Objectives and competences
The student will:
- Know the foundations of ethics, morality and business ethics.
- Understand the deeper ethical issues in business and society.
- Identify the relationship between ethics in normal situations and ethics in crisis situations.
- Be aware of ethical reflection in crisis situations.
Content (Syllabus outline)
- Definition of ethics (culture, ethics, business ethics, values).
- Business culture and ethics in the business world.
- Ethical issues in crises.
- Corporate Social Responsibility.
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures
Discussion
Guest lectures
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Describe the basic concepts of ethics, morality and business ethics.
- Differentiate between ethics and morality in business and society.
- Apply their understanding of general concepts of ethics to ethics in business.
- Identify the broader societal dimensions in relation to issues of ethics and morality.
Readings
Svedin, L. et al. (2011). Ethics and crisis management. IAP-Information Age Publishing.
Tavčar, Mitja I. (2008). Kulture, etika in olika managementa, Moderna organizacija FOV, Kranj
Fisher, Colin M. and Lovell, Alan (2009). Business ethics and values: individual, corporate and internatonal perspectives, Pearson Education
Aktualni znanstveni in strokovni prispevki s področja etike in kriz.
Prerequisits
No prerequisits.
Additional information on implementation and assessment Written exam (50 %)
Seminar work with presentation (50 %)
