Einführung in die Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik

Strat.UFü	23-21.906.181 Introduction to Business and Corporate Ethics
Lehrende	Maximilian Schormair
Veranstaltungsart	Lecture + Tutorial
Kommentare/Inhalte:	The course provides a comprehensive introduction to the essential theoretical foundations of business and corporate ethics and also establishes numerous practical application references. At the beginning of the lecture, the necessity of dealing with the topic of business and corporate ethics is discussed. Subsequently, important theoretical foundations of business and corporate ethics are presented in detail. In particular, the fundamental relationship between economics and ethics is discussed, key terms are defined and a distinction is made between individual, corporate and business ethics. Building on this, particular problems of economic and business ethics in an international context are explained. In the next step, various approaches to business and corporate ethics will be presented and critically discussed. The aim is to understand the special features of the approaches and to work out their differences. Business and corporate ethics have no impact if their findings are not applied in practice. Accordingly, the lecture then focuses on the discussion of selected approaches to the concrete implementation of business and corporate ethics in practice. The lecture concludes with a discussion of current challenges in business and corporate ethics (e.g. the sharing economy).
Lernziel:	The aim of the lecture is to give students an insight into the research field of business and corporate ethics and to sensitize them to ethical issues in international competition. Students should be able to apply the content they have learned to specific practical problems and reflect independently on the ethical behavior of companies.
Vorgehen:	Lecture In the lectures, the basic concepts and theories of business and corporate ethics are explained and linked to practical applications. From a methodological point of view, PowerPoint slides are used as a framework for discussing the content to be discussed. Students are strongly recommended to supplement the lecture slides with their own notes. The PowerPoint slides for the lectures are accessible via OPENOLAT and should be downloaded by the students before the lecture. Tutorials Tutorials are offered to deepen, supplement and internalize the contents of the lecture. They are an essential part of the course and serve in particular as preparation for the final exam. The tutorials are also intended to train essential scientific skills. These include raising awareness of economic and business ethics problems, critical thinking, argumentation and reflection skills, improving general text comprehension and a more precise understanding of the differences between theory and practice. Various methodological concepts of the tutorials, such as group work, case studies and discussions, create a change from the lecture and offer special space for independent thinking and work by the students.
Literatur:	The following books are recommended for further reading: van Aaken, D./Schreck, P. (Hrsg.) (2015): Theorien der Wirtschafts- und Unternehmensethik, Berlin. Aßländer, M. S. (Hrsg.) (2011): Handbuch Wirtschaftsethik, Stuttgart. Further literature references will be provided in the lecture and tutorials.
Zusätzliche Hinweise zu Prüfungen	The course is completed in the form of a written exam (90 minutes)! The time and place of the exam will be announced during the lecture and via STINE.