Course detail

Ethics in Business

FAST-CZ052Acad. year: 2022/2023

Ethics, business ethics, ethics and morality, connection between ethics, economy and philosophy, history of ethics, overview of basic ethic directions and paradigms, personalities in history of ethics, importance of ethic cathegories to life, ethic inspiration for economy, new conceptions of ethics, social events and ethics, relations between ethics and business, economic pragmatism, utilitarism and liberalism, introduction to management of ethics, firm strategy and ethics, ethics in firm philosophy, ethics in firm culture, ethical codex, ethical auditing, moral personality development, ethics in firm culture, ethical dilemata in manager's activities, non-ethical examples in behaviour, corruption, lobbying, experiential training in ethics, ethical transformation.

Language of instruction

Czech

Number of ECTS credits

2

Mode of study

Not applicable.

Guarantor

RNDr. Ing. Jaroslav Lindr, Ph.D.

Department

Institute of Social Sciences (SPV)

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Knowledge of ethic principles and their connections with management. Understanding of human change in firm culture, manager´s personality and firm strategy.

Prerequisites

The subject follows to knowledge gained in the course of secondary education in subject Foundantions of Social Sciences or Civics, therefore no other technical or social science information is needed, knowledge of basic of law, psychology, sociology, philosophy, sociology or philosophy, interest in ethic topics, recognising and knowledge of society.

Co-requisites

Not applicable.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Not applicable.

Assesment methods and criteria linked to learning outcomes

Not applicable.

Course curriculum

1. Introduction to ethics. Importance of ethics. The concept and benefits of ethics. Management and business ethics. Ethics and morality.
2. The basic elements of ethical theories. Traditional and modern concept. History of ethics. Man and ethics.
3. Historical-developmental changes of ethics, important ethical concepts and personalities, aim for present.
4. Ethics in Modern Ages. Relativism, material ethical values, positivism, a new concept of ethics. Contemporary ethical discourses.
5. Transformation of ethics into business. Economic pragmatism, utilitarism, liberalism and neoliberalism.
6. Introduction into ethics of management. Ethics of direction and accountability. Ethical decision-making process.
7. Relation between ethics and business. Personal morality and corporate ethics, ethical-professional personality character.
8. Manager and ethics - perspectives and changes. Development of a manager personality. Dichotomy in managerial praxis.
9. Implementation of ethics, the nature and importance. Moral development of company. Public relations.
10. Integrating of ethics into the corporate culture. The role of ethics in company development strategy. Social firm responsibility.
11. Ethics in business enterprise management. Ethics of labor relations in the company. Moral culture of contemporary businessman.
12. Ethical codex, examples. Ethical auditing of a firm. Non-ethical examples in behaviour, prevention and its solution.
13. Self-assessment exercise in the area of ethics and management. Ethical-social katechism.

Work placements

Not applicable.

Aims

Orientation in subject, ability to aplicate of knowledge, information and practises in professional and personal life.

Specification of controlled education, way of implementation and compensation for absences

Extent and forms are specified by guarantor’s regulation updated for every academic year.

Recommended optional programme components

Not applicable.

Prerequisites and corequisites

Not applicable.

Basic literature

ARZENBACHER, Arno. Úvod do etiky. Praha: Academia. 2001. ISBN 80-200-0953-1. (CS)
LINDR, Jaroslav. Etika v podnikání. M01 Nástin etiky. Brno: FAST, studijní opory. 2007. 48 s. (CS)
LINDR, Jaroslav. Etika v podnikání. M02 Etická firemní strategie. Brno: FAST, studijní opory. 2007. 48 s. (CS)
LINDR, Jaroslav. Etika v podnikání. M03 Implementace etiky. Brno: FAST, studijní opory. 2007. 48 s. (CS)
LUKNIČ, Arnold Steve. Etika - štvrtý rozmer podnikania. Trenčín: SAP. 1994. ISBN 80-85665-30-1. (SK)

Recommended reading

Not applicable.

Classification of course in study plans

  • Programme N-P-C-SI Master's

    branch K , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch N , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme N-K-C-SI Master's

    branch N , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional
    branch K , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

  • Programme N-P-E-SI Master's

    branch K , 1 year of study, summer semester, compulsory-optional

Type of course unit

 

Lecture

26 hod., optionally

Teacher / Lecturer

RNDr. Ing. Jaroslav Lindr, Ph.D.

Syllabus

1. Introduction to ethics. Importance of ethics. The concept and benefits of ethics. Management and business ethics. Ethics and morality. 2. The basic elements of ethical theories. Traditional and modern concept. History of ethics. Man and ethics. 3. Historical-developmental changes of ethics, important ethical concepts and personalities, aim for present. 4. Ethics in Modern Ages. Relativism, material ethical values, positivism, a new concept of ethics. Contemporary ethical discourses. 5. Transformation of ethics into business. Economic pragmatism, utilitarism, liberalism and neoliberalism. 6. Introduction into ethics of management. Ethics of direction and accountability. Ethical decision-making process. 7. Relation between ethics and business. Personal morality and corporate ethics, ethical-professional personality character. 8. Manager and ethics - perspectives and changes. Development of a manager personality. Dichotomy in managerial praxis. 9. Implementation of ethics, the nature and importance. Moral development of company. Public relations. 10. Integrating of ethics into the corporate culture. The role of ethics in company development strategy. Social firm responsibility. 11. Ethics in business enterprise management. Ethics of labor relations in the company. Moral culture of contemporary businessman. 12. Ethical codex, examples. Ethical auditing of a firm. Non-ethical examples in behaviour, prevention and its solution. 13. Self-assessment exercise in the area of ethics and management. Ethical-social katechism.