Module Details
Module Code: |
MGMT C4316 |
Module Title:
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Corporate Social Responsibility
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Title:
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Corporate Social Responsibility
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Module Level:: |
8 |
Module Coordinator: |
Myles Kelly
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Module Author:: |
Agnes Maciocha
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Module Description: |
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.
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Learning Outcomes |
On successful completion of this module the learner will be able to: |
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Learning Outcome Description |
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 |
Dependencies |
Module Recommendations
This is prior learning (or a practical skill) that is recommended before enrolment in this module.
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No recommendations listed |
Co-requisite Modules
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No Co-requisite modules listed |
Additional Requisite Information
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No Co Requisites listed
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Indicative Content |
Introduction to Corporate Social Responsiblity
Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Governance: Concepts and Definitions
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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
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Agency Theory
Agency Theory and the Corporate Structure; The Information Assymetry; Challenges for Principals
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Governance Mechanism
Internal and External Governance Mechanism; External: Board of Directors, Stock Based Compensation, Financial Statements, Takeover Constraint; Internal: Strategic Control System, Employee Incentives
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Business and Society
Characteristics of Business and Society and their interrelationships ; The Pluralistic Society: definition, characteristic: Pluralistic Society as a special interest -society
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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
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Business Responses to call for CSR
Defensive approach
Cost-benefit approach
Strategic apprach
Innovation and learning approach
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Corporate Social Performance
Corporate Social Performance: Carroll's Model
Corporate Social Performance: Wartick & Cochran's Model
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Corporate Citizenship
Stages of Corporate Citizenship: A Developmental Framework
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Module Content & Assessment
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Assessment Breakdown | % |
Continuous Assessment | 100.00% |
AssessmentsFull Time
No End of Module Formal Examination |
SETU Carlow Campus reserves the right to alter the nature and timings of assessment
Module Workload
Workload: Full Time |
Workload Type |
Workload Category |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
Lecture |
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Contact |
No Description |
12 Weeks per Stage |
3.00 |
36 |
Independent Learning Time |
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Non Contact |
No Description |
15 Weeks per Stage |
5.93 |
89 |
Total Weekly Contact Hours |
3.00 |
Workload: Part Time |
Workload Type |
Workload Category |
Contact Type |
Workload Description |
Frequency |
Average Weekly Learner Workload |
Hours |
Lecture |
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Contact |
No Description |
Every Week |
1.50 |
1.5 |
Independent Learning Time |
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Non Contact |
No Description |
Every Week |
5.50 |
5.5 |
Total Weekly Contact Hours |
1.50 |
Module Resources
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Recommended Book Resources |
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Archie B. Carroll,Ann K. Buchholtz. (2018), Business and Society: Ethics, Sustainability, and Stakeholder Management, 9. Cengage Learning, p.720, [ISBN: 9781285734293].
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Andrew Crane,Dirk Matten. (2016), Business Ethics, Third Edition. Oxford University Press, p.605, [ISBN: 0199697310].
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Marianna Jennings. (2017), Business Ethics: Case Studies and Selected Readings ,7th Edition, Cengage Publications.
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Paul Griseri. (2010), Business Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility 1st Edition, South-Western Cengage Learning.
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Grainne Callanan. (2007), An Introduction to Irish Company Law (3rd Edition), Gill and Macmillan.
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Ronan Keane &Ailbhe O’Neill. (2009), Corporate Governance & Regulation : An Irish Perspective, Round Hall.
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Michael Harrison. (2005), An Introduction to Business and Management Ethics, Palgrave McMillan.
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CIMA Study Text. (2015), Fundamentals of Ethics, Corporate Governance and Business Law, Kaplan Publishing.
| Supplementary Article/Paper Resources |
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Commercial Law Practitioner (Westlaw), Commercial Law Practitioner (Westlaw).
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na, See library internet database for non
Irish comparative journals etc.
| Other Resources |
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, http://www.basis.ie.
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, Office of the Director of Corporate
Enforcement. http://www.odce.ie.
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, Company Information Direct. http://www.cid.ie/.
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, Crane & Matten. (2010), Business Ethics Book Support, Oxford,
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