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MN50527: Responsible business strategy

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2018/9
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: School of Management
Further information on credits Credits: 3      [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
Further information on notional study hours Notional Study Hours: 60
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period:
Modular (no specific semester)
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Case Study Proposal (CW 10%)
  • Case Study Assignment (CW 90%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites:
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
Corporate responsibilities in regards of a host of social and environmental issues are increasingly high-profile, and give rise to potentially profound implications for corporate reputation, organisational legitimacy and long term competitive advantage. The aims of this course are:
* To introduce students to the principles of corporate responsibilities, sustainability and ethical judgements of business conduct;
* To consider and evaluate the business case for responsible business strategy;
* To examine how governance strategies for responsible business strategies are developed and implemented;
* To examine methods for the measurement of performance on corporate responsibilities;
* To examine strategies for firms' reporting on corporate responsibilities.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students will be able to:
* Understand the managerial importance of corporate responsibilities;
* Analyse and evaluate the responsible business strategies currently pursued by firms;
* Better understand and navigate the challenges of developing and implementing responsible business strategy;
* Better understand and navigate the measurement and reporting challenges associated with responsible business strategy.

Skills:
1. Analytical and evaluative skills (T/A)
2. Writing skills (A)
3. Interpersonal skills.

Content:
1. Ethical judgements of business conduct
2. Stakeholders, reputation and corporate responsibilities
3. Responsible business strategy and risk management
4. Development and implementation of responsible business strategy
5. Measuring performance on corporate responsibilities
6. Reporting on corporate responsibilities. 		Before taking this module you must take MN50339 AND take MN50340 AND take MN50341 AND take MN50342 AND take MN50343 AND take MN50344
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

MN50527 is Optional on the following programmes:

School of Management

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