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Ethical decision making towards business and community sustainability

Ethical decision making towards business and community sustainability

Ethics and sustainability
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Description

Identifying and applying the steps of an ethical decision-making process becomes thus central to any business model and may add value to the community where it operates. So, the ethical approach in business and community becomes a current issue, not only in theory but above all in practice.

Study format
Online
Application period
23 June – 15 November 2023
Study period
2 October – 6 November 2023
Credits
2 ECTS
Pace
50%
Hosting university
University of Aveiro
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Learning outcomes

Business and Ethics

Identify, interpret and distinguish perspectives where economic, environmental, social and ethics are the pillars of any business and lead to a sustainable community

ESCO SKILLS

Ethical Decision Processes

Recognize the steps of an ethical decision process, as well as the resolution of ethical dilemmas from strategic point of view towards the needs of the business and the community.

ESCO SKILLS

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Nowadays, the community in general, recognizes the value and contribution that ethics represents for its sustainability. Identifying and applying the steps of an ethical decision-making process becomes thus central to any business model and may add value to the community where it operates. So, the ethical approach in business and community becomes a current issue, not only in theory but above all in practice. A company's ethical decision process consists of choosing one of several possible actions or policies, seeking widespread recognition and consent, and then advising decision makers to take a particular course of action. All these steps should be applied when thinking about how you can contribute to community sustainability. Therefore, there is a need to make ethical decisions when there are moral dilemmas and most of these dilemmas arise in organizations' relationships with other stakeholders, including the community in general, as they must face various situations that test ethical principles. The ethical dilemma occurs when a person must choose a possible course of action, but with respect for standard ethics. Ethical dilemmas arise in the first place when reporting the organization's economic and social performance, a particularly sensitive situation, especially in conditions of lack of comprehensive information that can create a global image of the state of the economy and the organization's responsibility. The micro-module will introduce ethics and how to make an ethical decision to contribute on improving the community sustainability. What is an ethical decision? Will be pay the efforts? Why is important to identify and solve ethical dilemmas? How to create a sustainable community?

Hosting university

University of Aveiro

University of Aveiro