Sustainability in Business & Society
Niveau
First study cycle, Bachelor
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The participants:
• understand the relationships between the economy, society and politics against the background of individual and organizational responsibility.
• recognize business-ethics questions in practice and discuss them critically.
• can differentiate various approaches to corporate governance.
• are able to reflect on the claims of diverse stakeholders against an ethical background and in terms of aspects of sustainability.
• understand the relationships between the economy, society and politics against the background of individual and organizational responsibility.
• recognize business-ethics questions in practice and discuss them critically.
• can differentiate various approaches to corporate governance.
• are able to reflect on the claims of diverse stakeholders against an ethical background and in terms of aspects of sustainability.
Prerequisites for the course
none
Course content
• Ethics and morality in theory and practice
• Philosophical and intercultural principles of specific moral concepts and value systems
• Discussion of management approaches (e.g. principal-agent theory, shareholder-value approach, etc.) from an ethical perspective
• Triple bottom line (TBL) and the three dimensions of sustainability
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and corporate sustainability
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
• Philosophical and intercultural principles of specific moral concepts and value systems
• Discussion of management approaches (e.g. principal-agent theory, shareholder-value approach, etc.) from an ethical perspective
• Triple bottom line (TBL) and the three dimensions of sustainability
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and corporate sustainability
• Corporate social responsibility (CSR)
Recommended specialist literature
• Crane, Andrew; Matten, Dirk: Business Ethics. Oxford University Press (latest edition)
• Schlegelmilch, Bodo, Szőcs, Ilona (Eds.): Rethinking Business Responsibility in a Global Context. Springer (latest edition)
• 1-2 aktuelle Artikel aus Fachzeitschriften
• Schlegelmilch, Bodo, Szőcs, Ilona (Eds.): Rethinking Business Responsibility in a Global Context. Springer (latest edition)
• 1-2 aktuelle Artikel aus Fachzeitschriften
Assessment methods and criteria
Portfolio assessment
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
4
Semester hours per week
Planned teaching and learning method
E-learning
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
4