MGX3100 - Corporate social responsibility and business ethics

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Overview

Do corporations have any responsibilities beyond profit maximisation? To what extent should business activities be left to the operation of the free market and to what extent should they be regulated through internal and external mechanisms? This unit examines the theoretical foundations of the different answers that have been given to these two fundamental questions. More specifically it examines the topics of ethical issues in marketing and advertising, climate change and environmental protection regulation and corporate governance, human resource management and social accounting.

Offerings

S1-01-CLAYTON-ON-CAMPUS

S2-01-CAULFIELD-ON-CAMPUS

SSA-02-CAULFIELD-BLOCK-ON

Rules

Enrolment Rule

Contacts

Chief Examiner(s)

Dr Michelle Greenwood

Dr Elizabeth Prior Jonson

Dr Tui McKeown

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you should be able to:

identify important ethical issues that arise in various business contexts

explain the implications of adopting different approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility

critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of the different approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility

critically assess the strengths and weaknesses of different mechanisms for regulating business behaviour

apply different approaches to Corporate Social Responsibility and different approaches to regulation to issues specific to marketing, HRM, environment and social accounting.

Assessment

1 - Within semester assessment

2 - Examinaton

Scheduled and non-scheduled teaching activities

Lectures

Tutorials

Workload requirements

Workload

First and Second semester
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Independent study may include associated readings, assessment and preparation for scheduled activities. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

Learning resources

Required resources