Business ethics and CSR FIL-ENG-SM>Buseth-w
During the course, broadly covered topics characteristic of business ethics with special attention to the issue of corporate social responsibility are discussed. Typical issues for business ethics are shown against a broad background of business concepts of the classics of the history of philosophy. The relationship between society and entrepreneurial activity is shown, the ethical criteria used in business will be presented in detail, as well as the main reason for engaging in business activity, namely the desire to earn money. When does profitable earnings meet ethical criteria? How to reconcile profitable business with ethical requirements? Does a contradiction or discrepancy ever arise between the goal of business, which is to profit, and ethics, which asks about the good life? Work ethics is also discussed with particular attention to contemporary problems encountered in the labor market, such as unemployment or overwork. Issues specific to the 21st century and rapid technological development are also addressed.
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Term 2023/2024-Z:
Business ethics, often referred to as economic ethics, is a relatively new field of ethics. As in every field of human activity, also in business (in entrepreneurial activity) problems, dilemmas and ethical conflicts arise. Business ethics deals with management, accounting, finance, marketing and all other spheres of economic activity. The aim of the lectures is to show the main issues of business ethics with particular emphasis on the issues that appeared in the early twenty-first century (business ethics 4.0). CSR - corporate social responsibility is a kind of sub-discipline of business ethics showing the importance of business responsibility for the broadly understood environment. CSR is the idea of sustainable action, the aim of which is to take care of fair market practices, with particular emphasis on the natural environment and relations with consumers. Lecture topics: |
(in Polish) Tryb zajęć
Course coordinators
Term 2023/2024-Z: | Term 2024/2025-Z: |
Learning outcomes
F2aK_W02
F2aK_W08 F2aK_U04
F2aK_U06
F2aK_U07
F2aK_U10
F2aK_K07
Assessment criteria
The course concludes with an oral exam designed to assess the achievement of learning outcomes. The exam date will be set with students no later than two weeks before the end of the semester.
Bibliography
The list of required readings will be presented in the beginning of the semester.
Students will get references to different sources of literature. Students will also receive a lecture script from the lecturer.
• Beauchamp T., Bowie N.: Ethical Theory and Business: International Edition, Prentice Hall 2008
• Bruni L. (ed), Policies for Happiness, Oxford University Press, Oxford 2016.
• Business ethics case studies BusinessEthics.ca: http://www.businessethics.ca/enron-smartest-guys.html
• Davisson A., Booth P. (ed.) Controversies in Digital Ethics, Bloomsbury Academic, New York 2016.
• Ferrell L., Ferrell O. C., Ethical Business, DK books, London 2009.
• Ferrell O.C., Fraedrich J., Ferrell L., Business Ethics: Ethical Decision Making & Cases, Cengage Learning, Boston 2017.
• Gasparski W. (ed.) Responsible Management Education WAiP 2008
• Kolb R. W., Encyclopedia of Business Ethics and Society, SAGE Publications, Los Angeles 2008.
• MacIntyre A.: A Short History of Ethics, Macmillan Publ. Company, 1966
• Malecki E. J., Moriset B.,The Digital Economy Business organization, production processes, and regional developments, Routledge, New York 2008.
• Singer P. (ed): A Companion to Ethics , Basil Blaskwell Ltd. 1991
• Zsolnai L. (ed.), Ethics in the Economy, Peter Lang, Oxford 2002.
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Term 2023/2024-Z:
K. Buglewicz, Społeczna odpowiedzialność biznesu. Nowa wartość konkurencyjna, wyd. PWE, Warszawa 2017. |
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