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Lecturer Contact information

Name of Lecturer: Cheralee Morgan

Office hours: By appointment

E-mail address: [email protected]

Appointment: telephone# 876-909-8329

Course Details Course Title & Code: Business, Government and Society

MGMT3033 (MS33E)

Summer School: June 2 – July 11, 2014

No. of contact hours: Lectures – 36 hours

Course Description & Rationale

Introduction This is a wide-ranging course which surveys a variety of issues relevant to business at the institutional,

national and international levels. These issues include the role of business, the impact of business on the

environment, core labour standards, globalisation and ethics in business. A central concern is with the

“rightness” or “wrongness” of the decisions that are made by businesses and with the mechanisms that

exist within the state and the wider society to minimise the negative impact of these decisions.

Rationale This course deals with fundamental questions that should be considered by all University students

engaged in the study of business. Broadly speaking these questions fall into the following areas:

The role of the business enterprise and the business sector in society;

The role of government as a regulator and activist in the society;

The role of individuals as voters and consumers in society;

The role of non-governmental organisations and groups such as environmental lobbies,

human rights activists and trade unions in society.

The impact of environmental factors ob business operations.

Goal Students who take this course should gain a better appreciation of the issues surrounding the role of

business in society and greater sensitivity to some of the larger questions with which business should be

concerned.

Undergraduate Course Outline

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Learning Outcomes:

General Objective At the end of this course the student should be able to discuss:

1. The main arguments relating to the role of business in society;

2. The main arguments relating to the role government in society;

3. The main issues relating to the role of individuals in society;

4. The key issues connected with the private and public regulation of businesses;

5. Some of the central ethical questions arising from the role of business and government in society;

6. The key international issues that are likely to influence the decision-making process of business

managers.

Focus on Current Issues Students are expected to keep abreast of current developments within the economy and society that have

a bearing on the course. All aspects of current affairs that can conceivably have an impact on business

and business decision-making are relevant material for this course. Students are expected to keep abreast

of all relevant and important issues pertaining to business, government and society and read all relevant

articles/newspapers daily and to bring to the attention of the learning community any such

development(s) that they identify.

Mode of Delivery

face-to-face

blended

online

Prescribed texts

Cowell, Noel M., Archibald Campbell, Gavin Chen and Stanford Moore (2007) Ethical

Perspectives on Caribbean Business, Arawak Press, Kingston, Jamaica. [Cowell et al.]

Johnson, Anthony .S: (2003) Ethical Business, Iskamol Publishers, KingstonJamaica. [Johnson]

Steiner George and Steiner, John (current edition) Business, Government, and Society: A

Managerial Perspective, Text and Cases, 11/e, McGraw-Hill, USA[Steiner and Steiner]

Recommended Readings

Cowell, Noel M.; Boxill, Ian. (1995) Human resource management: A Caribbean

perspectiveKingston, Jamaica, Canoe Press

Hall, Kenneth O and Rheima Holding Eds. Tourism: The driver of change in the Jamaican

economy Kingston, Jamaica Ian Randle Publishers

Gregory, Howard, Ed. (1996)Caribbean theology: Preparing for the challenges ahead, pp. 65-

72. Canoe Press, KingstonJamaica.

Hall, Kenneth, O.; Benn, Denis, Eds. (2004)Governance in the age of globalisation: Caribbean

perspectives, pp. 369-382 , KingstonJamaica, Ian Randle

Hall, Kenneth O, and Dennis Benn (2000) Contending with destiny: The Caribbean in the 21st

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century, , Ian Randle Publishers, KingstonJamaica.

Klein, Axel; Day, Marcus; Harriott Anthony, Eds., Caribbean drugs: From criminalization to

harm reduction, pp. 67-81, Ian Randle Press, KingstonJamaica.

Munroe, Trevor ( 2000) Voice participation and governance in a changing environment- the

case of Jamaica, Kingston, Department of Government, University of the West Indies

Munroe, Trevor (1999)Renewing Democracy into the Millennium. The Jamaican Experience in

Perspective. The University of West Indies Press, Mona, Jamaica, 1999 (202

pages).ISBN 976-640-078-4.

Rapley, John (2002) Understanding development: Theory and practice in the Third World

2nd.ed. Boulder, CO, Lynne Rienner

Pedagogy

Lectures

Discussion

Power points

Videos

Role-play

Guest lecture

Case studies

Assessment Methods

Midterm 30%

Final Exam 70%

Total 100%

Class Attendance

Students are expected to attend class regularly and to keep abreast of any changes in lecture

schedules, and test dates. Students will be held responsible for all work covered in the class for

which they have enrolled. Failure to attend class may jeopardize a student’s academic standing.

Marking Scheme

GRADE

MARK (%)

GPA

GRADE

MARK (%)

GPA

A+ 86 – 100 4.3 C+ 53 - 56 2.3 A 70 – 85 4.0 C 50 – 52 2.0 A- 67-69 3.7 C- 47 - 49 1.7 B+ 63– 66 3.3 D+ 43 - 46 1.3 B 60 – 62 3.0 D 40 - 42 1.0 B- 57 - 59 2.7 F 0 - 39 0.0

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Schedule Weekly Schedule

Readings/Topics Chapters

Week 1

Module 1: Introduction to Business, Government and Society

1. Cowell et al – Introduction,

Chap. 7.

