Philosophy in Business
Course name: Philosophy in Business
Period: To be determined
Cluster within the International Business Consultancy Programme: Organisations & Behaviour
Study load: 4 ECTS (~112 hours)
Course description
Studying business usually means gaining knowledge of various aspects of business. Directing an organisation in the right way requires insight in strategy, organisational structure, finance, basic principles of law, operations and many different related business topics. Balancing these different topics in decision making is not the easiest thing to do. It’s also hardly depending on your leadership style and the risk appetite within the specific organisation. However, decision making directly involves the quality and output of the organisation and will have a direct effect on the happiness and motivation of it’s employees.
How do you develop your leadership skills in the above? It often means understanding various concepts and being able to play with human behaviour within these business concept. The noble art of philosophy might help you in answering fundamental questions on know knowledge, reality, values and ethics and the contribution of people to higher (business) goals come together. This
won’t be the average course on themes that are clear at the start and only have one solid answer, but it will be a journey in which we explore your view on reality and business.
Competences
Organisational behaviour, problem recognition, diagnosing, designing, changing,evaluating.
Learning objectives
- Critically evaluate philosophical theories and their relevance to business practice.
- Apply ethical and philosophical frameworks to dilemmas.
- Examine the societal role and moral responsibilities of organizations.
- Develop and defend reasoned arguments on contemporary philosophical issues in business.
- (Re)generate your personal leadership style through different angles, insights and conceptual points of view.
General course information
Required previous knowledge
No previous knowledge is required. However, the course conceptually combines various areas in business in such a way that it might be hard to participate without understanding a basic level of strategy, organizational structures, organizational behaviour or leadership/ decision making.
Way of working
Interactive lectures (might include guest lectures) in which your will work on different themes, cases and business concept.
Exam
Portfolio-assessment (with a burden of proof collected over the semester).strategy in which you incorporate at least one extra country.