IDENTIFYING DATA 2018_19
Subject (*) SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY AND BUSINESS ETHICS Code 16675103
Study programme
International Markets (2016)
 Cycle 2nd
Descriptors Credits Type Year Period
3 Compulsory First 1Q
Language
Anglès
Department Business Management
Coordinator
BORRÀS GARRIDO, IRENE
 E-mail irene.borras@urv.cat
Lecturers
BORRÀS GARRIDO, IRENE
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General description and relevant information

Competences
Type A Code Competences Specific
 A5 Develop management skills and technical knowledge to manage the complexity of the reality of the international company in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.
 A6 Evaluate the impact of the international institutional framework, especially the one of the European Union, and the derived policies and which affect the area in which the company or public institution carries out its activity.
Type B Code Competences Transversal
 CT7 Apply ethical and socially responsible principles as a citizen and a professional.
Type C Code Competences Nuclear

Learning outcomes
Type A Code Learning outcomes
 A5 Comprehend and promote processes of change and development in organisations.
Know the main policies and strategies that companies have at their disposal to incorporate the corporate social responsibility in their management, as well as know the latest trends in this field.
Awareness the importance of ethics and values in the world of international business and incorporate elements of environmental and social sustainability to business management.
 A6 Acquire the necessary knowledge to allow the positioning of the company in the European market.
Type B Code Learning outcomes
 CT7 Apply ethical and socially responsible principles as a citizen and a professional.
Type C Code Learning outcomes

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1. The business environment today 1.1. The state of the world
1.2. Firms and trust
1.3. Responsabilities
1.4. Millennium Development Goals
2. Business ethics 2.1. Business ethics
2.2. Ethical decision-making


3. Corporate Social Responsibility (CRS) 3.1. Codes of conduct
4. Interest Groups 4.1 Stakeholders
4.2 Actions to take
5. Role of the responsible leader 5.1. Values
5.2. Functions

6. Communication 6.1.Communication tools
7. Reporting 7.1. Certifications
7.2. Control Panel
7.3. Reporting standards
8. Strategic Plan CSR 8.1 How to develop a CSR strategy
9. Beyond CSR 9.1. Other types of companies
Social innovation

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Competences (*) Class hours
 Hours outside the classroom
 (**) Total hours
Introductory activities
1 0 1
Lecture
A5
A6
CT7
 11 16 27
Debates
A5
CT7
 10 10 20
Presentations / oral communications
A5
CT7
 2 19 21
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom
A5
CT7
 4 0 4
Personal attention
1 0 1
 
Extended-answer tests
A5
A6
 1 0 1
 
(*) On e-learning, hours of virtual attendance of the teacher.
(**) The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies
  Description
Introductory activities Presentation of the subject: contents, objectives, skills that are worked, evaluation, bibliography, etc.
Lecture Participating master class, where the teacher exposes the contents of the different themes of the program, asking for the participation of the student.
Debates Debate and discussion on issues related to the topic of the subject.
Presentations / oral communications Exhibition and defense by the students of the works carried out.
Problem solving, exercises in the classroom Formulation, analysis and resolution of cases related to the topic of the subject.
Personal attention Time reserved to answer and resolve doubts.

Personalized attention
Description
Time that the professor reserves to answer and solve doubts to the students. You must contact the teacher.

Assessment
Methodologies Competences Description Weight        
Presentations / oral communications
A5
CT7
 Throughout the course, several activities proposed by the teacher will be publicly presented and defended 50%
Extended-answer tests
A5
A6
 These tests ask open questions related to the explained content
 50%
Others  
 
Other comments and second exam session

At the beginning of the course and through the Moodle the teacher will give the corresponding instructions in relation to the proposed activities.

The second call will consist of carrying out a global examination of the subject with a weight of 100% of the mark.

Sources of information

Basic

Buchholtz, A.K. y Carroll, A.B. , Business and society: Ethics and stakeholder management, 8ª ed. Edición internacional, South-Western Cengage Learning. Canadá. 2012

Crane, A. y Matten, D. (2010) , Business ethics: Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of Globalization, 3ª ed., Oxford University Press. Oxford. 2010

Fernández Gago, R. (2005), Administración de la Responsabilidad Social Corporativa, , Thomson, España.

Guillén Parra, M- (2005), Ética en las organizaciones: construyendo confianza. Madrid: Pearson-Prentice Hall.

Olcese, A. Rodríguez, M.A. y Alfaro, J. (2008), Manual de la Empresa Responsable y Sostenible, , McGrawHill, Madrid.
Complementary

Camacho, I., Fernández, JL i Miralles, j. (2002), Ética de la empresa. Desclée. Bilbao

Francés, P. (2004), Ética de los negocios. Innovación y Responsabilidad. Desclée.Colección Ética aplicada. Bilbao

Jones, C.; Parker, M. i Bos, R. (2005): For Business Ethics. Routledge. UK.
Recommendations
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