Business Culture and Ethics
Instructor: Драгана Вилић, PhD, Full Professor
The subject should familiarize students with the essence of the business culture (the culture of business entities) and to enable them to recognize the interconnectedness of culture of a society, as overall lifestyle of people, with the characteristics of the activities of business subjects, i.e. to indicate the relationship of general culture and business culture (importance of symbols, values, norms, events, phenomena and the image of a business entity, the impact of culture on changes, social solidarity and relations between the business entity and the environment) and to provide students with knowledge about the culture of communication, management and relationships in a business entity. The subject should introduce students into discussion about the relationship between morality and business, i.e. to show them the importance and necessity of moral conduct in the activities of business entities - the application of moral norms and principles in business, and to familiarize students with the business areas in which unethical conduct (ethical errors) of business entities most often comes to the fore and the consequences of such actions on the overall business.
| Code : | И14ПКЕ |
|---|---|
| Status: | E |
| Semestar: | 3th |
| Number of classes per week: | 3+2 |
| ЕECTS: | 6 |
| Teachers: |
Драгана Вилић,
PhD Full Professor |
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| Learning Outcomes (gained knowledge): | A student who passes the exam is qualified to understand the importance of business culture in the activities of business entities, to contribute to its development in his/her business activities and to adapt business activities and changes to the business culture of the company; is able to recognize and distinguish ethical from unethical practices in business, to understand, create and implement a code of ethics in business and to determine the extent to which ethical/unethical conduct in business reaches. |
| Subject Contents: | What is culture in general and what is its impact on business activities (culture as a factor of business); National culture and culture of microenvironment; Culture of the business sector to which a business entity belongs; Culture within the company; Culture of employers and top managers; Culture of individuals and culture of formal and informal groups within a business entity; Business communication; What is ethics (morals) and what is its importance in business (codes of ethics and standards, modern business ethics theories, ethical principles in different cultures); Business ethics aimed at improving the business: collective and individual ethics in business; The ethical dimension in marketing, banking, finance, accounting; Ethics in management - application of ethics in business decision making; The moral attitude towards employees, customers and suppliers; Ethics in employment. |
| Teaching Methods and Learning Activities: | Power point presentations, workshops, presentations of seminar papers, consultations and the like. Exercises involve analysis and elaboration of specific topics from theoretical lectures, analysis of case studies and seminar papers. Students' activities include the preparation of the interview and its implementation in companies and in the local community. |
| Literature: | Godley, A.; Westall, O. M. (1996). Business History and Business Culture. Manchester: Manchester University Press; De George, R. T. (2003). Business Ethics. Belgrade: "Filip Višnjić"; Drummond, J.; Bain, B. (2001). Business Ethics, Belgrade: Clio; |
| Types of Assessment for the subject: | Colloquium I (0-20 points); Colloquium II (0-20 points); Final exam (0-50 points); Attendance (2point); Class activities (seminar papers, discussions, case studies) (0-8 points) |
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