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UNIVERSITI UTARA MALAYSIA

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS
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COURSE CODE
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BPMN3123
COURSE NAME
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MANAGEMENT ETHICS
PREREQUISITE :
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COURSE SYNOPSIS
The purpose of this course is to enhance students understanding on the principle,
practices and ethical issues in business administration. This course exposes to
students the important theory and concepts as well as the philosophy and principle of
ethics in business administration, ethics in the marketplace, the ethics of the external
and internal business organization. Apart from that, this course also discusses
critically the ethical questions and issues in business administration.

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COURSE OBJECTIVES
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to
2.1
2.2
2.3

3.0

Understand the theory and concept as well as the philosophy and principles of
ethics in business administration.
Understand the ethical issues in business administration
Acquire knowledge and needed skills for making critical assessment on the
peoples ethical and unethical practices and actions in business administration.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES


Upon completion of the course, students will be able to
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4

identify the theory and concept as well as the philosophy and principles of
ethics in business administration (C1, A1, P1)
explain the suitability of the usage of theory and concept as well as the
philosophy and the principles of ethics in business administration (C2, A3, P1)
critically discuss the ethical and unethical practices and actions in the
organization and business administration (C2, A2, P2)
discuss current ethical issues in an organization (C4, A3, P2)

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REFERENCES
Beauchamp, T. L. & Bowie, N. E. (2004). Ethical theory and business (7th ed.). NJ:
Pearson Prentice Hall.
Boatright, J. R. (2003). Ethics and the conduct of business. Upper Saddle River. NJ:
Pearson Prentice Hall.
Desjardins, J.R. (2004). An introduction to business ethics. NY: McGraw Hill.
Donaldson, T., Werhane, P. H. & Cording, M. (2002). Ethical issues in business: A
philosophical approach (7th ed.). NJ: Prentice Hall.
Hartman, L. T. (2005). Perspectives in business ethics. NY: McGraw Hill.
Hartley, R. F. (2005). Business ethics: Mistakes and successes (1st ed.). NJ: John
Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Jennings, M. M. (2006). Business ethics (5th ed.). Ohio: Thomson South-Western
West.
Khaliq Ahmad & AbulHasan M. Sadeq. (2001). Ethics in business and management:
Islamic and mainstream approaches. Petaling Jaya: Pelanduk.
Malachoski, A. (2001). Business ethics: Critical perspectives on business and
management. London: Routledge.
Shaw, W. H. (2005). Business ethics (5th ed.). CA: Thomson Wadsworth.Trevino, L.
K.
Shaw,W.H. & Barry, V.(2010). Moral Issues in Business (11th). Wadsworth Cengage.
Stanwick, P. A. & Stanwick, S. D. (2009). Understanding business ethics. NJ: Pearson
Prentice Hall.
Trevino, L. K. & Nelson, K. A. (2004). Managing business ethics: Straight talk about
how to do it right (3rd ed.). NJ: Wiley.
Velasquez, M. G. (2012). Business ethics: Concept and cases (7th ed.). New Jersey:
Prentice Hall.
Weiss, J. W. (2003). Business ethics: A stakeholder and issues management approach
(3rd ed.). Ohio: Thomson South Western

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COURSE CONTENT
CONTENT

HOUR

1.0 PHILOSOPHY, PRINCIPLE, THEORIES AND CONCEPTS OF


ETHICS

(Chapter 1 in book and chapter 1 in the slide)


1.1 Ethical theory and moral principle
1.1.1 Ethics and moral philosophy
1.1.2 Morality and moral standard
1.1.3 Differences between moral standard and nonmoral standard
1.1.4 Types, definition, concept and purpose of ethics
1.1.5 Descriptive and normative ethics
1.1.6 Ethical theories - teleological ethical theory (consequentialist
principle) and deontological ethical theory (nonconsequentialist
principle)
1.2 Business ethics
1.2.1 The nature of business ethics
1.2.2 Definition and concept of business ethics
1.2.3 Issues in business ethics - systemic issues, corporate issues, and
individual issues
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2.0 ETHICS AND MORAL

(chapter 1 in book and chapter 1 in the slides)


2.1 Ethics in business administration
2.1.1 Arguments for and against business ethics
2.1.2 Unethical business practices
2.1.3 Levels of business ethics
2.1.4 Ethical reasoning in business
2.1.5 Ethical dilemmas - identifying ethical dilemmas and the
category of ethical dilemmas
2.1.6 Myths about business ethics
2.1.7 Education & training of business ethics
2.2 The application of moral standards to determine ethical behaviors
2.2.1 Moral responsibility and blame
2.2.2. The application of moral standards to corporations and
individuals
2.3 The multinational corporation and business ethics
2.3.1 Issues regarding the operations of multinational corporation
2.3.2 The theory of ethical relativism & criticism

