BUSI 2620U – Business Ethics

This course seeks to answer some fundamental questions, including: Why do organizations need to address ethical issues? What ethical issues arise in the course of business activity? How can individuals and organizations address questions of morality in business? What are the ethical obligations of business people and organizations in society? How do organizations manage for ethical practice and social responsibility? What can individuals do to encourage ethical business practice? The following topics are examined in the course: business ethics and strategic management; stakeholder impact analysis and ethical decision-making; employees as stakeholders; customers and suppliers as stakeholders; the environment and local communities as stakeholders, the legal environment of corporations and the professions; compliance programs; crisis management and global business ethics.
Credit hours: 3
Lecture hours: 3