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SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT 2015-16 MN5513 – ETHICS, ORGANISATIONS AND MANAGEMENT MODULE TYPE/SEMESTER: Option (20 credits), Semester 1 MODULE LEADERS: Dr Samuel Mansell, Lecturer in Business Ethics [email protected] Dr Philip Roscoe, Reader in Management [email protected] AIM: This module develops students’ understanding of the ethical issues surrounding management and organisations. The course is arranged around five core themes, representing practical problems that face managers and organisations: How should we understand capitalism? What is the purpose of a corporation? Can managers be moral beings? Can markets be ethical? How should wealth be distributed? We approach these themes from philosophical, sociological, and organisational perspectives, developing students’ understanding of the issues through theoretical analysis, case studies and extensive discussion. As these and similar questions are addressed, students will be encouraged to reflect and draw upon their own experiences of organisational life as issues are analysed, challenged, researched, evaluated and assessed. METHOD OF TEACHING & LEARNING: The module will be delivered in weekly three-hour classes that will consist of didactic input, facilitated small group discussion and case analysis. For this module, there are no additional tutorials (as discussion is integral to the main class session) so students should treat this regular session as mandatory. Students will be required to prepare for the tutorials, with readings circulated before the lectures. LEARNING OUTCOMES: By the end of the module, students should be able to: critically evaluate a range of current issues confronting managers and organisations compare, contrast and evaluate differing theoretical, practical and ethical positions in relation to these issues critically evaluate current affairs and news discussions from a variety of ethical perspectives understand how a range of critical issues in management and organisations impact on a range of enterprises critically evaluate how issues covered in the curriculum manifest themselves in their chosen area of study critically evaluate their own position with respect to the issues covered in the curriculum Date Modified: 31 July 2015 1 of 4 INDICATIVE TOPIC OUTLINE: Week Topic area 1&2 Introduction: Competing perspectives on capitalism: Adam Smith – Division of labour and Invisible Hand Marx on exploitation Capitalism and freedom: Hayek, Friedman, Keynes Can ethical managers exist? Structure and agency debates Critique and defence of bureaucracy: MacIntyre and Bauman Impact of Remuneration and reporting systems What is the purpose of a corporation? CSR Stakeholder theory Friedman Conceptions of property and contract How should wealth be distributed? Distributive justice: Aristotle, Aquinas, Rawls, Nozick Fair wages and tax justice Income inequality 3&4 5&6 7&8 9 & 10 Can markets be moral? Money and ethics Moral consequences of monetary exchange Performativity and economic valuation Date Modified: 31 July 2015 Indicative case study topics Global compact Sweatshop labour Cold War economics: the ‘Chicago boys’ Session leader Industrial accidents Mortgage bonds Corporate disasters e.g. Enron Philip Roscoe Samuel Mansell Philip Roscoe Samuel Mansell Tax avoidance and tax justice Citizens United case Samuel Mansell Occupy movement Bonuses and executive pay Dating markets Organ markets Markets for environmental protection Philip Roscoe 2 of 4 11 Assessed presentations and revision lecture Samuel Mansell Philip Roscoe ASSESSMENTS: There are three elements to assessment for this module: an individual learning journal, a group presentation and an exam. Each is described in more detail below. In addition, you should refer back to your degree handbook for advice as to how to properly reference work, penalties for late submissions and situations where extensions may be granted. 1. Individual written assignment: 3000 words (maximum); 30% of total marks. The written assignment takes the form of a learning journal. The aim of the Journal is to allow students to reflect on the development of their understanding of the ethical issues facing managers and organisations. Students should begin writing notes for the journal at the outset of the course - perhaps 500 words each week - and should be able to see the development of their own understanding as the course progresses. At the end of the course, this material should be edited into a coherent narrative with the addition of an introduction and conclusion. Students should synthesise widely from lectures and discussions, academic literature, current affairs and news items, from their own experience. Key points to consider might include: Students’ understanding of and reaction to the material covered in class discussions Key points from academic literature: how do these speak to managerial and organisational problems as understood by the student? Critical discussion of recent news items: what are the ethical issues at stake, and how do class discussions and your own readings speak to these? How can an academic approach improve or clarify the understanding of these ethical problems? Do you perceive any weaknesses in the relevance of academic theorising to these practical problems? The concluding discussion should provide a critical self-analysis reflecting upon the development of your thinking on these topics throughout the course, as reflected by the journal. 2. A Group Presentation (20% of final grade) In Week 3 we will allocate you into groups of 2-4. You will be required to make a 1520 minute presentation in week 11. A full briefing on the requirements for each of these presentations will be provided in Week 3. Not all students have to present as part of the assessment but all must have had an active involvement in the process of preparation and analysis. 3. Examination (50% of final grade) The exam will ask you to demonstrate mastery of both specific elements from the module as well as the ability to provide an integrative analysis in application of the Date Modified: 31 July 2015 3 of 4 material presented. Sample questions for the examination will be provided later in the semester. Date Modified: 31 July 2015 4 of 4