Postgraduate Course: International Business and Corporate Responsibility (BUST11203)
Course Outline
| School | Business School |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The aim of this core module is to give programme participants an understanding of how international businesses are contributing to addressing some of the global challenges of our time. It aims to provide programme participants with a thorough understanding of the subject area of corporate sustainability and responsibility from the perspective of the international firm, and from the perspective of the international manager and business leader having to make decisions concerning international businesses. |
| Course description |
Week 1: Introduction and Course Overview
Week 2: International Business and Globalization
Week 3: Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility
Week 4: Value Based Leadership
Week 5: Alliances and Partnerships
Week 6: Business and Corruption
Week 7: Business and Poverty
Week 8: Business and Climate Change
Week 9: Business and Human Rights
Week 10: Reflection
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Learning Outcomes
On completing the course students will be able to address, for actual companies operating in international contexts, questions such as:
- What is corporate sustainability and responsibility?
- What is the purpose of business in the global world order?
- What are the possible roles of businesses in different cultures and societies?
- How are businesses responding to some of the world¿s challenges?
- What internal and external environments are required to enable businesses tackle some of the contemporary global challenges?
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | international business corporate responsibility |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kenneth Amaeshi
Tel: (0131 6)50 2146
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Course secretary | Mr Stuart Mallen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3227
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