The legal and ethical components of executive decision-making: A course for business managers
S. Andrew Ostapski, John Oliver, Gaston T. Gonzalez
Journal of Business Ethics · 1996 · Volume 15 · Issue 5
Abstract
The debate on whether and how to teach business ethics in graduate business programs continues. The authors of this article suggest specific content and processes for a course aimed at giving MBA candidates the awareness, tools, and mental processes necessary to recognize and address ethical issues in decision making. The inclusion of labor law, discrimination issues, consumer protection legislation, securities laws, and an overview of the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights coupled with the development of utilitarian, deontological, and egalitarian analysis of ethical issues provides the tools and processes necessary for ethical decision making. These tools and processes are applied in several class experiences using cases, moral audits, and the development of a code of ethics to help students acquire the knowledge, skills, and values needed in ethical decision making.
Keywords
Economic Growth, Mental Process, Business Ethic, Ethical Issue, Consumer Protection
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