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IBUS2130: Ethics and Decision Making
2027 unit information
This unit explores the ethical dimensions of decision-making in international business, providing frameworks to navigate complex moral challenges across diverse cultural and institutional contexts. Effective business decisions require more than financial and strategic analysis; they demand an understanding of the ethical, social, and environmental factors that shape outcomes for multiple stakeholders. The unit examines how cognitive biases and organisational pressures influence moral judgment, how emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence raise new accountability concerns, and how global supply chains create layered human rights responsibilities. Through real-world case studies and business simulations spanning corporate governance failures, data privacy, sustainability, and cross-cultural ethical dilemmas, the unit develops practical reasoning skills applicable to relations with governments, employees, consumers, and civil society. Upon completion of this unit, students will possess enhanced capacity for ethical analysis and responsible decision-making within international business organisations, equipping them to lead with integrity in an increasingly complex global environment.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Business (Business School)
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | International Business |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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Completion of at least 24 credit points |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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IBUS3104 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Identify ethical dilemmas in strategic decision making in complex international business systems.
- LO2. Effectively apply ethical reasoning to make informed decisions when confronted with dilemmas in international business contexts.
- LO3. Theorise towards reasoned solutions to ethical questions in international business settings.
- LO4. Clearly communicate ethical reasoning and decision-making both orally and in writing to a to a cross-cultural audience at a professional standard.
- LO5. Constructively discuss ethical dilemmas with people from diverse backgrounds demonstrating inclusiveness, open-mindedness and integrity.
- LO6. Work collaboratively within small teams and manage the dynamics within these teams.
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Semester 2 2027
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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