115-0503/01 – Business Ethics (BE)

Gurantor departmentDepartment of ManagementCredits4
Subject guarantordoc. PhDr. ThDr. Lucjan Klimsza, PhD.Subject version guarantorprof. PhDr. Jiří Bláha, CSc.
Study levelundergraduate or graduate
Study languageEnglish
Year of introduction2010/2011Year of cancellation2013/2014
Intended for the facultiesHGF, FEI, EKFIntended for study typesFollow-up Master
Instruction secured by
LoginNameTuitorTeacher giving lectures
BLA18 prof. PhDr. Jiří Bláha, CSc.
CER0037 PhDr. Ing. Martin Černek, Ph.D.
Extent of instruction for forms of study
Form of studyWay of compl.Extent
Full-time Credit and Examination 1+2

Subject aims expressed by acquired skills and competences

1. Explain an importance and terms of business ethics and corporate social responsibility. 2. Identify sources of ethical thought. 3. Review methods and instruments of business ethics and corporate social responsibility. 4. Order findings of chosen ethic theme. 5. Order findings of chosen ethic theme and ethical problem resolution.

Teaching methods

Lectures
Individual consultations
Project work

Summary

The aim of the course is to introduce students to the overall issues of ethics in its applied form. Guides students from the theoretical foundations of the field of ethics, through a brief outline of the development of this field to the applied form of ethics. Introduces students to basic ethical categories. The main task of the course is to show the practical use of ethics in economic practice and the possible consequences of ethical or unethical behavior in the organization. The aim of the course is the development of ethical thinking and understanding of ethical issues and their interrelationships in ethics, especially business ethics. We understand business ethics not only at the individual and local level, but also at the global level with all the consequences associated with it. The overall significance of the course is in the connection of theory with the practical use of acquired knowledge in the economic practice of organizations.

Compulsory literature:

BALI, Shivani; AGGARWAL, Sugandha and SHARMA, Sunil. Industry 4.0 technologies for business excellence: frameworks, practices, and applications. Demystifying technologies for computational excellence: moving towards society 5.0. Boca Raton: CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. ISBN 978-0-367-69117-2. 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.

Recommended literature:

CHROUST, Gerhard; DOUCEK, Petr and OŠKRDAL, Václav. IDIMT-2022: Digitalization of Society, Business and Management in a Pandemic: 30th Interdisciplinary Information Management Talks: Sept. 7-9, 2022, Prague, Czech Republic. Linz: Trauner, 2022. ISBN 978-3-99113-758-0. FERELL, O. C.; FRAEDRICH, John and 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.

Way of continuous check of knowledge in the course of semester

E-learning

Other requirements

Students must successfully present (Powerpoint) and justify a pre-selected topic essay.

Prerequisities

Subject has no prerequisities.

Co-requisities

Subject has no co-requisities.

Subject syllabus:

1. Terms definition (ethic, business ethic, specificity of business ethic) - Relation between ethic and economy, justice. - Resources of ethical thought. 2. Fundamental ethic categories and terms – values, value orientation, good and evil, moral norms. - Manager’s ethical values. - Value’s influence on behavior. - Ethical values ​​of managers. - Values of successful managers. 3. Factors influencing ethical behavior. Individual, social and organizational factors. Organizational culture. - Whistleblowing. Warring on unethical acting in organization. Ethical decision making – fundamental models. 4. Corporate social responsibility and manager‘s responsibility. - Factors influencing individual and organizational responsibility. Corporate governance. 5. International business ethics. Ethic in global corporations. - Reset of culture differences. 6. Instruments of ethical behavior expanse in an organization. - Code of conduct, ethical training, stakeholders, communication, role of ombudsman, values in firm’s vision. 7. Skills important to an ethical behavior. - Possibilities and bounds of ethical behavior‘s increasing.

Conditions for subject completion

Conditions for completion are defined only for particular subject version and form of study

Occurrence in study plans

Academic yearProgrammeBranch/spec.Spec.ZaměřeníFormStudy language Tut. centreYearWSType of duty
2010/2011 (N6202) Economic Policy and Administration (6202T095) Economics and Law in Journalism P Czech Ostrava 2 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (N6208) Economics and Management (6202T049) Accounting and Taxes P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan
2010/2011 (N6208) Economics and Management (6208T062) Marketing and Business (00) Marketing and Business P Czech Ostrava 1 Choice-compulsory study plan

Occurrence in special blocks

Block nameAcademic yearForm of studyStudy language YearWSType of blockBlock owner
Incoming students 2013/2014 Full-time Czech Choice-compulsory 163 - International Office stu. block
Incoming Students 2012/2013 Full-time Czech Choice-compulsory 163 - International Office stu. block
O - ECTS FMG - Study Further 2012/2013 Full-time Czech Optional 501 - Study Office stu. block

Assessment of instruction

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