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About the Course

This course 'Unethical decision making in organizations : A seminar on the dark side of the force' will teach you how strong organizational contexts push good people towards unethical decisions. You will also learn how to protect yourself and your organization against such forces lurking in the dark. About the Course This course teaches how narrow frames and strong contexts can push good people towards unethical decisions and how they can protect themselves and their organization against ethical blindness. The goal of this course is to empower the participants to analyze the risks of unethical or illegal behavior that might be triggered by powerful contexts. It draws from various disciplines such as management, psychology, sociology, philosophy, and literature, in order to learn what these disciplines contribute to a better understanding of unethical behavior. The course also analyzes some of the most prominent organizational scandals of the recent decades through the lenses of these disciplines. Whenever we hear about ethical scandals, we tend to believe that unethical or illegal behaviour in organizations is driven by character deficiencies of individual actors. Put differently, we simply assume that bad things are done by bad people. However, numerous corporate scandals have demonstrated that even people with a high level of integrity can break the rules if they are put into a strong context. A better understanding of why and under what conditions good people make bad ethical decisions will enable us to better protect individuals as well as their respective organizations against the potentially overwhelming power of the context. It will also enable us to cure societies from problems like corruption. At the end of the course, you are able to: 1. Explain the impact of social context on individual decision making using various theories (from Management, Sociology, Psychology, and Philosophy) 2. Apply these theories to the analysis of some of the most eminent organizational scandals of the recent decades 3. Assess risks of ethical blindness in your own organizational context 4. Design interventions to reduce such risks for yourself and your organization Recommended Background No background expertise is required. The course is open for interested layperson as well as experts who work on related topics, be it as researchers or practitioners (e.g., compliance managers in corporations). Why is this course important for me? Currently, the understanding of why good people make unethical decisions is rather limited, related research is rather fragmented, and the management of such problems in organizations is overly simplistic, legalistic, and inadequate. Understanding contexts, including the dangers of routines, the mindlessness of our daily decisions, and the healing power of mindful decision-making routines is of increasing importance. In this course, you will learn the latest knowledge and the appropriate tool box for dealing with ethical challenges that you will face throughout your life! What do I need to follow this course? We build bridges between various scientific disciplines and will familiarize you with those disciplines smoothly. You need no expertise, just come and share your own real-world experiences about unethical decisions. After all, we are all experts in making decisions—some more ethically, some less ethically—aren’t we?...

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Jan 15, 2017

Great course, very structured, systemised and clear. Good examples as cases described, and give a very clear understanding of the reasoning, context and why and what is important. Very recommended!

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Jul 30, 2017

i am faculty in an engineer college in vizag. I teach Professional ethics to the undergraduate student. Your course content is extremely useful. Thanks for provide great contents

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By Michalis O

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Jun 22, 2017

Very good course. Had some flashbacks due to the fact that I studied Business Management but there were lots of aha! moments.

By Corinne F

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Apr 2, 2020

Very relevant, very well presented. Examples given were exceptional and very intreaguing subject. Very highly recommended.

By Krishma A

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Jan 25, 2021

It was an amazing course. I learned a lot about being ethical in life. Hopefully going to apply this everywhere in my life.

By Daniel K

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Nov 18, 2017

Great course. Very practical. Very clear explanations with lots of examples. The topic is also very important. Loved it!

By Anne-Ruthi K

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Nov 19, 2021

really interesting and clear course. Clear ideas that when you here them are very recognizable for your organisation.

By Sylvan R

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Feb 3, 2017

very well structured, delivered and animated. well researched and with good take aways in practical business life

By ARUN S N

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Sep 19, 2016

Had a great time listening to the lecture videos. Very informative and insightful indeed! Thank you Coursera :)

By Victor A A V

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Aug 1, 2020

Great course, comprehensive coverage, from different angles. But be prepared to put in some work at the end.

By Hiroki K

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Oct 28, 2019

Interesting topic and critical explanation about ideas.

And evaluation system is also unique and makes sense.

By Lev K

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Apr 30, 2017

Unusual approach to compliance issues from ethical perspective with lots of case study and wonderful lectors

By Mazni I

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Feb 3, 2020

great subject. let you look at different perspectives, that sometimes, you, yourself might be unaware of.

By Adriana A E

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Apr 22, 2021

Excelent course, very useful in my job and my life, I enjoyed it a lot. Excelent teachers. Thank you.

By Sebastien H

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Apr 7, 2018

Fantastic course! One of the most interesting and practically relevant course's I've taken in years.

By Manoj S

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Aug 13, 2016

This is fantastic. It answered my long sought questions on why bad decisions are so rampant.

By Louis B

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Jan 6, 2017

A great addition and extension of other behavioral economics material on the same subject.

By Fiores F

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Dec 18, 2021

One of the best courses I have completed. Interesting insights about controversial views

By Ka J K

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Jul 7, 2024

Very interesting course with many real world examples given to understand to concept.

By Robyn M M

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Mar 27, 2017

Absorbing, enlightening, practical and all round great course - highly recommended.

By Paulo

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Sep 6, 2017

Excellent course on how to avoid to made unethical decisions in organizations.

By Eugene R

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Nov 27, 2016

One of the best courses I've ever attended, so good that I'm taking it again

By fernandotxr@hotmail.com

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Jul 7, 2020

Brave new world to corporate compliance and business ethics. Can't miss.

By Wei G

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Mar 28, 2017

great course, clear and attractive! Make learner think! Fully reconmended

By Manoel S

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Sep 21, 2017

Great topics, discussions. It made me rethink a lot of assumptions.

By Chiara S

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Jun 19, 2020

A very interesting and useful course. I would highly recommend it.

By Riana B

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Nov 13, 2017

I really enjoyed this course. It was well prepared and well done!