Business Ethics (5cr)

Content

Aim

After completion of the course the student is able to
- critically analyze the role of morality in business-society relations
- distinguish the various concepts that have emerged from business ethics
- identify the relationship between morality and the multiple ways of representing sustainability and responsibility within a market context
- critically evaluate the role of normative ethical theory for ethical decision-making in business
- explain the impact of individual and situational factors on ethical decision-making.

Contents

Business ethics, moral philosophy, normative ethical theories, descriptive ethical theories, ethical decision-making.

Previous studies

ORJO1100 Basic Studies on Managing Organizations and Work Communities.

Methods

Lectures (20 h) and independent work.

Requirements

Active participation.
Exam.

More literature information and extra material

Crane & Matten (2006 tai uudempi painos) Business ethics: A European perspective. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Reading package.

Timing

1st period. OBS! This course is lectured every other year and in the year off students can take a written examination (registration in WebOodi). Next lectures will be held in the academic year 2018–2019.

Target Group

2 nd or 3 rd year

Tutor

Senior Lecturer

Language of instruction

Lectures in English, exam either English, Finnish, Spanish or German.

Compulsory

Compulsory

Additional information

1st period. OBS! This course is lectured every other year and in the year off students can take a written examination (registration in WebOodi). Next lectures will be held in the academic year 2018-2019.