BBA3203 Business Ethics & Corporate Social Responsibility

The course provides a comprehensive introduction to ethical considerations in business. Students are enabled to develop a deeper understanding of how to act responsibly towards all business stakeholders while, at the same time, not neglecting the firm ‘s profitability. The course will discuss models of how CSR can create a sustainable ROI for companies. Students are encouraged to gain awareness of the interconnectedness of organizations and nations in a globalized world and how their actions as managers will affect different stakeholders, nations and the world as a whole.

Course Objectives
This course is aimed at:

• Helping the student understand the importance of ethics and corporate governance
• Help the student appreciate the importance of ethics in business and working environments
• Help the student appreciate the value of different stakeholders in the business environment

Learning outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to: 

• Show familiarity with current ethical questions, economic, social and environmental policy frameworks in which CSR takes place 
• Appreciate and articulate complex issues in corporate governance under local and global settings 
• Show familiarity with critical issues of CG and CSR, including corporate ownership structures, transparency, board practices, CSR strategy formulation and 
• implementation, and their impact on different stakeholders 
• Know how to integrate management control issues with corporate governance as a firm-specific objective to achieve superior company performance and greater accountability 
• Analyze, communicate and provide recommendations on business cases