Business ethics and sustainable development

Bachelor 2023/2024

Type: Compulsory course (International Business and Management Studies)

Area of studies: Management

Delivered by: Department of Management

Where: St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management

When: 3 year, 1 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of all HSE University campuses

Instructors: Носкова-Дукельская Анна Алексеевна, Anna Kutuzova, Maxim Storchevoy

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Contact hours: 28

Full 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
Participation of a student in seminar discussions
Video or essay on a given topic
Interactive group presentation of the topic
Students are divided into small groups (2-3 people) and prepare a short presentation (10 minutes maximum) - the main points of the week's topic.
Exam Test
40 multiple choice questions, 60 minutes

Interim Assessment

2023/2024 1st module
0.3 * Class Activity + 0.2 * Exam Test + 0.2 * Interactive group presentation of the topic + 0.3 * Video or essay on a given topic

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

BUDKO VIKTORIYA ALEKSANDROVNA
Storchevoi MAKSIM ANATOLEVICH

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