Business Integrity, Values and Compliance (740-1)

Instructors

Nicola Sharpe

Meeting Info

McCormick 285 - Hoffman Hall: Fri 8:25AM - 10:15AM

Overview of class

Students will examine and discuss a variety of readings and related materials, including news reports of current compliance failures. The class will include at times include sessions with corporate counsel and business executives in order to provide students with a better understanding of the challenges of implementing an effective global compliance program. This course should help students understand the purpose, design, and implementation of effective compliance and ethics policies; appreciate the business impact of the legal reform including the sentencing guidelines, bribery restrictions, whistleblower incentives/protections, conflicts of interest policies; and, analyze and discuss compliance and ethics practices and challenges at companies and determine appropriate responses to legal reforms and ethical dilemmas.

Class Materials (Required)

Course materials will consist of relevant statutes and regulations, scholarly articles, cases, government enforcement guidance, corporate codes of conduct and related materials, and news articles covering timely compliance, ethics, and professional responsibility topics. Students are expected to complete the assigned reading in advance of each day of class. Students should purchase:

• Harvard Business School vignettes and case studies (these will be available for purchase online shortly before we cover them in class).

Class Notes

Technology Policy: Laptop or Cell Phone use is not permitted in class, unless otherwise specified. Please refrain from using the internet on any other device.

Enrollment Requirements

Enrollment Requirements: MSL Students are not eligible to enroll