Vision
In pursuit of perfection, the University of Baguio is committed to provide balanced quality education by
nurturing academic excellence, relevant social skills and ethical values in a fun learning environment.
Mission
The University of Baguio educates individuals to be empowered professionals in the global community.
SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION AND ACCOUNTANCY MISSION
The University of Baguio educates individuals to be empowered professionals in a global community. The School
of Business Administration and Accountancy edifies competitive and morally upright individuals.
OBJECTIVES
The School of Business Administration and Accountancy, in an exuberant learning climate, aims to nurture a
business graduate who:
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Course Title:
AMGMNT1
Cultivates the knowledge, that are imperative for career success in a globalized setting;
Demonstrates relevant skills;
Utilizes macro-environmental acumen for economic growth and development;
Typifies professional integrity with humility;
Undertakes researches to promote systematic bases for business decisions; and
Models exemplary performance in business
Description:
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Effectivity:
Ist sem 2012-13
Date Revised
June 2012
Prepared by:
Christian Michelle
Villanda, MBA
Approved by:
Mrs. Kareen B. Leon, CPA, MBA
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INSTITUTIONAL OBJECTIVES
(REVISED 2012)
The University of Baguio aims to produce a graduate who:
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Exemplifies a higher standard of learning;
Manifest the mastery of relevant skills;
Upholds a conduct that is rightful and just;
Undertakes scientific and significant researches;
Advocates sustainable programs for the community and the environment; and
Leads and demonstrates exemplary performance in the field of specialization.
COURSE TITLE: AMGMNT1
DESCRIPTION: GOOD GOVERNANCE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course will emphasize the individual as decision-maker and focus upon ethical issues and dilemmas facing
managers in most business organizations. The specific objectives of the course are to raise students’
general awareness of ethical dilemmas at work, to place ethical issues within a management context subject to
analysis and decision-making action, and to enhance and improve the ability of students to reason toward a
satisfactory resolution of an ethical dilemma
Course Title:
AMGMNT1
Description:
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Effectivity:
Ist sem 201213
Date Revised
June 2012
Prepared by:
Christian Michelle
Villanda, MBA
Approved by:
Mrs. Kareen B. Leon, CPA,
MBA
Page
COURSE OUTLINE:
FIRST GRADING
TOPICS
No. of Hours
Activity Learning Approach
Evaluation
4
Lecture
Discussion
Case Analysis
Quiz
Recitation
Assignment
Case Analysis Output
4
Lecture
Quiz
I. The Nature of Morality
a. Ethics
b. Moral versus Non moral Standards
1. Morality and Etiquette
2. Morality and Law
3. Professional codes
4. Where do Moral Standards come from?
c. Religion and Morality
d. Religion and Morality
e. Having Moral principles
1. Conscience
2. The Limits of Conscience
3. Moral Principles and Self interest
f. Individual Integrity and
Responsibility
1. The individual inside the
corporation
2. Organizational norms
3. Conformity
g. Requirements for Moral judgements
II. NORMATIVE THEORIES OF ETHICS
Course Title:
AMGMNT1
Description:
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Effectivity:
Ist sem 201213
Date Revised
June 2012
Prepared by:
Christian Michelle
Villanda, MBA
Approved by:
Mrs. Kareen B. Leon, CPA,
MBA
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a. Egoism
1. Misconception about Egoism
2. Psychological Egoism
3. Problems with Egoism
b. Utilitarianism
1. Six points about Utilitarianism
2. Utilitarianism in an Organizational
Context
3. Critical Inquiries of
Utilitarianism
Discussion
Case Analysis
Recitation
Assignment
Case Analysis Output
Lecture
Discussion
Case Analysis
Quiz
Recitation
Assignment
4. The Interplay Between Self Interest and Utility
c. Kant's Ethics
1. Good Will
2. The Categorical Imperative
3. Kant in an Organizational Context
4. Critical Inquiries of Kant's Ethics
d. Prima Facie Principles
e. Assisting Others
f. Moral Rights
g. Nonconsecquentialism in an
Organizational Context
h. Critical Inquiries of
nonconsecquentialism
i. Utilitarianism
j. Moral decision making
III. JUSTICE AND ECONOMIC DISTRIBUTION
a. The nature of Justice
b. The Utilitarian View
Course Title:
AMGMNT1
Description:
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
3
Effectivity:
Ist sem 201213
Date Revised
June 2012
Prepared by:
Christian Michelle
Villanda, MBA
Approved by:
Mrs. Kareen B. Leon, CPA,
MBA
Page
c.
