Postgraduate - UnitMGF5030 - Corporate social responsibility

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Business and Economics
Organisational Unit	Department of Management
Offered	Caulfield First semester 2014 (Day) Caulfield Second semester 2014 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Michelle Greenwood (First semester); Dr Cristina Neesham (Second semester)

Synopsis

This unit analyses corporate social responsibility (CSR) from a range of different perspectives. The course is designed within a framework of understanding, applying and managing corporate social responsibility in business; CSR is considered in the context of the marketplace, the workplace, in the community and the natural environment. Through the use of case studies of Australian and international companies, students will examine CSR challenges across a range of industry settings and develop strategies for responsible management.

Outcomes

The learning goals associated with this unit are to:

compare and contrast the strengths and limitations of a range of models of corporate social responsibility
examine the range of external and internal factors that impact on an organisation's corporate social responsibility
analyse the major corporate social responsibilities of business, in particular within the marketplace, the workplace, in the community and the natural environment in the context of globalisation
identify the tensions between conflicting business and social responsibilities
critique different managerial approaches to working with stakeholders to address issues of corporate social responsibility.