The purpose of this seminar is to provide doctoral students with an understanding of the fundamental constructs of emotions and ethics within the organizational context. Drawing on literature in psychology, social psychology and organizational behaviour, this course will focus on the functioning of human affect and behavioural ethics, how these two domains can mutually influence each other and how they can be harnessed to inform our understanding of individual and group behaviour within the workplace. The course is designed to provide an overview and introduction to these literatures and an understanding of their central concepts. The intention for this course is to provide students with the knowledge to integrate approaches and insights from the emotions and ethics literatures to their own research agendas.

Objectives: 1) To gain knowledge of the dominant theories of affect and (un)ethical behavior as they pertain to both individual and organizational functioning. 2) To understand the cognitive and affective processes through which unethical attitudes, behaviours, and decisions permeate an organization. 3) To utilize concepts and theories of affect and ethics to create viable research questions that provide insight into questions faced by individuals and organizations working in the health services sector.