Master 2022/2023

Research Seminar "Sustainability Aspects of International Management"

Type: Compulsory course (Master in International Management)

Area of studies: Management

Delivered by: Department of Strategic and International Management

Where: Graduate School of Business

When: 1 year, 2 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Tom Rawlins

Master’s programme: Международный менеджмент

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Contact hours: 24

Course Syllabus

Abstract

In ‘CSR and Aspects of Sustainability in International Management’, students will debate and discuss the topic of corporate social responsibility and sustainability from different, often opposing, ethical perspectives. Using the seminars to create a theoretical framework that supports such perspectives, the lectures will focus on current examples of ESG practices. The module begins with the conceptualisation of CSR and sustainability, followed by a detailed examination of the interdependent forces that steer ethical decision-making in business and in management. While appreciating the reality of ESG practices, we also focus on the impact that managerial authority has both on individual and organisational integrity, and on the operationalisation of CSR, sustainability, and our own social responsibility in management.

Learning Objectives

• The learning objective of this module is to help students develop, systematize and openly defend their own positions on the corporate social responsibility of business and their own social responsibility in management, supported by a framework of business ethics and analytical philosophy.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Gain a clearer understanding of the moral philosophy of business and a deeper appreciation of the role that management plays in ESG practices today

Course Contents

• Corporate Social Responsibility: problems with conceptualisation
• Sustainability and the Triple Bottom Line
• Ethical decision-making and ‘doing the right thing’: Normative ethics and rational choice theory

Assessment Elements

• Multiple choice test
  Multiple choice test will be given in the lectures and/or seminars during the course. The test will be given using the StartExam platform and you must ensure you have access to this platform for the test, when required.
• Written assignment
  Four assignments (two written and two video) will also be given which must be completed and uploaded to the StartExam platform before the end of the module.
• Multiple choice test
  Multiple choice test will be given in the lectures and/or seminars during the course. The test will be given using the StartExam platform and you must ensure you have access to this platform for the test, when required.
• Video assignment
  Four assignments (two written and two video) will also be given which must be completed and uploaded to the StartExam platform before the end of the module.
• Video assignment
  Four assignments (two written and two video) will also be given which must be completed and uploaded to the StartExam platform before the end of the module.
• Written assignment
  Four assignments (two written and two video) will also be given which must be completed and uploaded to the StartExam platform before the end of the module.

Interim Assessment

• 2022/2023 2nd module
  0.2 * Multiple choice test + 0.1 * Written assignment + 0.2 * Multiple choice test + 0.2 * Video assignment + 0.2 * Video assignment + 0.1 * Written assignment

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Eugene Heath, Byron Kaldis, & Alexei Marcoux. (2018). The Routledge Companion to Business Ethics. Routledge.
• Wolfgang Lehmacher. (2017). The Global Supply Chain : How Technology and Circular Thinking Transform Our Future. Springer.

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Friedman, M. (DE-588)118535625, (DE-627)079335764, (DE-576)161016375, aut. (2002). Capitalism and freedom Milton Friedman; with the assistance of Rose D. Friedman; with a new preface by the author.
• Matthew C. Klein, & Michael Pettis. (2020). Trade Wars Are Class Wars : How Rising Inequality Distorts the Global Economy and Threatens International Peace. Yale University Press.
• Weber, M., Livingstone, R., Owen, D. S., & Strong, T. B. (2004). The Vocation Lectures : ’science As a Vocation, “politics As a Vocation.” Indianapolis: Hackett Publishing Company, Inc. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=526579