MPH_COSR Corporate Social Responsibility

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Autumn 2024
Extent and Intensity
2/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Taught in person.
Teacher(s)
doc. Ing. Alena Klapalová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Ing. Alena Klapalová, Ph.D.
Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Vlasta Radová
Supplier department: Department of Business Management – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Prerequisites
(! MPH_SPOF CSR ) || ! NOWANY ( MPH_SPOF CSR )
Although this course has no prerequisite, knowledge of fundamental concepts from marketing and marketing communication is advantageous.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this course is to develop students’ knowledge and ability in Corporate Social Responsibility in order to formulate CSR strategy for a given subject and create an action plan. The subject is to some extent interlinked with the subject of Organizational Ethics and Sustainable Development (taught only in Czech, so this information is relevant only for students in the Czech programme). In the SPOF(COSR course, the focus is more on the management and implementation levels of social responsibility and green management.
Learning outcomes
At the end of this course, students should be able to:
- understand the content of corporate social responsibility and its importance for business;
- understand the importance of "green thinking" within CSR management and its impact on the sustainability of society and business
- understand what the responsibility of an individual, organization etc. means and how this is reflected in CSR;
- understand the roles of stakeholders in CSR;
- create CSR strategy based on green and sustainability vision, mission, and business strategy and based on the analyses of the environment and to develop an action plan;
- describe the implementation process of CSR strategy and apply it;
- determine the most appropriate methods to measure the effectiveness of proposed activities with a focus on green issues in relation to profit and social ones;
- select the most suitable CSR standard for a company and evaluate the level of its fulfillment.
Syllabus
  • Overview of topics:
  • - Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) - basic concepts and historical development;
  • - Responsibility - meaning of the term and types of responsibility relevant to CSR management and the importance of green thinking (system);
  • Relationship between social responsibility and sustainable and green development and growth, circular economy and ethics;
  • - Green management;
  • - A strategic approach to corporate social responsibility - the concept of shared and sustainability-related values;
  • - Stakeholder theory and corporate social responsibility;
  • - Standards governing conduct in the field of CSR;
  • - CSR management in the green and circular supply chain;
  • - CSR reporting;
  • - The process of implementing CSR into corporate governance;
  • - Performance evaluation and measurement of corporate social responsibility.
Literature
    required literature
  • MALECKI, Catherine. Corporate social responsibility : perspectives for sustainable corporate governance. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2018, 1 online. ISBN 9781786433350. URL info
  • HASKI-LEVENTHAL, Debbie. Strategic corporate social responsibility : tools & theories for responsible management. Edited by David L. Cooperrider. First edition. Los Angeles: Sage, 2018, xxx, 377. ISBN 9781473998018. info
  • CHANDLER, David. Strategic corporate social responsibility : sustainable value creation. Edition 4. Los Angeles: Sage, 2017, xxxvii, 44. ISBN 9781506310992. info
  • ALEXANDER, Paula. Corporate Social Irresponsibility. 1st edition. Routledge, 2015, 426 pp. ISBN 0-415-72146-6. info
    recommended literature
  • CHAHINE, T. Introduction to Social Entrepreneurship. CRC Press, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4987-1704-5. info
  • PULLMAN, Madeleine and Margaret SAUTER. Sustainability delivered : designing socially and environmentally responsible supply chains. First edition. New York: Business expert press, 2012, 165 stran. ISBN 9781606493182. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, seminars, class discussions, team projects, reading, presentations by professionals
Assessment methods
Final written test, activity during the seminars - tasks solving and team projects and their defense.
There are no specific requirements in this course in the case of a study-abroad trip. It is necessary to study the material in the form of self-study according to the information in the Interactive Curriculum. However, the final exam will be longer and will include the solution of 2 assignments, which will be available in the Interactive Curriculum and which the students who attend the seminars will complete in the seminars.
Any plagiarism in assignments during the semester, and copying, keeping a record of tests or carrying the tests out, using forbidden aids including any communication devices or any other breach of objectivity of the exam is regarded as a failure to meet the obligations of the course and as a serious breach of study regulations. As a consequence, the teacher grades the student with "F" or "N" and the dean is allowed to initiate a disciplinary action, which might lead to the termination of the studies.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2021, Spring 2022, Autumn 2022, Spring 2023, Autumn 2023.
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