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Case Analysis Output
The Libertarian Approach
Nozick's Theory of Justice
The Wilt Chamberlain story
The Libertarian View of Liberty
4. Markets and Free Exchange
IV. CORPORATIONS
a. Corporate Moral Agency
b. Corporate Responsibility
c. Should Corporate Responsibility be
broadened?
d. Institutionalizing Ethics Within
Corporations
Lecture
Discussion
Case Analysis
Quiz
Recitation
Assignment
Case Analysis Output
3
Lecture
Discussion
Case Analysis
Quiz
Recitation
Assignment
Case Analysis Output
4
Lecture
Discussion
Case Analysis
Quiz
Recitation
Assignment
Case Analysis Output
3
MIDTERMS
V.
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THE WORKPLACE: BASIC ISSUES
Civil Liberties in the Workplace
Personnel Policies and Procedures
Hiring
Promotions
Discipline and Discharge
4. Wages
VI. THE WORKPLACE: TODAY'S CHALLENGES
a. Organizational Influence in Private
lives
b. Obtaining Information
1. Informed Consent
2. Polygraph tests
3. Personality Tests
4. Monitoring employees on the Job
5. Drug testing
Course Title:
AMGMNT1
Description:
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Effectivity:
Ist sem 201213
Date Revised
June 2012
Prepared by:
Christian Michelle
Villanda, MBA
Approved by:
Mrs. Kareen B. Leon, CPA,
MBA
Page
c.
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d.
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Working Conditions
Health and Safety
Management Styles
Fringe benefits
Redesigning work
Dissatisfaction on the Job
2. Quality of Work (QWL)
VII. Moral Choices Facing Employees
a. Obligations to the Firm
1. Loyalty to the Company
2. Conflicts of Interest
b. Abuse of Official position
1. Insider Trading
2. Propriety data
c. Bribes and Kickbacks
d. Gifts and Entertainment
e. Whistle blowing
VIII. JOB DISCRIMINATION
a. The Meaning of Job Discrimination
b. Evidence of Discrimination
1. Statistical Evidence
2. Attitudinal Evidence
c. Comparable worth
4
Lecture
Discussion
Case Analysis
Quiz
Recitation
Assignment
Case Analysis Output
3
Lecture
Discussion
Case Analysis
Quiz
Recitation
Assignment
Case Analysis Output
Lecture
Discussion
Case Analysis
Quiz
Recitation
Assignment
d. Sexual Harrassment
FINALS
IX. ETHICAL PROBLEMS IN PROVIDING
SERVICE TO THE CUSTOMER
a. Problems in Providing Services
Course Title:
AMGMNT1
Description:
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
4
Effectivity:
Ist sem 201213
Date Revised
June 2012
Prepared by:
Christian Michelle
Villanda, MBA
Approved by:
Mrs. Kareen B. Leon, CPA,
MBA
Page
b. How Providing Service becomes
Disservice
c. Misrepresentation
d. Lying
e. Practices Involving
Misrepresentation
1. Direct Misrepresentation
1.1 Deceptive Packaging
1.2 Adulteration
1.3 Misbranding or Mislabelling
1.4 Short weighing
1.5 Shortmeasuring
1.6 Short numbering
1.7 Short changing
1.8 False or misleading advertising
2. Indirect Misrepersentation
2.1 Caveat emptor
2.2 Deliberately witholding
information
2.3 Business Ignorance
3. Overpersuasion
Case Analysis Output
4. Gift giving
X. ETHICAL PROBLEMS IN PRICE AND WAGE
DETERMINATION
a. The Problem of Price and Wages
b. Ethical Considerations in Pricing
1. Price Theories
2. Methods of determining fair price
2.1 Fair price related to fair return
Course Title:
AMGMNT1
Description:
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
4
Effectivity:
