Courses of Study 2013-2014 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
Courses of Study 2013-2014 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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NBA 5140 - Ethics and Corporate Culture

(crosslisted)
(also LAW 6392 )
Spring. 1.5 credits.

D. Radcliffe, W. B. Wendel.

In the high-pressure worlds of business and law, all too often good people do bad things. In many cases, the unethical behavior is due in part to a toxic corporate culture. The attitudes, values, and practices that prevail in their organizations induce otherwise ethical employees to take actions that violate widely shared norms of conduct. Such behavior can be costly-even disastrous-leading to ruined careers, tarnished corporate reputations, and legal liability for the individuals and their companies. In an environment where “only results matter,” it can be difficult for a new MBA or law school graduate to recognize the risks. If she does see the dangers, she may still find it hard to avoid them. This course seeks to help MBA and law students understand how a firm’s culture can tempt-or push-employees into unethical behavior. It also considers how employees can meet ethical challenges posed by their firms’ cultures and what leaders can do to build ethically healthy cultures



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