Dr Rebecca Campbell

Dr Yally Avrahampour

This course is compulsory on the Global MSc in Management, Global MSc in Management (CEMS MIM) and Global MSc in Management (MBA Exchange). This course is not available as an outside option to students on other programmes.

This is a second-year course for Global Master's in Management students who must have successfully completed the first year of the programme.

Part A Business Ethics (taught by Dr Campbell): In the first part of the module, we consider some of the main philosophical approaches to the ethical responsibilities of managers, the contradictions inherent in these approaches, and consider how managers can balance these diverse and contradictory ethical demands when operating in a globalized economy.  

Part B Corporate Social Responsibility (taught by Dr Avrahampour): The second part of the module considers the governance of social enterprises and other hybrid organisations, focusing on performance measurement and control.  

The teaching relies heavily on case studies and encourages students to address questions such as:  

• What obligations do business leaders owe to shareholders versus employees, customers, and other stakeholders? 
• What are the limits of markets? Should everything be for sale?  
• Who does bribery harm? What can companies do to limit corruption when they work in regions with less well-developed institutions?  
• Is our right to free speech absolute, or are there any grounds for restricting freedom of speech?  

15 hours of seminars and 20 hours of lectures in the Winter Term.

This course has a reading week in Week 6 of Winter Term.

In its Ethics Code, LSE upholds a commitment to intellectual freedom. This means we will protect the freedom of expression of our students and staff and the right to engage in healthy debate in the classroom.

To prepare for the exam: In week 11 of WT we will provide suggested revision questions for the exam and discuss LSE assessment criteria. 

Exam (90%), duration: 120 Minutes in the Spring exam period.

Course participation (10%).

The exam will cover material from both Part A and Part B of the course.

For detailed assessment information, including all deadlines and timings, please see the relevant course Moodle page. Assessment timings will be available at the start of each term.