Type of Credit: Required
Credit(s)
Number of Students
Over the past two decades, business ethics and sustainability development have become increasingly important and attracted wide attention. This course primarily introduces the ethical and sustainability issues possibly faced by firms and individuals. Students are first equipped with basic concepts and theories relateing to business ethics, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability. Then students will be involved in discussion of four cases and sustainabilty value ranking activity. Students are required to preview cases before attending the class and expected to actively participate in class discussions.
能力項目說明
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
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Schedule
Day 1: October 14, Saturday
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9:00 – 9:10 |
Preparation |
Section |
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9:10 – 10:40 [90 minutes] |
Fundamentals of business ethics, CSR and sustainability (1) (Prof. Yung Ming Shiu) |
A |
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10:40 – 11:00 |
Break |
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11:00 – 12:10 [70 minutes] |
Fundamentals of business ethics, CSR and sustainability (2) (Prof. Yung Ming Shiu) |
A |
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12:10 – 13:40 |
Lunch break |
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13:40 – 14:20 [40 minutes] |
Group discussion for Case 1 Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law and the Embezzlement of NT$3 Billion |
B |
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14:20 – 15:50 [90 minutes] |
Case # 1 (Professor Yung Ming Shiu) |
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15:50 – 16:10 |
Break |
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16:10 – 16:50 [40 minutes] |
Group discussion for Case 2 (CBCC 12-IE-02) Longevity Design House: The Dilemma of a Social Enterprise's Growth |
C |
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16:50 – 18:20 [90 minutes] |
Case # 2 (Professor Steven Park) |
Day 2: October 15, Sunday
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9:00 – 9:10 |
Preparation |
Section |
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9:10 – 9:40 [30 minutes] |
Group discussion for Case #3 (HBR Reprint 97307) The parable of the Sadhu |
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9:40 – 11:20 [100 minutes] |
Case # 3 (Professor Ling-Tai Lynette Chou) |
D |
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11:20 – 11:40 |
Break |
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11:40 – 12:10 [30 minutes] |
Sustainability and ESG (Professor Carol Lin) |
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12:10 – 13:40 |
Lunch break |
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13:40 – 15:10 [90 minutes] |
Group activity: sustainability value ranking & presentation (Professor Carol Lin) |
E |
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15:10 – 15:30 |
Break |
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15:30 – 16:10 [40 minutes] |
Group discussion for Case #4 (Case no.: IVEY 908M11) Mattel and the Toy Recalls (B) |
F |
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16:10 – 17:40 [90 minutes] |
Case # 4 (Professor Sonia Lo) |
Group Discussion Questions:
Case #1: Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law and the Embezzlement of NT$3 Billion
Assignment questions:
Case #2: Longevity Design House: The Dilemma of a Social Enterprise's Growth (Case No CBCC 12-IE-02)
Assignment questions:
1. Do you consider LDH a social enterprise? Why?
2. Please identify 1) the different stages of how LDH transformed its business model, 2) the causes of the transformation, and 3) the consequences to its stakeholders for each stage.
3. Do you agree or disagree with LDH to grow its wearable device or furniture business? Why?
Case #3: The parable of the Sadhu (Harvard Business Review Reprint 97307)
Author: Bowen H. McCoy
Assignment questions:
1. What happened on the mountain? What was the focal issue?
2. Derived issues regarding ethical dilemmas:
A) What is an ethical dilemma? When did it occur? What are its characteristics?
B) Did people always sense the existence of an ethical dilemma when it occurred?
How would people usually react at the sight for the first time?
Would they have different reactions afterwards? Were those excuses or reflections?
C) Who would be responsible for the regretful results? Individuals or the group as a whole?
D) Should any individual give up his/her opportunity to reach the climax for saving the life of a stranger?
3. Derived issues regarding the core values of an organization:
A) Do you agree that there are core values in every organization?
B) How can an organization build a consensus among all members about its core values?
C) How can an organization preserve or pass on its core values to all members?
D) What is the relationship between an organization's core values and the ethical values of its members? As an individual, do you have personal ethical principles?
Case #4: Mattel and the Toy Recalls (B) (Case no.: IVEY 908M11)
Assignment questions:
Grading:
Grading details:
Attendance: 40% (each section, course assistant’s record)
Per section, 3 points will be deducted whenever students show up late or depart early.
7 points will be deducted when students miss/skip one section (lecture or case discussion).
Participation: 40% (lecture + case discussion, course assistant’s record)
Course assistant will record the number/frequency of class discussion per student per section. The maximum number of participation per student per section is five times. If you have reached sharing opinion five times per section, please kindly give the chance of expression to other students.
Values ranking presentation: 20% (Prof. Lin)
Grading will be based on values ranking presentation (team).
TBA
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