Business Ethics

Topic-Level Outline

Days: 1

Prerequisites: None

Unit 1 : Ethical decisions

Topic A: 0 Basics of business ethics

A-1: Discussing business ethics

A-2: Balancing personal and organizational ethics

A-3: Identifying common ethical dilemmas

Topic B: 0 Making ethical decisions

B-1: Discussing ethical decision-making

B-2: Overcoming barriers in the decision-making process

Unit 2 : Whistle-blowing

Topic A: 0 Whistle-blowing criteria and risks

A-1: Understanding whistle-blowing

Topic B: 0 The whistle-blowing process

B-1: Recognizing when to blow the whistle

B-2: Identifying whistle-blowing guidelines

B-3: Blowing the whistle legally

Unit 3 : Managerial ethics

Topic A: 0 Ethical management

A-1: Identifying the characteristics of ethical managers

A-2: Discussing ethical management

A-3: Discussing human resource issues

Topic B: 0 Subordinates’ ethical issues

B-1: Ensuring ethical behavior

B-2: Handling ethical dilemmas brought by subordinates

Unit 4 : Unethical behavior

Topic A: 0 Recognizing unethical behavior

A-1: Identifying sources of unethical behavior

A-2: Preventing unethical behavior

Topic B: 0 Ending unethical behavior

B-1: Conducting an intervention meeting

B-2: Promoting ethical behavior

Unit 5 : Organizational ethics

Topic A: 0 Organizational ethics basics

A-1: Discussing the need for organizational ethics

A-2: Discussing functional area ethics

Topic B: 0 Ethical principles

B-1: Discussing ethical principles of organizations

B-2: Upholding ethical principles

Topic C: 0 Ethical safeguards

C-1: Developing a corporate code of ethics

C-2: Performing an internal ethical audit

Topic D: 0 Corporate social responsibilities

D-1: Identifying types of social responsibilities

D-2: Handling conflicting social responsibilities