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Values-Based Decision Making W22

BUS 303
Closed
SFU Beedie School of Business
SFU Beedie School of Business
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Tom Culham
Lecturer and Researcher in Strategy
3
Timeline
  • March 15, 2022
    Experience start
  • April 30, 2022
    Experience end
Experience
2/3 project matches
Dates set by experience
Preferred companies
Anywhere
Any
Any industries
Categories
Leadership Organizational structure Project management Humanities
Skills
teamwork decision-making critical thinking business ethics leadership
Learner goals and capabilities

Students will provide a perspective on a business decision or challenge where incorporating values is a primary concern.

Learners
Undergraduate
Any level
55 learners
Project
10 hours per learner
Learners self-assign
Teams of 5
Expected outcomes and deliverables

Project deliverables can include:

  • Full report from each team, outlining the ethical decision making process, framework and core values used, and more, as well as an appropriate conclusion.
  • Your firm is provided the opportunity to obtain the input of young minds on a values based question and participate in a values based decision making framework that may be helpful for the firm's future values based decisions.
Project timeline
  • March 15, 2022
    Experience start
  • April 30, 2022
    Experience end
Project Examples

Using an ethical decision-making framework, 10 teams of 5 undergraduate students will use a combination of personal values and the values of your organization, to develop a process that will allow your organization to navigate major decisions with greater clarity.

Ethical decisions could include, for example:

  • A forestry company deciding whether to alter clear cutting logging practices to a more sustainable approach, not necessarily required by regulation.
  • A company that outsources products from a rural area signs a contract forbidding illegal labour, that unbeknownst to them is violated by their external supplier.
  • Should our firm employ people with autism? (Some banks are now doing so. They initially thought it was a social enterprise concept but it turned out to be profitable)
  • A retail firm has primarily provided technical skills training and some interpersonal skills for management. The firm is now exploring providing mandatory interpersonal development training for all staff. Should the firm proceed with this?

Your organization will benefit from learning about the processes of ethical decision-making from multiple perspectives, as well as work with 50-60 talented undergraduate students with a variety of backgrounds and experiences.

Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:

Be available for a quick phone call with the organizer to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience.

Be available for a quick phone call with the organizer to initiate your relationship and confirm your scope is an appropriate fit for the experience. Be prepared to present via Zoom for about 45 minutes on two occasions once at the beginning of the case and once towards the end of the case.