International Business Ethics
The main aim of this course is to convey the fundamental necessity of a normatively secured legitimation of global business. After the completion of this course, students are familiar with the central conceptual foundations and analytical structures of international business ethics. They understand that business decisions are embedded in a nexus of instrumental (i.e., self-interested), legal and ethical reasoning.
Students will be exposed to debates about a range of issues in international business ethics in order to (1) to increase students’ familiarity with the methods of analysis of moral and political philosophy, and business ethics in particular. The course should (2) enhance students’ critical reasoning skills, particularly as applied to issues in international business ethics. It should (3) improve students’ ability to engage productively in discussions of difficult and controversial moral questions that appear during global business activity.
The module is offered every winter term.
The module is applicable to:
- Business Ethics and Responsible Management
- International Management