Business Ethics

This course emphasizes the importance of making business decisions in the light of moral principles and corporate social responsibility. It aims to introduce and familiarize students with the different ethical issues facing today businesses in order to help them develop appropriate organizational responses to such issues. The course examines frequent conflicts that may arise in conducting business activities such as employee rights, customer rights and how to deal with competition. Topics covered include free market and regulation, corporate strategy and stockholder relations, product testing and safety measures, racial and gender discrimination, etc.