Business Ethics

Overview

The Business Ethics course from Anglo-American University (AAU), Prague focuses on the CSR practices of multinational Corporations (MNCs), the challenges and opportunities of acting responsibly in the arena often called “the global village”. It also assesses the role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in acting responsibly in a highly competitive environment. 

A main goal of the course is to make students aware of what influences individual and organizational decision making and to accept that however strong the external pressure might be individuals are still responsible for their decisions and its consequences.

This course also includes a look at technology development and the role of media.

Learning Outcomes

• Show familiarity with current ethical questions, economic, social and environmental policy frameworks in which CSR takes place.
• Demonstrate mastery of CSR theory and practice in Europe from corporate codes of conduct to related EU policies, frameworks and discussions.
• Appreciate and articulate complex issues in corporate governance under local and global settings.
• Show familiarity with critical issues of CG and CSR, including corporate ownership structures, transparency, board practices, CSR strategy formulation and implementation, and their impact on different stakeholders.
• Know how to integrate management control issues with corporate governance as a firm-specific objective to achieve superior company performance and greater accountability.
• Analyze, communicate and provide recommendations on business cases.