365-1067-00L  (Un)ethical Decision Making: Alternative and Critical Thinking in Management

SemesterAutumn Semester 2016
LecturersA. Vaccaro
Periodicityyearly recurring course
Language of instructionEnglish
CommentExclusively for MAS MTEC students (third semester).

Limited number of participants: a minimum of 10 persons and a maximum of 40 persons.

Please register by 7.9.2016 at the latest via myStudies.



Courses

NumberTitleHoursLecturers
365-1067-00 S(Un)ethical Decision Making: Alternative and Critical Thinking in Management Special students and auditors need a special permission from the lecturers.
Three-day course: 15.09.2016, 16.09.2016 and 17.09.2016. Thursday: 09:15-18:00; Friday: 09:15-18:00; Saturday: 08:15-17:00.
The course material will be available on Moodle via myStudies (button "Learning Materials").
24s hrs
15.09.09:15-18:00HG D 3.2 »
09:15-18:00HG E 33.1 »
09:15-18:00HG E 33.3 »
09:15-18:00HG E 33.5 »
16.09.09:15-18:00HG D 3.2 »
09:15-18:00HG E 33.1 »
09:15-18:00HG E 33.3 »
09:15-18:00HG E 33.5 »
17.09.08:15-17:00HG D 3.2 »
08:15-17:00HG E 33.1 »
08:15-17:00HG E 33.3 »
08:15-17:00HG E 33.5 »
A. Vaccaro

Catalogue data

AbstractThis course is about decision making processes in complex situations involving financial, relational and ethical problems. First, it provides fundamental tools for addressing problematic situations.
Second, it discusses how stakeholders' ethical expectations and social responsibility issues can be effectively implemented and integrated in organizational systems and strategic planning processes.
Objective- Become familiar with tools and procedures to prevent, identify and resolve corporate fraud and crime in organizations
- Understanding the mutual relationship between financial, relational and ethical drivers in managerial decision making
- Become familiar with tools and procedures to prevent and resolve corporate crises and scandals
- Understanding the opportunities associated with the corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement and how to integrate CSR in organizational and strategic planning
- Create an effective CSR strategic planning process to successfully develop and implement a CSR package
- Understand a variety of strategic CSR planning tools
- Become familiar with creating deep destructive change in pursuit of dual economic and social value
Content- Fraud and corruption in organizations
- Crisis management
- Personnel problems: Preventing and managing mobbing and sexual harassment
- Global criminal networks
Lecture notesMost classes are taught through a series of mini-cases and notes that represent real management decisions.

Some classes are complemented with readings from prominent media resources, guest speakers and experimental exercises.
LiteratureThis course is based on mini-cases that will be distributed during the classes.
Link
(The Enrollment Key to Moodle will be provided one week before the course)
Prerequisites / NoticeNo Pre-course preparation as requirement.
This is an interactive course.

Performance assessment

Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again)
Performance assessment as a semester course
ECTS credits2 credits
ExaminersA. Vaccaro
Typeungraded semester performance
Language of examinationEnglish
RepetitionRepetition only possible after re-enrolling for the course unit.
Additional information on mode of examinationCredit point only be assigned if the following criteria are met: Full attendance of all course days and full completion of all course assignments.

Learning materials

No public learning materials available.
Only public learning materials are listed.

Groups

No information on groups available.

Restrictions

General : Special students and auditors need a special permission from the lecturers
Places40 at the most
PriorityRegistration for the course unit is only possible for the primary target group
Primary target groupMAS ETH in Management, Technology, and Economics (365000) starting semester 03
Waiting listuntil 15.09.2016
End of registration periodRegistration only possible until 07.09.2016

Offered in

ProgrammeSectionType
MAS in Management, Technology, and EconomicsElectives, 1. and 3. SemesterWInformation