MGT531 Business Ethics (8)
CSU Discipline Area: Management (MANAG)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
Ethical issues arising in business and professional life are addressed from the standpoint of western moral philosophy. Topics covered include the ethical limitations of the corporation under capitalism, appropriate conduct in the workplace, moral choices for employees, job discrimination, the crisis in the natural environment, social responsibility, and dilemmas facing professionals.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 3 | |
|---|---|
| Distance | Wagga Wagga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: MGT531
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- be able to discuss some of the main western approaches to ethics;
- be able to apply these to issues arising for professionals and business people at the domestic and international levels.
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
The Nature of Morality
Normative Ethical Theories in the West
Justice and Economic Distribution under Capitalism
Workplace Ethics
Business and Society
Competing with integrity in International Business
Professions and Professionalism
Personal, Organisational and Political Morality.
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.