Human Behavior and ethics in Management and Technology

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Ethical leadership continues to be a key issue in our society and is a topic of growing interest to the public and researchers alike. Our world more than ever needs ethical leadership to address critical sociotechnological problems such as climate change, sustainable energy and materials, quality food and water, population growth, prejudice, and global conflict to name just a few. This course will provide students with an improved mechanistic understanding of basic human behavior foundational to ethical leadership and decision making. Specifically, a series of important psychological studies will be examined which provide insights into human needs, personality, individual and social behavior, and leader-follower dynamics which are needed to identify new approaches for developing and managing leadership. Students will explore the literature themselves and share their findings and insights with the larger group. Students will apply what they learn by proposing new management processes for ensuring ethical leadership and decision making and share those with their peers.