Course 2013-2014 a.y.

30216 - SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN BUSINESS GOVERNMENT AND NO PROFIT


CLEAM - CLEF - CLEACC - BESS-CLES - BIEMF

Department of Management and Technology

Course taught in English

Go to class group/s: 31
CLEAM (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08) - CLEF (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08) - CLEACC (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08) - BESS-CLES (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08) - BIEMF (6 credits - II sem. - OP  |  SECS-P/08)
Course Director:
NICOLA MISANI

Classes: 31 (II sem.)
Instructors:
Class 31: NICOLA MISANI


Course Objectives

The course presents the responsibility paradigm aimed at guiding the behavior of business, the public sector and the nonprofit sector and their relationships with society. Students explore the challenges inherent in managing organizations that want to perform on the financial, social and environmental dimensions. They are confronted with:

  • the theoretical bases of social responsibility, seen as a perspective that shapes the role of the organizations within society and promote sustainable development
  • the ethical issues confronting business
  • the different dimensions of social responsibility at various institutional levels
  • the complexities and challenges of incorporating social responsibilities into the practices of organizations
  • the role played by different types of organizations (including NGOs) in social responsibility
  • the tools to measure, evaluate and diffuse social responsibility

Theory and practice are combined dynamically, making room for class discussion, empirical documents and case studies aimed at showing how social responsibility can be interpreted in the real world. Different perspectives are contrasted and compared


Course Content Summary

  • Social responsibility in business, government and non-profit organizations: what does it mean?
  • Competition, sustainability and responsibility: Responsible strategies
  • Content and context for being socially responsible
  • Evaluation models for social responsibility in business, government and non-profit organizations: similarity and differences
  • Tools and processes to promote social responsibility
  • From public role to social responsibility: when public institutions become socially responsible
  • Social responsibility and political, bureaucratic culture of policy makers, managers and public employees
  • The cohesive role of social responsibility in public-private partnerships

Detailed Description of Assessment Methods

 

Attending students
Mid-term and final term exams (plus optional oral exam) on a selection of the textbook chapters and the reading materials. Active participation during classes (including assignments either by individuals or by groups of students) is taken into consideration for the final mark.

 

Non attending students
Oral exam on all the chapters of the textbook and the reading materials.

 


Textbooks

  • S. Benn, D. Bolton, Key Concepts in Corporate Social Responsibility, Sage., 2011
  • Additional readings, which are made available to registered students through Bocconi’s e-learning platform.
Exam textbooks & Online Articles (check availability at the Library)

Prerequisites

 

It is recommended (but not required) to have attended the following courses: Business Administration and Management, Public Administration Management.

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