3.0 ETHICAL PRINCIPLES IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

(chapter 2 in book and chapter 2 in the slides)


3.1 Utilitarianism principle
3.1.1 Traditional utilitarianism
3.1.2 Misunderstanding of the utilitarianism principle
3.1.3 Problems of measurement
3.1.4 Problems with rights and justice
3.1.5 Proponents views of defending utilitarianism principle
3.2 Rights principle
3.2.1 The concept of rights
3.2.2 Rights from legal rights perspective
3.2.3 Rights from the moral standards perspective
3.2.4 Purpose of rights
3.2.5 Important aspects of moral rights
3.2.6 Negative and positive rights
3.2.7 Kantians moral rights, Kants categorical imperative,
Kantian rights & Problems with Kants right
3.3 The principle of justice and fairness
3.3.1 The concept of justice and fairness
3.3.2 The category of justice and fairness
3.3.3 Distributive justice - Basic principle of distributive justice,
Justice as equality: Egalitarianism, Justice based on
contribution: Capitalist justice, Justice based on needs and
abilities: Socialism, Justice as freedom: Libertarianism, Justice
as fairness: Rawls, Retributive justice, Compensatory justice
3.4 The ethics of care

4.0 THE MARKET SYSTEM AND BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

(chapter 3 in book and chapter 3 in the slides)


4.1 The business system
4.1.1 Proponents and opponents of new industrial policy &
globalization
4.1.2 Ideologies - business ideologies
4.1.3 Market systems, command systems & mixed system
4.2 Market systems
4.2.1 Free markets and rights: John Locke - Criticisms of Lockean
rights
4.2.2 The utility of free markets: Adam Smith - Criticisms of Adam
Smith
4.2.3 Marxist criticisms - alienation of workers, the real purpose of
government, immiseration of workers
4.2.4 Mixed economy
4.3 Ethics in the marketplace

(chapter 4 in book and chapter 4 in the slides)


4.3.1 Perfect competition
4.3.2 Monopoly competition
4.3.3 Oligopolistic competition - oligopolies and public policy
5.

5.0 ETHICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


ENVIRONMENT ETHICS AND THE EXTERNAL
ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATION

(chapter 5 in book and chapter 5 in the slides)


5.1 Ethics and the environmental issues
5.1.1 Pollution and resource depletion air pollution, water pollution
and land pollution & Depletion of species and habitats, fossil
fuels & minerals
5.1.2 The ethics of pollution control - Ecological ethics,
Environmental rights and absolute bans, Utilitarianism and
partial control - private costs and social costs & Remedies: the
duties of the firm
5.1.3 The ethics of conserving depletable resources - Rights of
future generations & Justice to future generations
5.2 The ethics of consumer production and marketing

(chapter 6 in book and chapter 6 in the slides)


5.1.1 Markets and consumer protection
5.1.2 The contract view of business duties to consumers The duty
to comply, duty of disclosure, duty not to misrepresent, and
duty not to coerce & Problems with the contractual theory
5.1.3 The due care theory The duty to exercise due care &
Problems with due care
5.1.4 The social costs view of the manufacturers duties - Problems
with the social costs view
5.3 Business and competition

5.3.1 Advertising ethics Main effects of advertising - social effects


of advertising, creation of consumer desires & effects on
consumer beliefs
5.3.2 Consumer privacy
6.06.

6.0 ETHICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION ENVIRONMENT


ETHICS AND THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
ORGANIZATION

(chapter 7 in book and chapter 7 in the slides)


6.1 The ethics of job discrimination
6.1.1 Job discrimination: Its nature - Forms of discrimination
6.1.2 Discrimination: Its extent
6.1.3 Discrimination: Utility, rights and justice

6.2 The individual in the organization

(chapter 8 in the slides) but not in the book


6.2.1 The rational organization
6.2.2 Individual values and business organization - The employees
obligations to the firm conflicts of interest, bribes and gifts,
employee theft and computers, and insider trading
6.2.3 The firms duties to the employee Wages, Working
conditions: Health and safety & Working conditions: Job
satisfaction
6.2.4 The political organization
6.2.5 Individual rights and business organization The right to
privacy, Freedom to conscience, Whistle-blowing, Employee
rights and plant closings, Unions and the right to organize
6.2.6 Organizational politics Political tactics in organization & The
ethics of political tactics
6..2.7The caring organization
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7.0 GROUP PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION


TOTAL

6.0

42

TEACHING METHODS
Lectures , discussions and presentations

7.0

COURSE ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION
Coursework

60%

Final Examination

40%

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