PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Explaining the ontological, epistemological, and axiological aspects of philosophy and their intersections to business/management activities; Writing a journal article on certain business/management issues with appropriate philosophical paradigms as the frame of reference; Analyzing certain phenomena of business/management based on the perspective of comparative philosophy.

Topics:

1. Introduction to general philosophy and ethics (1);
2. Introduction to general philosophy and ethics (2);
3. Comparative philosophy of business/management (1);
4. Comparative philosophy of business/management (2);
5. Selected business/management issues: a philosophical approach (1);
6. Selected business/management issues: a philosophical approach (2);
7. Paradigms in philosophy and research methods (1);
8. Paradigms in philosophy and research methods (2).