business agenda.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • Good knowledge of basic ethical theory (utilitarianism, deontology) as well as CSR and sustainability concepts and ability to apply it to various business dilemmas
  • 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)
  • Understanding of psychological and situational reasons for unethical decisions and ability to work with these factors in practice
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • 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 manage CSR behavior of your company using modern concepts and instruments (designing ethical codes, measurement and management systems for ethical conduct, preparing social reports).
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Introduction to Ethics
  • Evolutionary Ethics
  • Evolutionary Ethics. Mechanisms of Unethical Behavior
  • Classic Ethical Theories
  • Modern ethical theories
  • Theories of justice
  • Ethics in the Market
  • Monetarism and Stakeholder theory
  • Today Risks in Business Ethics
  • Ethics of Philanthropy
  • Ethical and Unethical leadership
  • Management of ethics in a company
  • HR ethics
  • Marketing issues
  • Sustainability discussion
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Seminar Participation (Discussions, Quizes, Cases)
  • non-blocking Essay Writing (team work)
  • non-blocking Round table panel
  • non-blocking Manager project (group work)
  • non-blocking Exam (portfolio)
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2024/2025 1st module
    0.3 * Essay Writing (team work) + 0.1 * Exam (portfolio) + 0.3 * Manager project (group work) + 0.2 * Round table panel + 0.1 * Seminar Participation (Discussions, Quizes, Cases)
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • David M. Wasieleski, & James Weber. (2019). Business Ethics: Vol. First edition. Emerald Publishing Limited.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Immanuel Kant. (2018). Critique of Pure Reason. [N.p.]: Dover Publications. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1809086
  • Rawls, J. (1999). A Theory of Justice (Vol. Revised edition). Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=281860
  • Rawls, J., & Kelly, E. (2001). Justice As Fairness : A Restatement. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=2110245
  • Singer, P. (2015). Famine, Affluence, and Morality. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1058052

Authors

  • BUDKO VIKTORIYA ALEKSANDROVNA
  • GLEBOVA Sofia VALEREVNA