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Lehrende: Diana Stimmler-Caesmann
Veranstaltungsart:
Seminar
Orga-Einheit: Sociology, Politics & Economics
Anzeige im Stundenplan:
Business Ethics
Semesterwochenstunden:
3
Credits:
6,0
Hinweis: In Ihrer Prüfungsordnung können abweichende Credits festgelegt sein.
Standort:
Campus der Zeppelin Universität
Unterrichtssprache:
Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl:
10 | 35
Prioritätsschema: Standard-Priorisierung
Inhalte:
Behavioral Business Ethics is an interdisciplinary research line at the intersection of Psychology, Ethics, and Economics & Finance. Based on an empirical (primarily experimental) approach this domain examines how human beings respond to moral-ethical issues in business and finance contexts, and how individual and contextual factors can contribute to the development of unethical practices within organizations. In this seminar, students will read and elaborate on scientific papers from international journals which deal with current topics in behavioral ethics.
Examples of questions that are addressed in the course are: Why is it that people (even good people) engage in unethical behavior, often without being aware of it? What makes people “morally blind”? Do people rely on reasoning or intuition when deciding what is right or wrong? Is ethical behavior associated with the capability to control temptations? And if so, what happens when people are mentally tired and thereby lacking self-control? How do people justify their own unethical behavior? How does money affect individual behavior? Does power corrupt human beings?
The examination consists of a presentation during the semester and a written exam at the end of the semester.
Lernziele:
Students will ...
- learn about relevant theories and results from Behavioral Ethics research.
- learn about psychological biases and situational factors that can hinder or foster ethical behavior.
- expand their methodological skills by learning more about the experimental approach.
- learn to apply findings from research to daily life and applied fields.
Weitere Informationen zu den Prüfungsleistungen:
Midterm and Exam (60 Minutes)
Literatur:
Literature will be based on scientific papers. A list of papers will be available at the beginning of the seminar. If interested, some introductory readings are:
De Cremer, D., Tenbrunsel, A.E. (2012). Behavioral Business Ethics: Shaping an Emerging Field. New York: Taylor & Francis Group.
De Cremer, D. (2009). Psychological Perspectives on Ethical Behavior and Decision Making. Information Age Publishing.
Bazerman, M.H., Tenbrunsel, A.E. (2011). Blind Spots. Why We Fail to Do What´s Right and What to Do about It. New Jersey: Princeton University Press.
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