ETHICS AND SOCIAL ETHICS AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYRESPONSIBILITY
A Course in Executive Thinking A Course in Executive Thinking and Firm Behaviorand Firm Behavior
James H. Biteman, DBA Clinical Professor
Topic Progression• Large to small• Outside to inside• Impersonal to personal• All about being an effective
manager, whether top executive or not.
Four Topics1. Corporate Social Responsibility2. Conflicting Choices3. Leadership and Organizational
Integrity4. Personal Values and Individual
Choices
Study Materials: Cases and Readings
• Each topic has a case– Real situation– Discuss in teams– Tells a story: metaphor
• Cases are the “work” of the class– In teams– Learning objective –
get the “point” of the case
• Each topic has one or more readings– Multiple perspectives -
conflicting views– “Moral” message
• Readings give ideas– Read and reflect– Discuss and compare– Learning objective – get
ideas that are useful
Two “Deliverables” Memorandum
Due at beginning of first class
Case analysis Put yourself into
the situation Develop an
“action” perspective
Examination Written essay Select topic from
short list Online – three
hours Study guide
beforehand
Are you ready to begin?