06201073 - Responsible Management Practices

Ethics, CSR, social enterprises and social business are the key-words and the key challenges for a responsible manager

By the end of this course students will be expected to have developed a basic knowledge of the complex range of ethical issues and CSR challenges in the conduct of contemporary international management

Estimation of private study (outside of contact hours): 28 hours


DIMENSION OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Understanding the key concepts of the responsible management, business Ethics and the concrete applications in the international organizations.


TARGETED KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Ability to integrate the notions of sustainabillty and responsible leadership in the daily business behaviours 

1. Business Ethics and globalization   
2. UNGC and SDG’s
3. Sustainability and climate change in business
4. CSR and Ethics: real cases
5. Your action plan for sustainability

PRESCRIBED TEXTS AND PUBLICATIONS

• L’entreprise verte. Elisabeth Laville . 2004, Pearson Education France
• Le management de l’entreprise responsable. Patrick d’Humieres , 2005 , Editions d’organisations .
• Hors du développement durable, pas d’avenir pour les entreprises, François Lemarchand ,2008 , Editions Milan  
• Gearing-up : from corporate responsibility to good governance and scalable solutions , SustainAbility et Global Compact , 2004
• Sustainable Development Reports : 2021-2022
• UNGC reports : 2020-2022
• SDG Guide, UNSDSN  2015
• A world of Three Zeros,  Muhamad Yunus, 2017

Individual grade    
Assessment type: written      
Case study coming from a real situations
Weight: 50%

Other grade(s)
Grading during class
Presentation, in a group
Nature of assessment: presentation of real cases
Weight: 50%

TEACHING METHODS

• Lectures and case studies
• Teamworks and presentations
• Role play

PRE-REQUISITES IN TERMS OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
Social and environmental sensitivity
Open mindness