MGP3113 - Organisation governance and ethics - 2017

Do businesses and managers have any responsibilities beyond profit maximisation? To what extent should organisational activities be left to the operation of the free market and to what extent should they be regulated through internal and external mechanisms? This unit examines the theoretical foundations of the different answers that have been given to these fundamental questions.

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

1. identify and discuss important ethical issues in various business practices and contexts
2. explain the implications of adopting different approaches to ethics and corporate social responsibility
3. critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches to corporate social responsibility
4. examine the different mechanisms for regulating business behaviour
5. apply the different approaches in relation to ethics, social responsibility and governance to issues specific to the treatment of employee (HRM), marketing/sales, finance/accounting, new technologies as well as environmental, global and socio-economic issues.

Within semester assessment: 60%

Examination (2 hours): 40%

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Professor Gavin Jack

MGP1010 or MGF1010 or MGW1010 or MKB1010 or MGG1010

Students must be enrolled in course 3806, Bachelor of Business at Peninsula campus to undertake this unit.

MGX3100