BUS 621 The Catholic Vision of the Good Company
This course presents a study of the key principles of Catholic social teaching on economic life, business, and society. Students examine the major papal encyclicals and the crucial implications for managing organizations from a Christ centered view. Texts of other writers are also considered. The aim is to ground students in the moral dimensions of historical, political, and economic life. Topics will include: business as vocation and calling, the virtues of business leaders, and core principles of Catholic social thought from Leo XIII to the modern period, including emphasis on the role of the family, the nature of work, human dignity, the common good, solidarity, and subsidiarity.