CORPORATE GOVERNANCE & ETHICAL MANAGEMENT

Programme Overview & Core Focus

• Explore the historical development of ethical concerns and how they influence modern organisations.
• Examine philosophical foundations of ethics, including major ethical theories and frameworks.
• Understand the growing importance of business ethics to stakeholders and society.
• Assess how ethical leadership and governance structures contribute to organisational success.
• Identify how corporations move beyond shareholder-only models toward broader stakeholder responsibility.
• Learn how organisational culture shapes ethical behaviour and decision-making.

Aims & Objectives — Knowledge & Understanding

• Understand Christian and Biblical ethics and their influence on Western ethical thinking.
• Recognise the role of Christian social values and Protestant work ethics in business practice.
• Develop foundational knowledge of ethical theories and concepts relevant to organisations.
• Identify how to prevent unethical behaviour within organisations and among individuals.
• Explain how strong ethical practices can create competitive advantage.
• Describe causes and consequences of unethical organisational behaviour.

Learning Outcomes — Subject-Specific & Intellectual Skills

• Be familiar with key ethical concepts, debates, and distinctions.
• Know how to build and manage a business on ethical principles.
• Gain skills in ethical problem definition, analysis, and structured decision-making.
• Apply logical and structured ethical analysis to business and organisational cases.
• Recognise stakeholder impacts of managerial decisions.
• Identify benefits, harms, rights exercised, and rights infringed in ethical scenarios.
• Gain confidence in communicating and defending ethical decisions.
• Integrate ethical principles into key business functions and organisational decisions.

Learning Outcomes — Transferable & Generic Skills

• Develop competence in group work, negotiation, and collaborative decision-making.
• Communicate ethical and governance issues clearly and professionally.