MGT-200-Syllabus--Monday.-Hofstra-Spring-2012

1HOFSTRAUNIVERSITYFRANKG.ZARBSCHOOLOFBUSINESSDepartmentofManagement,EntrepreneurshipandGeneralBusiness“TheFrankG.ZarbSchoolofBusinessatHofstraUniversityprovidesaqualityeducationthatpreparesprofessionalsforadynamic,globallyorientedenvironment.….Withinanenvironmentthatvaluesdiversity,theZarbSchoolfostersthepersonalandprofessionalgrowthofitsvariousconstituenciesandcultivatesawarenessofethicalissuesandsocialresponsibility”.MGT-200-BUSINESSETHICSandSOCIETY(Monday6:00-7:40pm)INSTRUCTOR:Dr.DianePerskySpring2012OfficeHours:Monday3:00pm–5:30pmLocation:WellerRoom012OfficeTelephone:463-5136Email:[e-mail]@hofstra.eduPleaseusetheyahooaddresstocommunicatewithmeinorderassurethatIreceiveyourmessage.DEPARTMENTALINFORMATIONDepartment:Management,EntrepreneurshipandGeneralBusinessLocation:228AWellerHallTelephone463-6107Email:[e-mail]:Dr.Li-LianGaoCOURSEDESCRIPTIONMGT-200isaninter-disciplinaryapproachtotheexaminationofethicalissuesinbusinessastheyrelatetovariousfunctionalareasie.:finance,accounting,law,informationtechnology,marketing,humanresources,operations,internationalbusinessandgeneralmanagement,Thecourseexploresthechangingbusinessenvironmentandthemanager’sresponsibilitieswhereglobalcompetition,shareholdervalueandbottomlineperformanceofteneclipsetheneedofthecorporationtobehaveethicallytoallofitsconstituencies.Topicsincludestakeholdertheory,employmentrights,responsibleuseoftechnology,diversity,concernfortheenvironment,andproductliabilityissues.PRE-REQUISITESCompletionofcorecompetencycoursesorapprovedequivalents.2COURSEOBJECTIVESThepurposeofthecourseistohelpyoudeveloppersonalethicaldecision-makingskills.Itisimportanttolearnhowtorecognizeethicaldilemmasandthenhowtoresolvetheminaccordancewithethicalprinciples.Ethicsarepersonalstandardsofrightandwrong.Eachpersondevelopsanindividualcodethatisbasedonmanypersonalvariablessuchasreligion,education,familyvaluesandpersonalmaturityCasestudieswillserveasthevehicleswhichwillhelpeachofusexploreandexpandourethicalcompass.Thecaseswillserveasthebasisforclassdiscussionsaboutthedilemmaspresentedandtheirpossiblesolutions.Thusthecoursestrivesto:ImproveyourabilitytoidentifyandanalyzeethicalissuesUnderstandanalyticalframeworkstobeusedinexaminingethicaldilemmasRecognizecommonpatternsofsuccessandfailureincorporateethicalbehaviorGainselfknowledgeaboutyourownethicalperspectiveREQUIREDTEXTSO.C.Ferrell|JohnFraedrich|LindaFerrell.BusinessEthics:EthicalDecisionMaking&Cases,9thEdition,2013.ISBN-13:9781111825164YOUARERESPONSIBLEFORALLTHEMATERIALINTHEASSIGNEDCHAPTERSOFTHETEXTCOMPUTERPROFICIENCYREQUIREDStudentsareexpectedtohaveaworkingknowledgeofWordPerfectorMicrosoftWord(oracomparablewordprocessingprogram),abasicspreadsheet(e.g.Excel,Lotus1-2-3)andbeabletoutilizecomputerorCDRomdatabasesforresearchpurposes.RECOMMENDEDREADINGSStudentsareexpectedtodisplayanawarenessofthecurrentbusinessenvironment.Youareexpectedtosubscribetoandtoregularlyreadatleastoneofthefollowingbusinesspublications.BloombergBusinessWeekFortuneForbesNewYorkTimesBusinessSectionWallSt.JournalMETHODSOFEVALUATINGSTUDENTSClassParticipationandAttendance20%CaseAnalyses20%TermPaper20%Midterm15%Final25%Total100%3GRADES93andaboveA90-92.5A-87-89.5B+83-86.5B80-82.5B-77-79.5C+73-76.5C70-72.5C-67–69.5D+below65FCLASSPARTICIPATIONANDWRITTENASSIGNMENTSTherewillbeseveralcasesthatareanalyzedinclass.Studentswillbeassignedcasesforwhichaonepagewrittensummarywillberequired.Thewrittensummaryisdueonthedatethatthecasewillbediscussed.Eachcasehasspecificquestionswhichmustbeaddressedinthesummary.Studentswillbechosenatrandomtoleadtheclassdiscussion.Studentsareexpectedtoenhancetheclassdiscussionwithrecentnewsarticlesaboutthecompany.Inordertoenhanceourclassdiscussions,studentsarerequiredtoreadtheassignedchaptersinthetextbookandtobepreparedtodiscussthematerialinclass.CASEASSIGNMENTSAnswerthequestionslistedforeachcaseinyouranalysis.1.AIGPage364WhatroledidAIG’scorporatecultureplayinthedecisionsmadebycorporateemployeesandexecutives?WhataretheethicalimplicationsofthefederalgovernmentbailingoutcompaniessuchasAIG?2.BetterBusinessBureauPage476Describehowtheconceptsof“payforplay”and“conflictofinterest”interferewiththeratingsystemoftheBBB.WhoistheBBB’sprimarystakeholder:businessesorconsumers?WhatistheBBB’sresponsibilitytoitsprimarystakeholder?3.WalMartPage328WhataretheethicalissuesthatWalMarthasfacedinthepast?HowhasWalMartaddressedandremedieditsethicalproblems?4TERMPAPERStudentswillbeassignedtoteamswhichwillperformanexhaustivecasestudyofacompanythatiscurrentlyexperiencingethicalproblems.Thecompanycanbechosenfromacaseinthetextbook,whichhasnotbeenreviewedinclass,orfromthecurrentenvironment.Theteamwilldelivera20minuteoralpresentationthatexaminesthecompany’scurrentproblemsandpresentsrecommendationsforsolutionofthecompany’sproblems.Theteamwillhandina5-10pagecaseanalysis.Thepapermusthaveatitlepageandacompletebibliography.Youmustidentifyeachstudent’scontribution.Pleasestapleallpages.Thetermpapermustcontainthefollowing:Historyofthec