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Several years ago, at the height of the Enron et al. scandal, the headlines of all the newspapers and other media virtually screamed to corporate leaders and the general public that there was a gigantic need for ethical practices in the business profession. This was a general affirmative response addressed not only corporate leaders but also to Schools of Business. MBA 652 is one small way to address that need. Now that the furor about unethical and illegal practices has subsided as a result of bringing transgressors to justice, the need for ethical vigilance in business practices is no less important. Ethical reflection should not only react to unethical practices, it can actually prevent them.

This preventive leadership is essential for those who would direct corporate activities. This MBA 652 course can provide tools for those future leaders, which will develop in them the skills for ethical reflection so vital for maintaining a vibrant economic system with a high moral tone.

The on-line approach to this course can provide added incentives for your enrollment. In addition to meeting the need for ethical reflection on business practices, it has been designed to meet the teamwork objectives of the MBA Program. One of the major advantages of doing this course on-line is the flexibility in schedules that it allows. Many students in the MBA Program have a variety of obligations that make classroom courses difficult to meet in a busy schedule --- work obligations, travel demands, family involvement, etc. And in the Winter term there is always the Ohio weather uncertainties; a problem that I do not have since moving to California.

So, review this course website and consider enrolling in MBA 652. Previous students who have taken this course have been very pleased with it.

COURSE DESCRIPTION FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON BULLETIN:

Study of social responsibility and ethics. Topics include the relationship of management to society, ethical issues in management, strategic management for social responsiveness, and the stakeholder management concept. Prerequisites: MBA 670 and 671.

This is an on-line course with no classroom meetings. Because there are no classroom meetings, computer technology will be used for purposes of communication and team-building. Students will also be doing a bit more writing in this course than they might do in a regular classroom course.

The course will provide students with the conceptual tools for analyzing and resolving ethical issues that arise in business practices. It will explore the qualities necessary for the ethical practices of good managers. Some of the basic issues to be examined will include preparing for business in a global marketplace, the application of the stakeholder theory to environmental concerns, truth-telling in advertising, virtues of managers, employer-employee relations, sexual harassment, consumer safety, etc.