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Teaching business ethics in transitional cultures An example of practice at Zagreb School of Economics and Management

debates with practices of teaching business ethics course at business schools in transitional cultures. Some of these practices are: describing values in class, showing how various values are essentially manifested in every core business, teaching how to reach practical decisions in proper, clear, quick and transparent manner and measuring entrance and exit students’ know-that and know-how shows at least some positive trends. Design/methodology/approach – A blend of theoretical review and a case study which reflects the theory. Findings – Some issue concerning the practice of teaching business ethics can be solved within practice itself, while other need careful explication of the practice of teaching and various corrections. Research limitations/implications – The paper is aimed at quite particular issue of introducing business ethics course at private business schools in transforming societies (with the example of private business school, Zagreb School of Economics, from Croatia) which is a limitation by all means, yet some lessons can be drawn for schools in similar situation. Practical implications – Improving business ethics and corporate social responsibility course syllabus and elements of teaching process. Originality/value – Pragmatist approach to teaching values in business ethics course. Keywords – business ethics syllabus elements, elements of the process of learning business ethics, know-that and know-how in business ethics, measuring students’ entrance and exit, teaching business ethics, ZSEM. Paper type – Conceptual paper/Case study

business ethics, CSR, sustainability, education, ZSEM

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