Corporate Social Responsibility Concentration

The Corporate Social Responsibility concentration will develop a students understanding of ethical management, marketing and decision-making.  Students will explore the ethical and behavioral issues faced by corporations as they manage organizational change and serve multiple stakeholders.  Ethical social responsibility provides the foundation of this concentration. 

The concentration consists of 3 classes.

1.      GEB 6930 Corporate Social Responsibility  

This course will focus on the internal and external decisions made within a corporate environment, and their impact upon internal and external constituencies. Global issues in corporate social responsibility are an integral part of the course. Students will face actual decisions made previously by organizations through case analyses, and models of responsible corporate behavior will be presented. Critiques of corporate social responsibility are also explored. Students will prepare a in-depth report that analyzes the social responsibility actions of a company.

2.      ISM 6930 Contemporary Issues in Information Systems Management  

This course will look at a variety of legal, ethical and social issues involving the use of computers as well as managers’ responsibility for ensuring that computing resources are adequately protected and appropriately used.  Cases, films, guest lecturers and articles from the business press will be used to highlight contemporary concerns.  Class discussion will focus on both the issues involved and possible administrative and technical solutions. 

3.      MAN 6930 Social & Ethical Issues in Management 

This course focuses attention on the concept of business ethics and its impact on the business-society relationship in corporate America.  The study of this relationship can be addressed from two distinct perspectives:  at the organizational, macro level, the concept of corporate social responsibility and how businesses address this concept are examined.  At the individual, micro level of analysis, attention is given to identifying the factors that affect the ability of individuals to make ethical decisions in the workplace.  Real-world examples and current, relevant social, political, and business topics will be examined as a means of applying the knowledge garnered from this two-pronged approach to business ethics.

4.      MAN 6107 Leadership Perspective

This course examines the perspective of the manager/facilitator/leader in light of personal, organizational, and societal needs judged by standards of effectiveness and ethics. 

5.      ECP 6305 Environmental Economics & Policy

This course presents an economic analysis of business’ and government’s approaches toward environmental issues and their associated ethical, equity and efficiency implications. 

Prerequisites:   MBA Essentials Economics module; or, Principles of Microeconomics and Principles of Macroeconomics.