SVK702S Business ethics

Obchodně podnikatelská fakulta v Karviné
zima 2008
Rozsah
Přednáška 8 HOD/SEM. 5 kr. Ukončení: zk.
Garance
Katedra ekonomie a veřejné správy – Obchodně podnikatelská fakulta v Karviné
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Mateřské obory/plány
Cíle předmětu
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.
Osnova
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    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
Literatura
    povinná literatura
  • 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
Vyučovací jazyk
Angličtina
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Předmět je zařazen také v obdobích zima 2007, léto 2008, léto 2009.