Course Description
Ethical behavior is essential for building trust, fostering strong relationships, and ensuring long-term success in the business world. Every decision you make as a professional can have an impact, not only on your organization but also on its reputation, stakeholders, and the communities it serves. But what happens when ethical choices aren’t clear-cut? How do you navigate the gray areas where right and wrong aren’t so obvious?
Through this learning journey, you’ll explore the foundations of ethics and gain the skills needed to make thoughtful, principled decisions. By examining historical trends in business ethics and analyzing real-world case studies, you’ll uncover insights into approaching ethical dilemmas and avoiding common pitfalls. Together, we’ll explore external and internal ethical considerations, helping you understand how to safeguard your organization from reputational damage, legal issues, and internal conflicts.
As you progress, you’ll not only learn how to identify ethical challenges but also how to foster a culture of integrity that inspires trust and accountability at every level. By the end of this journey, you’ll feel confident in your ability to lead ethically and make a positive impact in your workplace.
Let’s get started on this important journey toward ethical leadership and sustainable business practices.
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- Explain the foundational principles and frameworks that guide ethical decision-making in business.
- Analyze real-world case studies and historical trends to identify ethical dilemmas and common pitfalls.
- Evaluate the internal and external ethical considerations that expose an organization to reputational, legal, and internal risk.
- Apply ethical decision-making frameworks to navigate gray areas where right and wrong aren’t clear-cut.
- Recommend practices that build a culture of integrity, trust, and accountability at every level of an organization.
Outcome Proficiency Groups
MBA 515 helps you grow in three of the five MyMBA program outcomes:
Strategic Thinking & Decision Making
Weigh ethical considerations alongside business goals to make principled, sustainable decisions.
Analytics & Critical Thinking
Analyze real-world cases and gray-area dilemmas to spot ethical risks before they escalate.
Ethical Leadership & Social Responsibility
Build a culture of integrity, trust, and accountability at every level of your organization.
Where This Course Leads
The skills you build here carry forward to the MBA Capstone, where you bring all five outcome proficiency groups together to tackle a contemporary business challenge.
