Lectures - communication of knowledge and ideas from the lecturer to the student.
Problem Solving Exercises and workshops- student will work as part of a team and will work together to resolve various scenarios.
Class Discussion/Debate - Students will be encouraged to actively participate in the class sessions which will develop their analytical and communication skills.
E-Learning - It is envisaged that the module will be supported with on-line learning materials.
Module Aim:
The aim of this course is to give students a thorough appreciation of the business's social and ethical responsibilities to external and internal stakeholder groups.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module the learner should be able to:
LO1
Identify, analyse and critically evaluate power of the various internal and external groups of stakeholders
LO2
Assess and critically evaluate the spheres and levels of Corporate Power
LO3
Outline, analyse and critically evaluate the four components of Corporate Social Responsibility
Pre-requisite learning
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
No recommendations listed
Incompatible Modules
These are modules which have learning outcomes that are too similar to the learning outcomes of this module.
No incompatible modules listed
Co-requisite Modules
No Co-requisite modules listed
Requirements
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is mandatory before enrolment in this module is allowed.
No requirements listed
Module Content & Assessment
Indicative Content
Introduction to Corporate Social Responsiblity
Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Governance: Concepts and Definitions
Corporate Governance and Strategic Management Issues
Corporate Governance: its role within business organisation, Understand the relationship between stakeholder Management and corporate performance; Unique Role of Stockholders; Profitability, Profit Growth and Stakeholders claims
Agency Theory
Agency Theory and the Corporate Structure; The Information Assymetry; Challenges for Principals
Governance Mechanism
Internal and External Governance Mechanism; External: Board of Directors, Stock Based Compensation, Financial Statements, Takeover Constraint; Internal: Strategic Control System, Employee Incentives
Business and Society
Characteristics of Business and Society and their interrelationships ; The Pluralistic Society: definition, characteristic: Pluralistic Society as a special interest -society
Social Environment, Business Criticsm and Corporate Response
Factors in Social Environment;The Social Problem; Iron Law of Responsibility, Business Power; Levels and Spheres of Corporate Power
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Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate Citizenship: Social Responsibility, Responsiveness and Performance;
Historical Perspective on CSR;
The Four Components of CSR;
The Pyramid of CSR
The CSR Equation
Business Responses to call for CSR
Defensive approach
Cost-benefit approach
Strategic apprach
Innovation and learning approach
Corporate Social Performance
Corporate Social Performance: Carroll's Model
Corporate Social Performance: Wartick & Cochran's Model
Corporate Citizenship
Stages of Corporate Citizenship: A Developmental Framework
Assessment Breakdown
%
Continuous Assessment
100.00%
Continuous Assessment
Assessment Type
Assessment Description
Outcome addressed
% of total
Assessment Date
Case Studies
Two case studies on Corporate Social Responsibility issues will be used to assess students' critical thinking and analytical skills. One of these will be based on group work and the final case study will be an individual case study assessment.
1,2,3
100.00
n/a
No Project
No Practical
No End of Module Formal Examination
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment