• Be able to describe and classify different analytical frameworks and concepts in relation to the diverse interpretations of social responsibility in the context of a firm .
• Be able to apply different theories and perspectives to analyze and evaluate specific responsibility challenges, such as doing business in a 'corrupt' environment, championing equal rights in a 'despotic' milieu, and being sensitive to cultural-established practices that contradict the values of the corporation.
• Be able to compare and combine theories and frameworks to draw out implications and provide inputs for developing the business case a firm's social responsibility strategy.
• Be able to present a comprehensive, critical and reflexive 'social responsibility mapping' of a firm, in terms of the firm's CSR values, practices, strategies and shortcomings.

Corporations are expected to contribute to the social environment they are functioning within today. This course focuses on the social responsibilities of firms. By concentrating on the diverse ways that social values manifest themselves in society, the course aims to familiarize course participants with various approaches and perspectives in evaluating a firm’s responsibility towards its employees, customers, business partners, competitors, society, the environment, and even the world. The objective is to provide an honest and holistic understanding of the complex relationships between business and society, which have tremendous implications for human resource management, marketing, internationalization, investor relation management, and other activities of the firm. This course takes a cross-disciplinary – including philosophy, sociology, anthropology and management – approach.