https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/E_BA_BELCMAfter this course students are expected to: Academic and Research Skills:Be able to explore academic debates and do profound acedmic research in ethics and business ethics, and apply these insights to the field of LCM. Bridging Theory and Practise: Knowledge of Theory & Methods and Solving Complex Problems:Be able to evaluate the normative research methods used in studies on normative ethical questions in LCM, and able to do own research on such questions based on interviews, content analyses, conceptual analyses and/or cases. Professional Social Skills:Be able to suggest and communicate action when moral dilemmas occur in the context of LCM. Broadening your Horizon:Be able to relate to stakeholder interests beyond your interest as leader or change manager. Self-Awareness:Able to self-reflect on your own values, possible actions, and the ethical dilemma’s related to LCM, that you have experienced during the master program or that you potentially will experience when working in your profession.Businesses face major ethical challenges: globalization, human rights violations, equality, climate change, and many more. Leaders and Change Managers have to deal with the impact of those grand challenges on today's corporate world and will help to shape a better future. That's why they need a deeper understanding of the role and responsibilities of businesses in society. Further, Leaders and Change Managers need to understand why companies often fail to comply with given norms but also how they can contribute to the solutions of today’s grand challenges. In the course Business Ethics in Leadership and Change Management, students learn to recognize and engage with current ethical debates and developments in Leadership and Change Management. The lectures and seminars address different moral viewpoints and different business ethics theories that have been put forward to tackle today's challenges. After this course students should be able to understand where these ethical issues within LCM originate from, and how Leaders and Change Managers can respond. It thus prepares students for the ethical challenges that await them, and helps with finding ethically sound solutions.Lectures, tutorialsGroup assessment, individual assessmentA selection of resources will be published on Canvas.This course is compulsory for students in Leadership and ChangeManagement.n.a.n.a.Students should have passed an academic bachelor course in ethics. Ifnot, they should have read M.J. Sandel (2010), Justice: What is theright thing to do? New York: FSGLCM courses from period 1-3 and an academic bachelor course in ethics.We make use of Canvas