Sustainability in Business & Society
Niveau
2. Master study cycle
Learning outcomes of the courses/module
The students are able to:
• understand the connections between economy, society and politics against the background of individual and organi-zational responsibility.
• recognize and critically discuss ethical issues in practice.
• differentiate between different approaches to corporate governance.
• reflect the demands of various stakeholders against an ethical background and integrate them into management considerations.
• understand the connections between economy, society and politics against the background of individual and organi-zational responsibility.
• recognize and critically discuss ethical issues in practice.
• differentiate between different approaches to corporate governance.
• reflect the demands of various stakeholders against an ethical background and integrate them into management considerations.
Prerequisites for the course
Course of the first academic year
Course content
• Ethics and morals in theory and practice
• Discussion of orthodox management approaches (among others: principal agent theory, shareholder value approach) from an ethical perspective
• Soft- vs. hard-law and its influence on the sustainability of management decisions
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
• Discussion of orthodox management approaches (among others: principal agent theory, shareholder value approach) from an ethical perspective
• Soft- vs. hard-law and its influence on the sustainability of management decisions
• Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
Recommended specialist literature
• Crane, Andrew; Matten, Dirk: Business Ethics. Oxford University Press (latest edition)
• Schlegelmilch, Bodo, Szőcs, Ilona (Eds.): Rethinking Business Responsibility in a Global Context. Springer (latest edition)
• 1-2 current articles from professional journals
• Schlegelmilch, Bodo, Szőcs, Ilona (Eds.): Rethinking Business Responsibility in a Global Context. Springer (latest edition)
• 1-2 current articles from professional journals
Assessment methods and criteria
term paper
Language
English
Number of ECTS credits awarded
3
Share of e-learning in %
25
Semester hours per week
2.0
Planned teaching and learning method
Blended Learning
Semester/trimester in which the course/module is offered
3
Name of lecturer
Prof. (FH) Dr. Peter Dietrich
Academic year
Key figure of the course/module
07.MV.COM.3
Type of course/module
integrated lecture
Type of course
Compulsory
Internship(s)
none