Understanding the ethical environment within which business and managers operate. Focus is on the ethical expectations surrounding organizational activities, firm responsibilities to shareholders and stakeholders, and providing a comprehensive framework for ethical decision-making by individuals. The goal of the class is two-fold. First, to help people in business find a voice and advance a point of view as they go forward with their career. Second, to prepare managers to successfully navigate and manage this critical component of a firm’s competitive environment. prereq: MBA student