BUSINESS AND SOCIETY: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
| Title | ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΗ ΚΑΙ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑ: ΕΤΑΙΡΙΚΗ ΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΚΗ ΕΥΘΥΝΗ / BUSINESS AND SOCIETY: CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY |
| Code | 12ΕΣ11 |
| Faculty | Social and Economic Sciences |
| School | Economics |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Konstantina Kamvysi |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600000542 |
Programme of Study: UPS School of Economics (2013-today)
Registered students: 203
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OIKONOMIAS | Elective Courses belonging to the other | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| DIOIKĪSĪ EPICΗEIRĪSEŌN | Elective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course) | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Instructors from Other Categories |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Class ID | 600123278
|
Class Schedule
| Building | Αμφιθέατρο ΝΟΕ |
| Floor | Όροφος 1 |
| Hall | ΑΙΘΟΥΣΑ 3 (161) |
| Calendar | Thursdsay 14:00 to 17:00 |
Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600123278
- eLearning (Moodle):
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After completing successfully the course, students should be able to:
- Understand the basic terms/theories of CSR and corporate/business ethics,
- Recognise the strategic importance of ehical and socially responsible behaviour, as well as the significance of
incorporating social responsiveness in strategic planning and management.
- Critically assess, based on CSR theory, business problems by taking into consideration the social and environmental
aspects of business decisions,
- Be able to plan, implement and assess CSR programs,
- Comprehend and assess the role of stakeholders of an orgnanization, as well as the basic characteristics of markets,
customers, corporate governance, employees and environment in relation to CSR and ethics,
- Understand and deepen in CSR frameworks/initiatives and metrics,
- Read and prepare social reports.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
The following areas will be covered:
- Introduction in Corpostate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Business and Society: The social contract
- Organisations/corporations as citizens: Social Oligation, Social Responisbility, Social Responsivess and Social
Performance (Triple Bottom Line Results)
- Planning and Implemention of CSR Programs
- Stakeholder approach and Stakeholders Management
- Corporate Citizenship
- Public Relations and Crisis Management
- Business/Corporate/Individual Ethics
- Customers, Employees, State as Stakeholders
Keywords
CSR, Ethics, Corpoate Governace, Stakeholders, Social performance and reporting
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Video lectures
- Interactive excersises
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
Τeaching will be facilitated through the use of internet. Students will have access, e-class/MOODLE, to teaching material. Further, the required class team projects will be handed in and assesed electinically (MOODLE).
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 72 | 2.6 | ✓ | ||
| Fieldwork | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 4 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Field trips and participation in conferences / seminars / activities | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 2 | 0.1 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 84 | 3 |
Student Assessment
Description
Assessment will be carried out through:
- Written or/and oral exams,
- Group project delivery,
- Participation in inclass/outclass activities
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
- Haski-Leventhal D. (2018). Στρατηγική Εταιρική Κοινωνική Ευθύνη. Επιμέλεια: Μανασάκης, Κ. και Θερίου , Γ. Εκδόσεις Α. ΤΖΙΟΛΑ & ΥΙΟΙ Α.Ε. (Κωδικός στον Εύδοξο:77106826)
- Πατατούκας, Κ, Μπατσινίλας, Ε. και Πατατούκας, Π. (2015). Σύγχρονες αντιλήψεις διοίκησης και ελέγχου επιχειρήσεων. Εκδόσεις Σταμούλη ΑΕ, Αθήνα (Κωδικός στον Εύδοξο: 50663015)
- Πουλιόπουλος, Λ, Τριανταφυλλίδου, Α και Πουλιόπουλος, Θ. (2017). Εταιρική Κοινωνική Ευθύνη. Εκδόσεις Παρίκου Μ. και ΣΙΑ ΕΠΕ, Αθήνα. (Κωδικός στον Εύδοξο: 68403528).
Additional bibliography for study
- Buchholtz, A. and Carroll, A.B. (2012), Business and Society: Ethics and Stakeholders Management, South Western, ;
8th edition Canada
- Carroll, A.B. and Buchholtz, A. (2011). Business and Society: Ethics, Sustainability, and Stakeholder Management ,
South-Western College Pub; 8th edition
- Crane, A. and Matten, D. (2010). Business Ethics: Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of
Globalization, Oxford University Press, USA; 3 ed
- Θανόπουλος, Γ. (2003), Επιχειρηματική Ηθική και Δεοντολογία, Interbooks, Αθήνα
- Βαξεβανίδου Μ. (2011). Εταιρική Κοινωνική Ευθύνη. Εκδόσεις Σταμούλη, Αθήνα.
Last Update
13-02-2019
