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2017/2018  KAN-CCMVI2032U  Business and Society: Beyond Compliance toward Sustainability, Innovation and Social Impact

English Title
Business and Society: Beyond Compliance toward Sustainability, Innovation and Social Impact

Course information
Language English
Course ECTS 7.5 ECTS
Type Elective
Level Full Degree Master
Duration Summer
Start time of the course Summer
Timetable Course schedule will be posted at calendar.cbs.dk
Max. participants 60
Study board
Study Board for MSc in Economics and Business Administration
Course coordinator
  • Course instructor - Karen Becker, Associate Professor of Marketing, The College of New Jersey, kbe.msc@cbs.dk
    Sven Bislev - Department of Management, Society and Communication (MSC)
In case of any academic questions related to the course, please contact the course instructor or the academic director, Sven Bislev at sb.msc@cbs.dk
Main academic disciplines
  • CSR and sustainability
Last updated on 23/07/2018

Relevant links
Learning objectives
To achieve the grade 12, students should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor mistakes or errors:
  • To demonstrate a mature nuanced understanding of the relevance of CSR and the role of the firm in addressing global challenges
  • To demonstrate a strong theoretical understanding of the key literature and frameworks that guide contemporary CSR
  • To build a tool kit for examining the interplay of business, environment, and social impacts
  • To demonstrate creative innovative thinking with regard to social responsibility
Course prerequisites
Completed Bachelor degree or equivalent
Examination
Business and Society: Beyond Compliance toward Sustainability, Innovation and Social Impact:
Exam ECTS 7.5
Examination form Home assignment - written product
Individual or group exam Individual exam
Size of written product Max. 15 pages
Assignment type Project
Duration Written product to be submitted on specified date and time.
Grading scale 7-step scale
Examiner(s) One internal examiner
Exam period Summer, Ordinary exam: 26/27 June - 30 July 2018. Please note that exam will start on the first teaching day and will run in parallel with the course.

Retake exam: September - October 2018

3rd attempt (2nd retake) exam: November - December 2018

Exam schedule is available on https:/​/​www.cbs.dk/​uddannelse/​international-summer-university-programme-isup/​courses-and-exams.
Make-up exam/re-exam
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
Home project assignment, new exam question (72-hour home assignment)
Course content and structure

This course will explore the role firms play in the development of a civil society. We will begin by examining the historical context of firms as agents of social and community development as well as their interaction with governments. We will then move to examine the contemporary environment with particular emphasis on differences across cultural and political lines. As part of this course students will learn about various frameworks and tools which firms use to develop, assess, and communication about their social and environmental impacts. We complete our study with a look to toward the future and a focus on business innovation as a path for achieveing the both
economic growth and the sustainable development goals.

 

Preliminary assignment:
Read -- both are available as ebooks
1) Mackey and Sisodia, Conscious Capitalism
2) Jeremy Moon, Corporate Social Responsibility: A Very Short Introduction
And prepare to discuss them in the first session.
Class 1: Historical Perspectives
Class 2: Introduction to Models and Frameworks
Class 3: International Perspectives, SDGs, and Guiding Principles
Class 4: Internal Stakeholders -- Focus on Conscious Leadership
Class 5: Internal Stakeholders -- Focus on Employees and Supply Chain
Class 6: External Stakeholders -- Focus on Customers and Communitites
Feedback activity: Proposals due
Class 7: Focus on Develoment, Poverty and Peace
Class 8: Focus on Sustainability
Class 9: Focus on Innovation
Class 10: Revisit Models and Measurement
Class 11: Looking forward - Global Challenges, SDGs, and the Firm's Role
Teaching methods
This class will be a combination of short lecture and case discussion.
Students will need to prepare a case for evey class and will be expected to participate in the case discussion.
Feedback during the teaching period
The feedback activity will be centered on the final assessment projects. Students will present their proposals and receive feedback.

All Home Project Assignments/mini projects are based upon a research question (problem formulation) formulated by the students individually, and must be handed in to the course instructor for his/her approval no later than 12 July 2018. The instructor must approve the research question (problem formulation) no later than 17 June 2018. The approval is a feedback to the student about the instructor's assessment of the problem's relevance and the possibilities of producing a good report.
Student workload
Preliminary assignment 20 hours
Classroom attendance 33 hours
Preparation 126 hours
Feedback activity 7 hours
Examination 20 hours
Further Information

Preliminary Assignment: To help students get maximum value from ISUP courses, instructors provide a reading or a small number of readings or video clips to be read or viewed before the start of classes with a related task scheduled for class 1 in order to 'jump-start' the learning process.

 

Course timetable is available on https://www.cbs.dk/uddannelse/international-summer-university-programme-isup/courses-and-exams.

 

We reserve the right to cancel the course if we do not get enough applications. This will be communicated on https://www.cbs.dk/uddannelse/international-summer-university-programme-isup/courses-and-exams end February 2018 at the latest.

 
Expected literature

Mandatory readings:

 

A case packet will be available on Harvard Business School
Publishing site (link to be forwarded)
Conscious Capitalism
Series of articles and cases posted on course Learn site

 

Additional relevant readings:

 

These will be posted on the course site
Last updated on 23/07/2018