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Business ethics and social responsibility

Course Description: This course introduces the fundamental concepts of business ethics and corporate social responsibility. It begins with a statement on the impact of the evolving business environment and the profound transformations in societies internationally on the emergence of corporate social responsibility and the focus on business ethics. It also traces the development of these concepts, leading to corporate environmental responsibility. It further analyzes the role of social responsibility and business ethics in various organizational activities and managerial functions. Finally, it presents the concept of administrative corruption, analyzing the causes of this phenomenon and how to address it through governance.

Credit hours: 3

Prerequisites: BUS 111

Objectives of the course :

This course aims to enable students to define and list concepts related to business ethics and social responsibility, and to explain business ethics and illustrate the dimensions of social responsibility for business organizations. It also equips them with the ability to distinguish good practices in business ethics and social responsibility from other practices and to clarify their role in both business and social life. The course also aims to promote the values of business ethics and social responsibility in students through the application of an ethical thinking and social responsibility approach to specific cases in this area.

Course outputs :

Lists concepts and aspects of business ethics.
Distinguish between ethical values and other types of values, and the role of ethics in both business activities and social life.
Recognizes the ethical considerations and values relevant to business activity.
Identify the phenomenon of administrative corruption and propose a model for its treatment.
It illustrates the ethical dilemmas that can arise specifically when conducting business.
It distinguishes the nature of business.
It is able to deal with various issues related to the environmental responsibility of organizations.
To apply the ethical thinking methodology to specific cases and defend the conclusions reached.

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Last updated: 2026-04-22