Bachelor
2023/2024
Business ethics and sustainable development
Type:
Elective course (International Bachelor's in Business and Economics)
Area of studies:
Economics
Delivered by:
Department of Management
Where:
Faculty of Management
When:
1 year, 4 module
Mode of studies:
offline
Open to:
students of all HSE University campuses
Instructors:
Глебова Софья Валерьевна,
Ekaterina Ivanova,
Dmitry Koshcheev,
Anna Kutuzova,
Svetlana V. Pavlovskaya,
Aleksandra Sazhina,
Maxim Storchevoy,
Годунова Елизавета Александровна,
Стрежнева Кристина Олеговна
Language:
English
ECTS credits:
3
Contact hours:
36
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)
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 ActivityParticipation of a student in seminar discussions
- Video or essay on a given topic
- Interactive group presentation of the topicStudents 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 Test40 multiple choice questions, 60 minutes
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 4th module0.3 * 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