,OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE MODULE
• TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE DIFFERENT ISSUES RELEVANT TO
ETHICS IN BUSINESS AND TO EQUIP YOU WITH TOOLS WHICH
WILL HELP YOU TO DEAL WITH SUCH ISSUES.
• TO ENABLE YOU TO GAIN A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF
THE THEORIES AND ISSUES SHAPING ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF
BUSINESS AND TO APPLY THESE IN REAL LIFE DECISION-
MAKING SITUATIONS.
, MODULE CONTENTS
• NINE MODULES COVERING DIFFERENT AREAS RELEVANT TO BUSINESS ETHICS.
• KEY PERSPECTIVES RELEVANT TO ETHICS AT THE MICRO LEVEL, NAMELY PERSONAL VALUES AND ETHIC
• ETHICS FROM THE ORGANISATIONAL AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES.
• THE CONTEXT FOR AND RELEVANCE OF BUSINESS ETHICS;
• DIFFERENT THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO RESOLVE ETHICAL PROBLEMS AND DILEMMAS;
• THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS AND THE NECESSITY OF BALANCING THEIR INTERESTS;
• ETHICS IN CORE BUSINESS AREAS SUCH AS MARKETING, PRODUCTION, ADVERTISING, HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;
• BUSINESS ETHICS AND ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES;
• BUSINESS ETHICS AND SHAREHOLDERS;
• CREATING AND MANAGING AN ORGANISATION THAT SUPPORTS ETHICAL PRACTICES.
• TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF THE DIFFERENT ISSUES RELEVANT TO
ETHICS IN BUSINESS AND TO EQUIP YOU WITH TOOLS WHICH
WILL HELP YOU TO DEAL WITH SUCH ISSUES.
• TO ENABLE YOU TO GAIN A THOROUGH UNDERSTANDING OF
THE THEORIES AND ISSUES SHAPING ETHICAL DIMENSIONS OF
BUSINESS AND TO APPLY THESE IN REAL LIFE DECISION-
MAKING SITUATIONS.
, MODULE CONTENTS
• NINE MODULES COVERING DIFFERENT AREAS RELEVANT TO BUSINESS ETHICS.
• KEY PERSPECTIVES RELEVANT TO ETHICS AT THE MICRO LEVEL, NAMELY PERSONAL VALUES AND ETHIC
• ETHICS FROM THE ORGANISATIONAL AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERSPECTIVES.
• THE CONTEXT FOR AND RELEVANCE OF BUSINESS ETHICS;
• DIFFERENT THEORETICAL APPROACHES TO RESOLVE ETHICAL PROBLEMS AND DILEMMAS;
• THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS AND THE NECESSITY OF BALANCING THEIR INTERESTS;
• ETHICS IN CORE BUSINESS AREAS SUCH AS MARKETING, PRODUCTION, ADVERTISING, HUMAN
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;
• BUSINESS ETHICS AND ENVIRONMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY ISSUES;
• BUSINESS ETHICS AND SHAREHOLDERS;
• CREATING AND MANAGING AN ORGANISATION THAT SUPPORTS ETHICAL PRACTICES.
