KESSBEN COLLEGE
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
LEVEL 300
2018/2019 ACADEMIC YEAR
GEN 301: BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
3 CREDIT HOURS
LECTURER’S NAME: MR. KOFI OWUSU YEBOAH
MOBILE: 024-4877-953
050-3494-928
E-MAIL: sirkoywayo@gmail.com
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course examines the dilemmas confronting the Manager and all others who play supervisory
role in one way or the other. It deals with the political, cultural, moral, real life situation and social
conflicts the students is likely to meet in the business environment. The aim is to help students
appreciate and imbibe in them the need to do the right thing all the time, any time and at any place
they find themselves.
GENERAL OBJECTIVES.
Some of the objectives of this study are:
1. Appreciate the basic concepts in business ethics
2. Introduce students to the area of organisational ethics
3. Help students understand key ethical decisional areas that managers are confronted with
4. Help student to appreciate the importance of corporate governance in business
5. Help students to identify and apply ethical concepts in key functional areas of business
6. Help students to synthesis environmental ethics, corruption and gender issues
UNIT
1
TOPIC
Introduction to ethics
2
Organisational ethics
3
Ethical decisions
4
Corporate governance
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TOPIC DETAILS
1.1. Introduction
1.2 Ethics and Business Ethics
1.3 Ethical Concepts
1.4 Ethical Values
1.5 Business Ethics
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Ethical Corporate Behaviour
2.3 Development of Ethical Corporate Behaviour
2.4 Ethical Leadership
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Ethical Decision Making
3.3 Ethical Dilemmas in Organization
3.4 Social Responsibility of Business
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The need for corporate governance
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4.3 Principles of corporate governance
4.4. Roles/ skills in corporate governance (Board, CEO,
Mgt, etc)
4.5 Leadership strategies in corporate governance
4.6. Developments in corporate governance
4.7 Models and structures of corporate governance
4.8 Overview of some codes of corporate governance
4.9 Risk management
Ethical issues in the 5.1 Introduction
functional area
5.2 Ethics in the Functional Area
5.3 Ethics in Marketing
5.4 Ethics in Finance
5.5 HR and Information Technology
Environmental
ethics, 6.1 Introduction
corruption and gender 6.2 Environmental Ethics
issues
6.3 Corruption
6.4 Gender Ethics
6.5 Sexual Harassment and Discrimination
Method of Instruction
This will be a highly participatory class. However, the primary mode of instruction would be
through lecturing. Students would be expected to participate in class works, activities and quizzes
to build their understanding of lesson topics.
Grading and Evaluation
Students will be graded on the basis of the following:
a. Final Semester Examination:
b. Internal Assessment:
b1. Mid-Semester Exams:
10%
b2. Class assignment, quizzes, attendance, and contribution: 10%
b3. Group Presentation: 10%
Total:
70%
30%
100%
Important Dates:
Group Presentation: will be communicated
Mid-Semester Examination: will be communicated
References:
Modh, S (2005), Ethical Management: Text and Cases in Business Ethics and Corporate
Governance. New Delhi: Macmillan Publishers India Ltd.
Mathur, U.C., (2005), Corporate Governance and Business Ethics: Text and Cases. New Delhi:
Macmillan Publishers India Ltd.
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