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M2 Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
9410020
Compulsory Course
Lecture
English
Winter Term
6 ECTS
4
Written Examination
120 minutes
Decimal Grade
Objectives
Understanding and critical reflection over the essentials and necessities of business ethics within international corporate governance.
Understanding of social influences on organizational behavior.
Understanding of social influences on organizational behavior, one’s own behavior and the influence one has on peers and superiors.
Content
Corporate Governance
- Developments in Corporate Governance
- Owners and Stakeholders
- Directors and Board Structure
- International Corporate Governance
- Finance, Law and Markets
- Corporate Control and Governance
- Globalization of Corporate Governance
- Corporate Governance in Crisis
Business Ethics
- Philosophy and Ethics
- Perspectives on Business Ethics and Values
- Ethical Issues in Business
- Ethical Theories and how to Use Them
- Personal Values in the Workplace
- Values and Heuristics
- Individual Responses to Ethical Situations
- Whistleblower or Witness
- Social Responsibility, Citizenship, and Governance
- Sustainability and the Responsible Corporation
- Ethical Conformance: Codes, Standards, Culture
- Global and Local Values
Recommended readings
- Bob Tricker: Corporate Governance, Principles, Policies and Practices, Oxford 2012
- Christine A. Mallin: Corporate Governance, Oxford 2007
- Thomas A. Clarke: International Corporate Governance, New York 2006
- John Fraedrich, Linda Ferrell and O.C. Ferrell: Ethical Decision Making in Business: A Managerial Approach 9th International Edition, Cengage, 2010
- Joseph W. Weiss: Business Ethics – A Shareholder & Issues Management Approach, Mason 2008
- Colin Fisher, Alan Lovell: Business Ethics and Values, London 2009
- Jean J. du Plessis: German Corporate Governance in International and European Context, Berlin 2007
Workload and Breakdown of Credits
6 ECTS x 30 hours = 180 hours, combined out of the following:
- Course attendance: 45 hours
- Preparation / homework / self-study : 45 hours
- Time for exercises and group work: 30 hours
- Semester project / presentation: 30 hours
- Exam preparation: 30 hours
- Exam time: 120 minutes
Teaching and Learning Methods
- Highly Interactive Teaching and Learning
- Presentations by Students on Specific Topics
- Teamwork on Cases