LET-CIWM436
Issues in International Management
Course infoSchedule
Course moduleLET-CIWM436
Credits (ECTS)5
Category-
Language of instructionEnglish
Offered byRadboud University; Faculty of Arts; Communication and Information Studies;
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator
dr. B.C. Planken
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Lecturer
dr. B.C. Planken
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Contactperson for the course
dr. B.C. Planken
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Examiner
dr. B.C. Planken
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Academic year2020
Period
PER 3  (25/01/2021 to 04/04/2021)
Starting block
PER 3
Course mode
full-time
Remarks-
Registration using OSIRISYes
Course open to students from other facultiesNo
Pre-registrationNo
Waiting listNo
Placement procedure-
Aims
Upon completion of the course students will be able to:
  • Identify actors, concepts and contexts in business ethics using theoretical concepts and frameworks dealt with in the course;
  • Identify and comment on ethical issues facing globally operating organisations today;
  • Critically reflect on the potential implications of (un)ethical decision-making in global business and management;
  • Apply knowledge of and insights into ethical issues in international organisations to engage in critical discussion, to analyze strategy and to formulate recommendations for best practice
Content
Ethics is about views of right and wrong, and ethical decision-making affects everyone every day. In organizations that operate internationally, decision-making does not take place in a vacuum, but in potentially diverse social, political, legal and cultural contexts. As organizations and businesses expand across the globe, strategy and management increasingly involve ethical dilemmas that can have profound impacts on an organization’s local and global prospects in the short and longer term. As a result, business ethics, and particularly how it applies in organizations that operate internationally, has become an important area for academic study. This course considers the ethical challenges facing international organizations today and covers issues relating to three broad themes: ethical principles and national/cultural divergence, the changing role of business in societies and in economic development, and accountability and responsibility (e.g. governance and sustainability). The themes will be considered in a global (vs. local) context, in lectures, group discussions, and case study analysis.
Level

Presumed foreknowledge

Test information

Specifics

Assumed previous knowledge
Prerequisites for admission to MA-program CIW (IBC or C&B) need to be fulfilled.

Required materials
Literature
ISBN:978-1-137-30949-5
Title:Business ethics: New challenges in a globalized world.
Author:Morrison, J.
Publisher:London: Palgrave MacMillan (2015)

Instructional modes
At home PER3 gel1
Attendance MandatoryYes

Seminar

Tests
Written report
Test weight50
Test typeProject
OpportunitiesBlock PER 3, Block PER 4

Minimum grade
5,5

Written exam (at home)
Test weight50
Test typeWritten exam
OpportunitiesBlock PER 3, Block PER 4

Minimum grade
5,5