Description:

This course, building on ethical decision frameworks developed in two earlier courses, focuses on the issue of corporate social responsibility in the 21st century. The key dimensions of business' relationship with government and its wider society is explored. Diverse and complex stakeholder interests are identified as determinants of business success and brand integrity. The course offers a practical introduction to corporate social responsibility issues as they relate to quality of life, standard of living, sustainable development and societal progress. Issues to be examined are social entrepreneurship, organizational learning, sustainability, philanthropy, commercialization, and the role of the non-profit sector.