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The Invisibility of Ethical Dilemmas

Kurs ID
GEN321
Art des Kurses
BSc Kurs
Wochenstunden
2,0
ECTS
3,0
Semester
FS 2024
Vortragssprache
Englisch
Vortragende/r
Juniorprof. Dr. Vera Linke
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Decision-making dilemmas are omnipresent in companies. However, the corresponding choices are often only recognized as ethically questionable once they are scandalized. To better understand ethical predicaments in companies, this class adopts an organizational theory perspective onto ethics. What are organizational contexts in which ethical conflicts can arise? And what makes it so difficult to recognize these dicey decisions when no scandal surrounds them?

During the course, we will discuss

  • the normalization of (moral) deviance in organizations;
  • organizational thresholds for communicating about moral dilemmas;
  • the role of record-keeping and accounting in achieving or avoiding visibility.
Date Time
Friday, 19.01.2024 11:30 - 15:15
Wednesday, 24.01.2024 11:30 - 15:15
Monday, 29.01.2024 11:30 - 15:15
Friday, 02.02.2024 08:00 - 11:15
Tuesday, 06.02.2024 08:00 - 11:15
Friday, 16.02.2024 11:30 - 15:15
Students will receive a list of readings shortly before the start of the course.
lectures, discussions, peer feedback
Written Work (80%)

Oral Participation (20%)

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