MAIOP 535 - Ethics and Socially Responsible

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This course introduces students to the relevance and importance of ethics and social responsibility in business. The objectives are to increase students’ awareness and understanding of ethical issues in business and the field of Organizational Psychology, and to provide useful conceptual tools to guide analysis and decisions. The ultimate intent of the course is to leave students better equipped to identify, think critically about, and resolve ethical issues that are encountered in their professional life at the individual, organizational, and societal levels. Some of the conceptual tools and frameworks to be discussed throughout the course include; Moral Theory, Reasoning, and Development, Ethical Decision-Making, and Corporate Social Responsibility Theory. The course will apply these conceptual tools and frameworks and the ways they impact various stakeholder groups including: shareholders; employees; consumers; suppliers, the natural environment, communities, and governments. The course concludes with a discussion of how companies can establish ethical corporate cultures.