Ethics in Business II

Year
0

Academic year
2019-2020

Code
02004993

Subject Area
History/Sociology/Marketing/Management

Language of Instruction
Portuguese

Mode of Delivery
Face-to-face

ECTS Credits
2.5

Type
Elective

Level
2nd Cycle Studies - Mestrado

Recommended Prerequisites

Fluency in English.

Teaching Methods

Descriptive and case analysis.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, students should be able to identify and understand the boundaries and duties that embody corporate social responsibility, assess corporate social strategies, analyze Sustainability Reports and understand the reasoning and implications of moral philosophy in business management and practice.

Work Placement(s)

Syllabus

This course aims at introducing students to the discussion of ethical boundaries of corporate behavior in modern societies, presenting and debating the Corporate Social Responsibility concept and practical implications. In order to illustrate and deepen the understanding of issues, real cases will be presented, Sustainability Reports will be analyzed and ethical dilemmas will be discussed.

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Mixed regime: 100.0%

Bibliography

ALBERONI, Francesco ; VECA, Salvatore - O altruísmo e a moral. 5ª ed.. Venda Nova : Bertrand Editora, 2000. ALMEIDA, Filipe Jorge Ribeiro de - Ética, valores humanos e responsabilidade social das empresas. Cascais : Princípia Editora, 2010. [BP 658 ALM ; BP COP- 1935]. COMTE-SPONVILLE, André - O capitalismo será moral? : acerca de alguns ridículos e tiranias do nosso tempo. Mem Martins : Editorial Inquérito, 2006. CORPORATE social responsibility in Europe : retheoric and realities. Edited by Regine Barth, Franziska Wolff. Cheltenham : Edward Elgar, 2009. ETHICAL issues in business : a philosophical approach. Ed. by Thomas Donaldson, Patricia H. Werhane, Margaret Cording. 7th ed.. Upper Saddle River : Prentice-Hal, 2002. [BP 658 ETH]. KANT, Immanuel - Fundamentação da metafísica dos costumes. Lisboa : Edições 70, 2008. [BP 141 KAN]. MARÉCHAL, Jean-Paul - Ética e economia: uma oposição artificial. Lisboa : Instituto Piaget, 2006. [ BP 330.8 MAR]. MILL, John Stuart - Utilitarismo. Lisboa : Gradiva, 2005. [ BP 141 MIL]. MOREIRA, José Manuel - A contas com a ética empresarial. Cascais : Principia, 1999. [BP 330.1 MOR]. RESPONSABILIDADE social nas PME : casos em Portugal. Coordenação Maria João Nicolau Santos. Lisboa : Editora RH, 2006. [BP 658 RES].