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MN22155: Corporate responsibilities: principles and perspectives

[Page last updated: 09 August 2024]

Academic Year: 2024/25
Owning Department/School: School of Management
Credits: 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits]
Notional Study Hours: 200
Level: Intermediate (FHEQ level 5)
Period:
Semester 2
Assessment Summary: CWES 100%
Assessment Detail:
  • Essay (CWES 100%)
Supplementary Assessment:
Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Requisites: In taking this module you cannot take MN22026
Learning Outcomes:
  • Describe and summarize the main theories and tools related to the contemporary CSR debates;
  • Identify and interpret evidence regarding social, environmental and economic issues;
  • Critically evaluate relevant rhetoric and activities of businesses, governments and/or civil society organizations using relevant theories;
  • Construct coherent, well-planned, and sufficiently evidenced arguments regarding social and environmental issues and the associated actions and impacts of corporations.



Synopsis: The unit will develop your awareness and understanding of corporate responsibilities by exploring the meaning and implications of a variety of principles. Each principle is built upon a distinct viewpoint, and provides the means to rigorously analyse corporate strategies to determine their degree of responsibility or irresponsibility. Thus, we aim to provide a detailed, nuanced and practically useful understanding of the notion of responsible business.

Content: The unit covers a set of distinct approaches to the notion of corporate responsibility - from rights-based approaches, to consequentialist ethics; from sustainability to perspectives grounded in corporate reputation; from meeting accepted standards to taking care of stakeholders. Furthermore, the unit emphasises the practical application of these varied principles of corporate responsibility. The aim is to assemble a toolkit that facilitates the evaluation of corporate actions and impacts in a rigorously informative manner.

Course availability:

MN22155 is Optional on the following courses:

Department of Chemistry
  • USCH-AFB22 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management (Year 2)
  • USCH-AKB22 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management with professional placement (Year 2)
  • USCH-AKB22 : BSc(Hons) Chemistry with Management with study abroad (Year 2)
  • USCH-AFM22 : MSci(Hons) Chemistry with Management (Year 2)
  • USCH-AKM22 : MSci(Hons) Chemistry with Management with professional placement (Year 2)
School of Management
  • UMMN-AFB10 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Finance (Year 2)
  • UMMN-AKB10 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Finance with work placement (Year 2)
  • UMMN-AFB11 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Management (Year 2)
  • UMMN-AKB11 : BSc(Hons) Accounting and Management with work placement (Year 2)
  • UMMN-ANB12 : BSc(Hons) Business (Year 2)
Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies
  • UHPL-AKB50 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (French) with year abroad (Year 2)
  • UHPL-AKB51 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (German) with year abroad (Year 2)
  • UHPL-AKB52 : BSc(Hons) International Management and Modern Languages (Spanish) with year abroad (Year 2)

Notes:

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