115-0303/09 – Business Ethics (PODET)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of ManagementCredits3
Subject guarantordoc. PhDr. ThDr. Lucjan Klimsza, PhD.Subject version guarantorprof. PhDr. Jiří Bláha, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduateRequirementChoice-compulsory
Year2Semesterwinter
Study languageCzech
Year of introduction2011/2012Year of cancellation2012/2013
Intended for the facultiesEKFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
BLA18 prof. PhDr. Jiří Bláha, CSc.
CER0037 PhDr. Ing. Martin Černek, Ph.D.
ORL048 Ing. Gabriela Orlitová, BA
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit 1+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

1.To explain importance of Business ethics and Corporate social responsibility. 2.To explain main terminology of Ethics. 3.To explain history and development of Business Ethics. 4.To identify resources of ethical consideration. 5.To consider tools of business ethics and corporate social responsibility.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Tutorials
Project work
Other activities

Summary

The main aim of the lectures is to introduce discipline apply ethics to students of Management. Lectures will introduce foundation of ethics and explore main school of ethics across the history of Western society. The major ethical terminology and category of ethics will be also explained. Most important task of the subject is promoted relations between ethical theory and economical praxis. The goal of the subject is development of the critical thinking in area of ethics, understanding ethical dilemmas in global business. The benefits for students are the practical demonstration how to join theoretical knowledge with praxis in real business.

Compulsory literature:

DESJARDINS, Joseph R. An introduction to business ethics. New York: McGraw-Hill Education, 2020. ISBN 978-1-260-54808-2. FERELL, O. C.; FRAEDRICH, John a FERREL, Linda. Business Ethics. Ethical Decision Making and Cases. Boston: Cengage Learning, 2019. ISBN 978-1-337-61443-6. MELÉ CARNÉ, Domènec. Business Ethics in Action: managing human excellence in organizations. 2nd ed. London: Red Globe Press, 2020. ISBN 978-1-137-60917-5.

Recommended literature:

DUBBER, Markus D.; PASQUALE, Frank a DAS, Sunit. The Oxford handbook of ethics of AI. New York: Oxford University Press, 2020. ISBN 978-0-19-006739-7. COLLINS, Denis. Business Ethics. Best Practices for Designing and Managign Ethical Organizations. Los Angeles: SAGE, 2019. ISBN 978-1-5063-8805-2. SCALET, Steven. Markets, Ethics, and Business Ethics. New York: Taylor & Francis, 2019. ISBN 978-1-138-58096-1.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Basic knowledge of management.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Definitions (ethics business ethics, specifics of business ethics) -ethic to economics and law -basic of ethic of ethical reasoning 2. Fundamental ethical category – values, good and evil - ethical values of managers - influence of values at the behavior - values of successful managers 3. Factors that affect ethical conduct. Organization culture. - whistle – blowing - ethical decision making 4. Corporate social responsibility and responsibility of managers 5. Ethics in multinational companies - respecting cultural differences 6. Development tools of ethical conduct - ethical codes, ethics training, stakeholders, the role of ombudsman 7. Skills for ethical conduct - development possibilities and limits of ethical conduct

Conditions for subject completion

Full-time form (validity from: 2011/2012 Winter semester)
Task nameType of taskMax. number of points
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Min. number of pointsMax. počet pokusů
Exercises evaluation Credit 85 (85) 85 3
        Exercises evaluation Written test 85  85 3
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Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2012/2013 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T020) Business Economics (00) Business Economics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N6208) Economics and Management (6202T049) Accounting and Taxes (00) Účetnictví a daně P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2012/2013 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T040) Regional Development (00) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (N6208) Economics and Management (6202T049) Accounting and Taxes (00) Účetnictví a daně P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T020) Business Economics (00) Business Economics P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2011/2012 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T040) Regional Development (00) Regional Development P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan

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Assessment of instruction



2012/2013 Winter
2011/2012 Winter