Key Teaching Resources on Business Ethics: A Curated Selection from Jesuit Digital Network

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This list of key free teaching resources on business ethics are those most highly recommended by the authors, Kirk O. Hanson, Executive Director of the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University USA and Oscar Bulaong, Jr., Executive Director of the Gov. Jose B. Fernandez Jr. Ethics Center at Ateneo de Manila Philippines.

Material Type: Lesson Plan, Reading

Author: Damian Saccocio

Short Business Ethics Cases for Use in Class

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Ten very short business ethics cases designed to be assigned in advance, or simply to be handed out in class and discussed after giving the students 2-3 minutes to read each.

Material Type: Case Study

Author: Damian Saccocio

PRME: Principles for Responsible Management Education

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This short description of PRME and its principles is important background for any teacher of business ethics. PRME grew out of the work of the United Nations Global Compact. A detailed "Inspirational Guide for the Implementation of PRME" is also available on the Jesuit Digital Network.

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Primary Source

Author: Damian Saccocio

Mapping the Field of Business Ethics: A Briefing for Teachers of Business Ethics

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This three page resource identifies the topics covered in a typical course on business ethics in the United States. The author also identifies several topics added to courses in the past five years and topics which are being considered for adoption. Finally, the author presents a comprehensive list of the topics which constitute the field of business ethics, as studied and taught in the United States.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Damian Saccocio

Annotated Table of Contents for the Giving Voice to Values Curriculum

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This resource provides teachers an understanding of the Giving Voice to Values curriculum which has become popular in recent years with many teachers of business ethics around the world. The Giving Voice to Values curriculum emphasizes that business people must learn the practical techniques of raising and advocating for ethical principles in business, as well as how to analyze a situation to determine what is the right thing to do.

Material Type: Lesson Plan

Author: Damian Saccocio

Inspirational Guide for the Implementation of PRME: Placing sustainability at the heart of management

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This very detailed guide to implementing the commitments embodied in the Principles for Responsible Management Education can provide help to any professor of business ethics, corporate social responsibility, sustainability, or general management. A short description of PRME and its principles is also available on the Jesuit Digital Network

Material Type: Case Study

Author: Damian Saccocio

United Nations Global Compact

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This short two page document summarizes the purpose of the United Nations Global Compact and lists the Global Compact's ten principles for business.

Material Type: Reading

Author: Damian Saccocio

Vocation of the Business Leader

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This comprehensive document is an excellent compilation of the ethical and social responsibilities of a business leader. Prepared by and international dialogue group, it is published by the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. It is an excellent reading both for the teacher of business ethics and also for students in such courses.

Material Type: Case Study

Author: Damian Saccocio

Longer Cases on Business Ethics

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These three cases describe the challenge of finding the right ethical path in three very different situations: Taken together the three cases provide an excellent overview of what may be unexpected but all too common ethical challenges in today's business world.

Material Type: Case Study

Author: Damian Saccocio