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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Global Impact: Business Ethics

Global business ethics is the study and analysis of how ethics and global business are connected. Because commerce is about markets, and markets entail exchanges between people and groups of people, commerce is about human relationships.. One of the important challenges in global business is working out the extent of these obligations in the interrelationships between businesses and the particular local cultures in which that business operates. The ethical issues arising from these engagements, the kinds of values-based considerations out of which an organization negotiates with local concerns, and how an organization can be both an enabler of economic value while respecting cultural differences are important topics of this course. You will be able to: • Become morally sensitive to ethical dilemmas in global commerce • Identify ethical issues in global business • Master stakeholder analysis • Use a well-reasoned process by which to arrive at ethically defensible decisions • Differentiate between good and weak ethical arguments and defend conclusions This course is part of Gies College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree program at https://degrees.giesbusiness.illinois.edu/idegrees/.

Status: Business Ethics
Status: Cultural Sensitivity
BeginnerCourse10 hours

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SO

Reviewed Sep 9, 2021

i really learnt a lot and enjoyed the course. i love Pratricia Werhane's delivery. She is so good!

SH

Reviewed Jul 6, 2019

Prof Werhane was very engaging and made things real and clear with real world cases. Excellent instructor!

HA

Reviewed Sep 28, 2019

the course covered what I need to understand and for sure I like how the instructor explain the material in her own way

TP

Reviewed Aug 10, 2020

i verified the account but still i am unable to receive the certificate

YA

Reviewed Aug 1, 2021

Excellent course and it has a mix of theory and application

MH

Reviewed Dec 4, 2023

really interesting curse, relevant, good balance of easy to digest yet challenging. using the techniques already.

RG

Reviewed Jun 21, 2020

This course creates a great impact on individuals and adds values to our ethical decisions.

SF

Reviewed Oct 31, 2022

Very well designed course. I believe its the need of the day. Professor Dr Patricia Werhane is an excellent resource and her experience and insight truly reflects in the course.

BB

Reviewed Mar 11, 2026

Highly Educative and recommendable for others to participate

S

Reviewed May 28, 2020

It was a good experience to know about business ethics and its impact

MS

Reviewed Sep 24, 2021

i love the teaching of Prof. Werhane. This course is great and gives the view of companies situation. I have get a view to tackle the situation.

CM

Reviewed Nov 4, 2024

Very informative course.......................................................................................

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