Description
An introduction to the issues of corporate responsibility and ethics incorporating the disciplines of applied ethics, law, and organizational behavior. Ethical problems faced by corporations are systematically addressed. Alternative theoretical perspectives and strategies used by firms will be identified and evaluated. Topics covered include management of values in modern corporations, ethical status of the corporation, ethics in sophisticated financial transactions, and gender and other types of discrimination in the context of cultural differences/diversity in order to foster an understanding of the ethical responsibilities assumed in becoming business managers. In addition, global business ethics will be discussed.