115-0451/01 – Ethics in Business and Public Administration (PODETVS)
| Gurantor department | Department of Management | Credits | 2 |
| Subject guarantor | prof. PhDr. Jiří Bláha, CSc. | Subject version guarantor | prof. PhDr. Jiří Bláha, CSc. |
| Study level | undergraduate or graduate | Requirement | Choice-compulsory |
| Year | 3 | Semester | summer |
| | Study language | Czech |
| Year of introduction | 2007/2008 | Year of cancellation | 2012/2013 |
| Intended for the faculties | EKF | Intended for study types | Bachelor |
Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences
1. Explain importance and terms of business ethics and corporate social responsibility
2. Identify resources of ethical consideration
3. Judge tools of business ethics and corporate social responsibility
4. Discuss experiences with ethical tools application
Teaching methods
Lectures
Tutorials
Summary
Poukázat na význam etických principů a zásad pro podnikání a veřejnou správu.
Poskytnout poznatky o vývoji etického myšlení, faktorech, které ovlivňují
etické jednání na úrovni jednotlivce a organizace a zejména o nástrojích etiky
pro podnikatelskou sféru a veřejnou správu.
Compulsory literature:
Recommended literature:
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.Definition of terms (ethics, business ethics, business ethics and specifics
Ethics in Public Administration).
* The relationship of ethics to economics and law.
* Basis of ethical considerations.
2.Ethical concepts and categories - value, value orientation, good and
evil, moral standards.
* The ethical values of managers and employees in public administration and the influence of values
negotiations.
3.Factors that affect ethical behavior. Individual, social and
organizational factors. Organizational culture, organizational culture elements, the possibility
their understanding and changing organizational culture.
* Whistle - blowing - a warning on unethical problems in the organization.
* Ethical decision making - the basic model.
4.Corporate Social Responsibility and liability of the members of the organization.
* Factors that influence the types of liability. Management companies.
* reduction of corruption and corrupt phenomena.
5.International Business Ethics.
6.Tools development of ethical behavior in the organization.
* Codes of ethics (in business and public administration).
* Ethics training.
* Communication in the organization and with customers and citizens.
* The role of the ombudsman.
* The role of values presented in the vision of the organization.
7.Skills that are important for ethical conduct.
8.Possibilities and limits of awareness of ethical conduct in business and public administration.
Conditions for subject completion
Occurrence in study plans
Occurrence in special blocks
Assessment of instruction