- Student Records
Programme & Unit Catalogues


MN50527: Responsible business strategy

Follow this link for further information on academic years Academic Year: 2014/5
Further information on owning departmentsOwning Department/School: School of Management
Further information on credits Credits: 3
Further information on unit levels Level: Masters UG & PG (FHEQ level 7)
Further information on teaching periods Period: Modular (no specific semester)
Semester 2
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Summary: CW 100%
Further information on unit assessment Assessment Detail:
  • Case Study Assignment (CW 90%)
  • Case Study Proposal (CW 10%)
Further information on supplementary assessment Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Further information on requisites Requisites: Before taking this unit you must take MN50339 and take MN50340 and take MN50341 and take MN50342 and take MN50343 and take MN50344
Further information on descriptions Description: Aims:
Corporate responsibilities in regards of a host of social and environmental issues are increasingly high-profile, and give rise to potentially profound implications for corporate reputation, organisational legitimacy and long term competitive advantage. The aims of this course are:
* To introduce students to the principles of corporate responsibilities, sustainability and ethical judgements of business conduct;
* To consider and evaluate the business case for responsible business strategy;
* To examine how governance strategies for responsible business strategies are developed and implemented;
* To examine methods for the measurement of performance on corporate responsibilities;
* To examine strategies for firms' reporting on corporate responsibilities.

Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this module students will be able to:
* Understand the managerial importance of corporate responsibilities;
* Analyse and evaluate the responsible business strategies currently pursued by firms;
* Better understand and navigate the challenges of developing and implementing responsible business strategy;
* Better understand and navigate the measurement and reporting challenges associated with responsible business strategy.

Skills:
1. Analytical and evaluative skills (T/A)
2. Writing skills (A)
3. Interpersonal skills.

Content:
1. Ethical judgements of business conduct
2. Stakeholders, reputation and corporate responsibilities
3. Responsible business strategy and risk management
4. Development and implementation of responsible business strategy
5. Measuring performance on corporate responsibilities
6. Reporting on corporate responsibilities.
Further information on programme availabilityProgramme availability:

MN50527 is Optional on the following programmes:

School of Management
Notes:
* This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2014/15 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2015/16 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2014/15.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.