This course is a foundation course for the other courses in the Masters in HRD programme. Its objective is to provide a discussion of the role of strategic decision-making from the organisation’s leaders in relation to the Human Resource Management function and how these persons harness the major HRM functions within the framework of ethical practice. Further, this course is intended to enhance students’ awareness of the issues that most challenge ethical practice in business. The course will expose students to models of ethical decision making in order to develop their skills in this area, and to deepen their professional commitment to the creation of ethical organisations that support the various sectors of economic activity within Jamaica.