2. Johnson – Chap. 3

3. Steiner and Steiner Chap. 1

Week 2

Module 2: Models of Business Government and Society



Week 3

Module 3: Corporate Power


Steiner and Steiner Chap. 3

Week 4

Module 4: Critics of Business


2. Steiner and Steiner Chap. 4.

Week 5

Module 5: The International Business Environment

1. Cowell et al chap. 6


3. Steiner and Steiner Chap. 12.

Week 6

Module 6: Introduction to Ethics in Business


2. Steiner and Steiner Chap. 7 & 8.

3. Cowell et al: Introduction,

Chaps: 1-3

Munroe, Trevor (1995) “Corporate

ethics and the Jamaican business

culture” in Cowell, Noel M.; Boxill, Ian.

Human resource management: A

Caribbean perspectiveKingston,

Jamaica, Canoe Press

Week 7

Module 7: Ethical Decision-making in Business



Cowell et al: Introduction, Chap. 11, 12,

13, 14

Week 8

Module 8: Giving and the Social Responsibility of Business

1. Cowell et al: Introduction,


Steiner and Steiner Chap.

Week 9

Module 9: Business, Ethics and the Social Environment: Poverty and Social Exclusion



3. Cowell et al: Introduction, Chap.

4.

4. Bailey, Corin (2003) “Education

and social exclusion”

Proceedings of the Sixth

Conference, Faculty of Pure and

Applied Sciences, Kingston,

Jamaica

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Week 10

Module 10: Corporate Governance


Week 11

Module 11: Business and the Social Environment - Consumerism



Week 12

Module 12: Business and the Physical Environment


2. Steiner and Steiner Chap. 13&

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Week 13 Module 13: The Caribbean Business Environment

1. Chevannes, Barry (2000) “Those

two Jamaicans: The problem of

social integration” in Contending

with destiny: The Caribbean in

the 21st century , Kenneth O,

Hall and Dennis Benn, Ian

Randle Publishers, Kingston

Jamaica.

2. Chevannes, Barry (1994) “Our

Caribbean reality” in Howard

Gregory , Ed. Caribbean

theology: Preparing for the

challenges ahead, pp. 65-72.

Canoe Press, KingstonJamaica.

3. Cowell et al Chap. 10

4. Johnson – Chap. 6 & 11

Office of Special Student Services

The University of the West Indies at Mona provides special accommodations for students with

special needs. Services are provided as needs are identified and include assistance for the hearing

impaired and those with physical disabilities. If you have a disability for which you believe you

require services, please contact your respective program coordinator.

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Examination

A student who does not take an examination in a course for which he or she is registered is deemed

to have failed the examination unless permission to be absent was granted. A student who on the

grounds of illness or in other special circumstances referred to in examination Regulation 25, fails to

take an examination in a course for which he or she is registered may be given special consideration

by the board of examiner to take the examination at the next available opportunity, without penalty,

(Faculty of Social Science Student handbook 2013-2014).

Academic Integrity

Cheating

Cheating is any attempt to benefit oneself or another by deceit or fraud. Plagiarism is a form of cheating. Plagiarism is the unauthorized and unacknowledged use of another person’s intellectual efforts, ideas and creations under one’s own name howsoever recorded, including whether formally published or in manuscript or in typescript or other printed or electronically presented form. Plagiarism includes taking passages, ideas or structures from another work or author without attribution of such source(s), using the conventions for attributions or citing used in this University. Since any piece of work submitted by a student must be that student’s own work, all forms of cheating, including plagiarism, are forbidden (Faculty of Social Sciences, Graduate Handbook, Appendix a Regulations for Graduate Diploma & Degrees pg. 156- 169 University of the West indies).

Code of Conduct 1. During the conduct of any class, there shall be no activity which disturbs the assembly and

affects the order of the proceedings. Instructors have the right to require any student to leave the classroom if she/he is involved in disorderly conduct, or alternatively instructors have the right to leave the classroom themselves.

2. Cell phones, pagers and alarms of any type shall be turned off during classes. If there is an emergency for which a student or instructor may need to use the phone, this shall be indicated at/or just prior to the start of the class in a manner indicated by the instructor,

(Code of Conduct: Faculty of social sciences undergraduate handbook (pg.175) University of the West Indies 2013-2014).

Student’s Responsibility

Obtain a copy of the student handbook and familiarize yourself with code of student conduct

Obtain a copy of the course outline from your instructor.

Read the textbook and other assigned readings prior to the start of class.

Attend all classes.

Participate as fully as possible in class discussions.

Be punctual for class.

Observe due dates for assignments

Respect the rights of others.

Adhere to the highest standards of academic integrity

Respect university property and the property of others

Practice good health and safety habits

Comply with the standards, rules, and regulations of the University

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Instructor’s Responsibility

Be fair and impartial to all students. Hold office hours for students to discuss issues and questions relating to the course Ensure that the course is delivered at the highest level of academic standard. Ensure that sufficient and relevant material is made available for students. To be punctual at all times (except in extenuating circumstances). Maintain ongoing consultation with the students to ensure that the course is meeting

the needs of the students at all times.

Group Work

Students will be assigned to groups when necessary for the purpose of collaborative learning

and engagement

Faculty member will ensure full participation of each group member and that each group

member makes an equitable contribution to the work of the group. Each group member will be

held accountable for a specific area of each assigned group project.

Each group member will independently evaluate his/her contribution of a group project by filling

out the project evaluation form provided by the course faculty.

When necessary, each group member will give an oral presentation of assigned component of

group project

Fill out the student accountability form provided by the course faculty.

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