Business Ethics in Strategy and Organization

Course

URL study guide

https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2024-2025/E_BA_BESO

Course Objective

Academic and Research Skills:You are able to do profound academic research in ethics and business ethics, and apply your insights to the field of S&O.Knowledge of Theory + Methods and Solving Complex Problems:You are able to evaluate the applied methods in ethics to the field of S&O.Professional Social Skills:You are able to suggest and communicate action when ethical questions occur in the context of S&O.Horizon Beyond Professional Area:You are able to leverage organizations to have a positive impact.Self-Reflective Professional:You are able to self-reflect on your own values, possible actions, and the ethical questions related to S&O, that you experience during the master program or that you potentially will experience when working in your profession.

Course Content

In Business Ethics in Strategy & Organization we learn about today’s challenges that urge us to rethink organizations and their strategies. The course builds on courses on innovation, entrepreneurship, growth strategies, multi-stakeholder management, CSR, and business model innovation, and applies ethics and sustainability to these topics. In this course you will learn the following:Academic research about the ethics of businessReflect on your own and others’ valuesLeverage organizations to have a positive impact

Teaching Methods

Lectures, tutorials, guest lectures

Method of Assessment

Assignment

Literature

A selection of resources/literature will be published in the course manual.

Target Audience

This course is obligatory for students in Strategy & Organization

Recommended background knowledge

Strategy & Organization courses from period 1-3

Explanation Canvas

Communication with the course coordinator goes via canvas.
Academic year1/09/2431/08/25
Course level3.00 EC

Language of Tuition

  • English

Study type

  • Master