SV702S Business Ethics

School of Business Administration in Karvina
Summer 2008
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Bohumil Fiala, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Bohumil Fiala, Ph.D.
Departament of Economics and Public Administration – School of Business Administration in Karvina
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives (in Czech)
The aim of the course is to make university students familiar with the fundamental features of Business Ethics, its goals and methods. The students are made familiar with the theoretical and practical problems of Business Ethics and ways of solving them.
Syllabus (in Czech)
  • Structure of the Course:
    1. A Defence of Philolosophical Business Ethics
    Business Ethics, Philosophical Scepticism, The Abstractness of Philosophy, Philosophy As An Idle Wheel, Endless Disagreement, Immoral Ethics.
    2. The Responsibilities of Businessman
    What is Responsibility, The Moral Profile of Businessman.
    3. The Ethics of Corporate Downsizing
    The Issue, The Moral Equalitz of Workers and Shareholders, Arguments Against Downsizing,Applying The Results and Related Concerns.
    4. Whistleblowing
    Justification and Whistleblowing, The Standard Theory, Three Paradoxes, ComplicityTheory,Testing The Theory,
    5. The Ethics of Sales
    A Conceptual Roadmap, The Common Law Principle of Caveat Emptor, Holle's Theory, Criticism of Holley, Toward a More Plausible Theory About the Ethics of Sales, A Defense of the Version of the Golden Rule Employed Earlier.
    6. The Inconclusive Ethical Case Against Manipulative Advertising
    What is Manipulative Advertising?, The Effects of Manipulative Advertising, Utilitarism,
    Autonomy, The Categorial Imperative, Virtue Ethics.
    7. Business and Environmental Ethics
    Environmental Problems, Business and Ethical Responsibility


Literature
    required literature
  • SHAW, W. Ethics at Work. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-513942-9. info
  • LaFOLLETTE, H. Practical Ethics. Oxford: University Press, 2003. ISBN 0-19-824105-4. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2007.
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