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?