Educational guide
IDENTIFYING DATA 2020_21
Subject SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE MANAGEMENT Code 01728316
Study programme
1728 - M.EUROPEO UNIVERSITARIO EN DIR. DE EMPRESAS
Descriptors Credit. Type Year Period
5 Compulsory Second Second
Language
Ingles
Prerequisites
Department DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA
Coordinador
FERNÁNDEZ GAGO , ROBERTO
E-mail rferg@unileon.es
mcrodsa@unileon.es
rjoh@unileon.es
Lecturers
FERNÁNDEZ GAGO , ROBERTO
RODRÍGUEZ SANTOS , MARÍA CARMEN
JOHNSON -, REBECCA
Web http://
General description The course Sustainable and Responsible Management has the purpose of making the students aware of the impact that their decisions as firm managers may have on the others. Business management is approached from the perspective of sustainability. The ethical implications derived from the relation with the stakeholders and the assumption of corporate social responsibility will be analyzed.
Tribunales de Revisión
Tribunal titular
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA GONZALEZ ALVAREZ , NURIA
Secretario DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA CABEZA GARCIA , LAURA
Vocal DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA SANCHEZ GONZALEZ , GLORIA
Tribunal suplente
Cargo Departamento Profesor
Presidente DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA MIGUEL DAVILA , JOSE ANGEL
Secretario DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA MUÑOZ DOYAGUE , MARIA FELISA
Vocal DIREC.Y ECONOMIA DE LA EMPRESA HERRERA , DANNY LILIANA

Competencies
Type A Code Competences Specific
  A17237
  A17240
  A17246
  A17250
Type B Code Competences Transversal
  B4012 1728CTE12 Habilidad para la redacción de informes en las distintas áreas de dirección, así como documentos de trabajo
  B5310
  B5311
  B5312
  B5313
  B5314
  B5315
  B5316
  B5317
  B5323
  B5324
  B5334
Type C Code Competences Nuclear
  C2
  C4

Learning aims
Competences
They will recognize the importance of ethics in the business world from an academic and practical perspective A17237
 B5315
B5316
B5334
They will apply the theory of stakeholders in order to understand and manage corporate social responsibility A17240
A17246
 B5316
They will identify and manage the ethical dilemmas commonly found when relating to stakeholders with the purpose of finding the best responsible and sustainable decisions to be taken in an international environment A17250
 B5310
B5311
B5312
B5314
B5316
B5334
 C2
They will find and analyze information about issues concerning ethics and sustainability in order to properly justify business decisions orally and in written B4012
B5313
B5317
B5323
B5324
 C4

Contents
Topic Sub-topic
Business Ethics
Giving Voice to Values
Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility and Stakeholder Theory
Tools and Techniques of Business Ethics Management and CSR

Planning
Methodologies  ::  Tests
  Class hours Hours outside the classroom Total hours
Case study 20 15 35
 
Seminars 6 0 6
 
Lecture 20 40 60
 
Mixed tests 4 20 24
 
(*)The information in the planning table is for guidance only and does not take into account the heterogeneity of the students.

Methodologies
Methodologies   ::  
  Description
Case study Individual and group analysis of real or made-up case studies. The students will apply theoretical concepts and will develop their critical thinking when making decisions on ethical dilemmas and sustainability
Seminars Sessions devoted to specific topics with the participation of experts.
Lecture Lectures on specific topics open to discussion with the students

Personalized attention
 
Mixed tests
Description
The teacher will attend in the classroom, the office or via the Internet any doubt from the students concerning the contents of the subject, tests and assignments

Assessment
  Description Qualification
Case study Students’ participation in classroom, individual/group presentations and reports 40%
Mixed tests Written tests with extended-answer theoretical questions and/or practical questions to assess students’ knowledge and understanding of the subject 60%
 
Other comments and second call

The second call will allow a new qualification corresponding to the mixed tests.

ADDENDUM
Contingency plan due to COVID-19 emergency conditions that prevents from presence based teaching
COVID-19 Teaching Guide Addendum Access Link


Sources of information
Access to Recommended Bibliography in the Catalog ULE

Basic

Crane, A. and Matten, D. (2015). Business Ethics. Managing Corporate Citizenship and Sustainability in the Age of Globalization. 4th edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Crane, A., Matten, D. and Spence, L. (Eds.) (2013). Corporate Social Responsibility. Readings and Cases in a Global Context. 2nd edition. London: Routledge.

Gentile, M.C. (2010). Giving Voice to Values. Yale University Press.

Hoffman, W.M., Frederick, R.E. and Schwartz, M.S. (Eds.) (2014). Business Ethics: Readings and Cases in Corporate Morality. 5th edition. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.

Pedersen, E.R.G. (Ed.) (2015). Corporate Social Responsibility. London: Sage Publications.
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