Ist sem 201213
Lecture
Discussion
Case Analysis
Date Revised
June 2012
Prepared by:
Christian Michelle
Villanda, MBA
Quiz
Recitation
Assignment
Case Analysis Output
Approved by:
Mrs. Kareen B. Leon, CPA,
MBA
Page
2.2 Fixed price systems
2.3 Bargaining or movable price system
2.4 Bidding
3. Price practices
3.1 Varying price policy
3.2 Follow-the-leader pricing
3.3 Odd- price policy
3.4 Loss leader pricing
c. The Problem of Fair Wage
1. Factors to Consider in Establishing
Wages
2. Methods by which wages are
established
3. Practices that deny the Practice of
Fair Wage
XI. BUSINESS AND ENVIRONMENTAL
SUSTAINABILITY
a. Business Ethics and Environmental
Values
b. Business' Environmental
Responsibility: The Market Approach
c. Business' Environmental
Responsibility: The Regulatory
Approach
d.Business' Environmental
Responsibilities: Sustainability
Approach
e. Principles for a Sustainable
Business
Course Title:
AMGMNT1
Description:
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
4
Effectivity:
Ist sem 201213
Lecture
Discussion
Case Analysis
Date Revised
June 2012
Prepared by:
Christian Michelle
Villanda, MBA
Quiz
Recitation
Assignment
Case Analysis Output
Approved by:
Mrs. Kareen B. Leon, CPA,
MBA
Page
Grading System
For Professional Non-board Examination Subjects: Cut-off = 70%. The Highest Possible Passing Grade is 99 and
the Lowest is 75.
First Grading: Highest Possible Score - 300 points (Class Standing = 70%, Examination = 30%)
Midterm: Highest Possible Score - 350 points (Class Standing = 60%, Examination = 40%)
Finals: Highest Possible Score - 350 points (Class Standing = 60%, Examination = 40%
References
Books:
Corporate Governance, Robert A. Monks, et.al, 2008
Business ethics, David Fritzsche, 2005
An Introduction to Business Ethics, Joseph Desjardins, 2006
Business Ethics, O.C. Ferrell, et.al, 2005
Ethical Decision Making for Business, O.C. Ferrell, et. al, 2011
Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility, Jose Mario Maximiano, 2007
Organizational Development and Change, Thomas Cummings, et.al, 2009
Websites:
http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-business-ethics.htm
http://www.utm.edu/staff/jfieser/vita/research/busbook.htm
http://www.utm.edu/staff/jfieser/vita/research/busbook.htm
http://web.tepper.cmu.edu/ethics/whybizethics.pdf
http://web.tepper.cmu.edu/ethics/whybizethics.pdf
http://www.competitive.org.ph/files/downloads/Corporate_Governance_by_JJMoreno_APEC_Hanoi070309.pdf
http://ead.univ-angers.fr/~granem08/IMG/pdf/DT_GRANEM_009.pdf
http://management.about.com/od/businessethics/Business_Ethics.htm
http://tutor2u.net/business/strategy/business-ethics-introduction.html
Course Title:
AMGMNT1
Description:
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Effectivity:
Ist sem 201213
Date Revised
June 2012
Prepared by:
Christian Michelle
Villanda, MBA
Approved by:
Mrs. Kareen B. Leon, CPA,
MBA
Page
Syllabus Evaluation Committee:
Ms. Ruby R. Buccat, MBA
Program Chair – Business Administration (OM / HRDM /FM/ MM)
Mrs. Kareen B. Leon, CPA, MBA
Dean
School of Business Administration and Accountancy
Course Title:
AMGMNT1
Description:
GOOD GOVERNANCE AND
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Effectivity:
Ist sem 201213
Date Revised
June 2012
Prepared by:
Christian Michelle
Villanda, MBA
Approved by:
Mrs. Kareen B. Leon, CPA,
MBA
Page