Addressing Ethical Challenges in Business Operations

Ethical Business Practices

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Course Title: Addressing Ethical Challenges in Business Operations

Course Overview:

This course aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to identify, analyze, and address ethical challenges that arise in business operations.

It provides a comprehensive understanding of ethical issues in various functional areas of business and explores strategies for promoting ethical behavior and creating a culture of integrity within organizations.

Course Objectives:

By the end of this course, students will be able to:

1. Understand the fundamental concepts and theories of business ethics.

2. Identify and analyze ethical challenges that commonly arise in business operations.

3. Evaluate the ethical implications of decision-making in different functional areas of business, including finance, marketing, human resources, and operations.

Course Outline:

Module 1: Introduction to Business Ethics

1.1 Understanding the concept of business ethics

1.2 Theoretical approaches to business ethics

1.3 Ethical decision-making frameworks

Module 2: Ethical Challenges in Finance and Accounting

2.1 Ethical issues in financial reporting and corporate governance

2.2 Insider trading and conflicts of interest

2.3 Corporate social responsibility in finance

Module 3: Ethical Issues in Marketing and Advertising

3.1 Truth in advertising and deceptive marketing practices

3.2 Targeting vulnerable consumers

3.3 Ethical implications of data collection and privacy