Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Impact
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Teaching
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Faculty Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences Domain Communication and Media Research Code UE-EKM.00989 Languages English Type of lesson Lecture
Level Master Semester SA-2021 Schedules and rooms
Summary schedule Tuesday 08:15 - 10:00, Hebdomadaire (Autumn semester)
Hours per week 4 Teaching
Documents
Bibliography Mandatory readings
- Chandler, D. (2016). Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility: Sustainable Value Creation. Sage Publications (4th Edition). – Chapter 9, 14, and Part IV.
- Crane, A. & Glozer, S. (2016). Researching corporate social responsibility communication: Themes, opportunities and challenges. Journal of Management Studies, 53(7), 1223-1252.
- Crane, A., Palazzo, G., Spence, L. J., & Matten, D. (2014). Contesting the value of “Creating Shared Value.” California Management Review, 56(2), 130–153.
- Dahl, S. & Waehning-Orga, N. (2015). Ethical Consumption. In Eagle L. & Dahl S. (eds.), Marketing Ethics and Society (pp. 117-140). Sage.
- Esposito, M., Tse, T., & Soufani, K. (2018). Introducing a circular economy: new thinking with new managerial and policy implications. California Management Review, 60(3), 5-19.
- Hooghiemstra, R. (2000). Corporate communication and impression management - new perspectives why companies engage in corporate social reporting. Journal of Business Ethics, 27(1/2), 55-68.
- Illia, L., Romenti, S., Rodríguez-Cánovas, B., Murtarelli, G., & Caroll, C. E. (2016). Exploring corporations’ dialogue about CSR in the digital era. Journal of Business Ethics, 131(2), 39-58.
- Illia, L., Zyglidopoulos, S., Romenti, S., Rodriguez-Canovas, B., & Gonzalez del Valle Brena, A. (2013). Communicating corporate social responsibility to a cynical public. MIT Sloan Management Review, 54(3), 16–19.
- Jensen, J. (1997). Ethical Issues in the Communication Process. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. – Chapter 3 and 5.
- Lacy P., Keeble, J., & McNamara, R. (2014). Circular advantage: Innovative business models and technologies to create value in a world without limits to growth. Accenture Strategy Report.
- Mintzberg, H. (1984). Who should control the corporation? California Management Review, 27(1), 90–115.
- Morsing, M., Schultz, M., & Nielsen, K. U. (2008). The ‘catch 22’ of communicating CSR: Findings from a Danish study. Journal of Marketing Communications, 14(2), 97-111.
- Porter, M. E. & Kramer, M. R. (2011). The big idea. Creating shared value. How to reinvent capitalism – and unleash a wave of innovation and growth. Harvard Business Review, 2011 (January-February), 62-77.
- Schoeneborn, D., Morsing, M., & Crane, A. (2019). Formative Perspectives on the Relation Between CSR Communication and CSR Practices: Pathways for Walking, Talking, and T(w)alking. Business & Society. DOI: 10.1177/0007650319845091
- Seeger, M. & Kuhn, T. (2011) Communication ethics and organizational contexts: Divergent values and moral puzzles. In G. Cheney, S. May & D. Munshi, Handbook of Communication Ethics: Information Censorship (pp. 166-189). Routledge.
- Smith, N. C., Drumwright, M. E., & Gentile, M. C. (2010). The new marketing Myopia. Journal of Public Policy & Marketing, 29(1), 4–11.
- Walker K. & Wan F. (2012). The harm of symbolic actions and green-washing: Corporate actions and communications on environmental performance and their financial implications. Journal of Business Ethics, 109(2), 227-242.
- Zadek, S. (2012). Path to corporate social responsibility. Harvard Business Review, 1-11.
Other recommended readings
- Bhattacharya, C. B. & Sen, S. (2004). Doing better at doing good: When, why, and how consumers respond to corporate social initiatives. California Management Review, 47(1), 9-24.
- Garriga, E. & Melé D. (2004). Corporate social responsibility theories: Mapping the territory. Journal of Business Ethics, 53(1-2), 51-71.
- Lee, M. (2008). A review of the theories of corporate social responsibility: Its evolutionary path and the road ahead. International Journal of Management Review, 10(1), 53-73.
- Morsing, M. & Schultz, M. (2006). Corporate social responsibility communication: Stakeholder information, response and involvement strategies. Business Ethics: A European Review, 15(4), 324-338.
- Waddock, S. (2009). Making a difference? Corporate responsibility as a social movement. Journal of Corporate Citizenship, 33, 35-46.
Recommended videography
- The Story of Stuff: It is a 20-minute documentary about the way people make, use and throw away all the stuff in their lives.
- International Corporate Citizenship Film Festival: The Boston College Center for Corporate Citizenship Film Festival celebrates the work and impact of corporate citizenship programs—as well as the inspiring methods companies use to communicate their efforts.
- Playing by the Rules: Ethics at Work (2016): This documentary explores the vital role of ethical decision-making in today’s business practices.
- The World According to Monsanto (2008): This French documentary provides an overview of Monsanto’s long track record of environmental crimes and health scandals.
- Enron: The Smartest Guy in the Room (2005): This documentary describes one of the biggest corporate disasters of the last decades. It features insider accounts and rare corporate audio and video tapes that reveal the immorality of Enron’s corporate philosophy.
- Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price (2005): This documentary provides an overview of Wal-Mart’s impact on America’s values and culture.
- The Corporation (2004): A documentary on the global impact of large organizations. It treats them as a patient undergoing psychoanalysis and portrays them as being psychopaths.
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Dates and rooms
Date Hour Type of lesson Place 21.09.2021 08:15 - 10:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130 28.09.2021 08:15 - 10:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130 05.10.2021 08:15 - 10:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130 12.10.2021 08:15 - 10:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130 19.10.2021 08:15 - 10:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130 26.10.2021 08:15 - 10:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130 02.11.2021 08:15 - 10:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130 09.11.2021 08:15 - 10:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130 16.11.2021 08:15 - 10:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130 23.11.2021 08:15 - 10:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130 30.11.2021 08:15 - 10:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130 07.12.2021 08:15 - 10:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130 14.12.2021 08:15 - 10:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130 21.12.2021 08:15 - 10:00 Cours PER 21, Room D130 -
Assessments methods
Evaluation continue - SA-2021, Session d'hiver 2022
Assessments methods By rating Descriptions of Exams Students will be subject to an ongoing evaluation, following the scheme below:
- Team project (40%).
- Individual project (60%)
No retake exam.
Course with continuous evaluation: after the registration period, you can no longer cancel your registration (see session calendar on the Faculty's website).
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Assignment
Valid for the following curricula: BeNeFri - Sciences économiques et sociales
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Ma - Accounting and Finance - 90 ECTS
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Ma - Business Communication - Management - 90 ECTS
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Ma - Business Communication : Business Informatics - 90 ECTS
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Ma - Business Communication : Economics - 90 ECTS
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Ma - Communication and Media Research - 90 ECTS
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Ma - European Business - 90 ECTS
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Ma - Management - 90 ECTS
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Ma - Management - 90 ECTS [MA]
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Ma - Marketing - 90 ECTS
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MiBa - Kommunikationswissenschaft und Medienforschung - 30 ECTS
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MiMa - Business Informatics - 30 ECTS
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MiMa - Communication and Society - 30 ECTS
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MiMa - Gestion d'entreprise - 30 ECTS
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