Good Governance & Social Responsibility Outline

Description:

This is primarily a discussion-based course, where ‘real-life’ case studies are posed to students on complex topics in which students engage first hand in the discussion and debate that they will undoubtedly face as future managers in the business.

Objectives
At the end of the course, students should be able to:
       Describe, classify, structure, and combine the concepts, theories, and methods involved with Corporate Governance and Social Responsibility.
       Identify relevant Corporate Governance issues within the firm and what - YOU as a future manager may face in business-. Be able to apply the concepts, theories, methods of the course to concrete cases and examples.
      Analyze and synthesize concrete problems within current management theories and be able to make a constructive critic of them.

Course Syllabus


Unit 1 Defining CSR
         Understanding Social Responsibility
         Relevance of CSR
         History / Evolution of CSR

Unit 2 Changing Face of Business
        Macro Business Environment
        Stakeholders
        Stakeholder Mapping

Unit 3 Triple Bottomline
        Sustainable Development
       INB Case Discussion
       Film: The Corporation
        Corporation (Definition, Characteristics)

Unit 4 Greening the Value Chain
        Life Cycle Thinking
       EDC Experience
      Managing Public Issues
        Case: Ford Pinto

Unit 5 Managing Stakeholders Issues
       Film: Inside the Meltdown
       Economic Sustainability

Midterm Exam

Unit 6 Corporate Governance
         Film: Enron
      Consumer Safety & Company Liability
      Film: Supersize Me

Unit 7 Ethics in Marketing & Advertising
        Film: The Persuaders
      Workplace Safety & Environmental Management
       Film: Cell Tower Deaths / BP Oil Spill