Curricular Unit:Code:
Social Responsibility and Management Ethics811RSET
Year:Level:Course:Credits:
1MasterBusiness Sciences6 ects
Learning Period:Language of Instruction:Total Hours:
Portuguese/English78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
Recognition of the relevance of social responsibility and of ethics in organizational context; Identification of the main instruments of corporate social responsibility and the main values for an ethical behavior in management; identify the principles of their application; Preparation of the students to actively promote and participate in the integration of the concepts of social responsibility and of business ethics in the global management system of an organization.
In this curricular unit the following general skills will also be developed:
- Group work capacity;
- Student’s autonomy;
- Problem solving skills;
- Ability to analyze and synthesize knowledge;
- Adaptation to new situations;
- Critical thinking;
- Organization and planning;
- Management of information;
- Decision making;
- Oral and written communication.
Syllabus:
I. Social Responsibility
I.1. Definition
I.2 Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development
I.3 Social responsibility in corporations (CSR)
I.4 Stakeholders’ engagement
1.5 CSR and Sustainability reporting
I.6 Instruments of Corporate Social Responsibility
II- Ethics and Management
II.1. General definition of ethics
II. 2. Ethics and Management: ethics and interaction between individuals, organizations and society
II.3. Leaders’ behaviors and ethics
II.4. Employees’ behaviors and ethics
II.5 Codes of ethics
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
The syllabus promotes the acquisition of knowledge regarding the concept of Social Responsibility and of Ethics in organizational context, promoting contact with the corresponding practical implementation tools.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
The teaching methodologies include lectures for theoretical exposition, tutorial orientation for research essays, readings and discussions, as well as thematic debates and critical reflections. The evaluation is continuous, through the practical application of knowledge in individual and/or group assignments, and an individual test.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
This curricular unit explores Social Responsibility and Ethics in Management, analyzing the origin and evolution of these concepts to the present day. The component of Social Responsibility in Organizational context (CSR) focuses its relation with Sustainable Development, exploring the main motivations and difficulties for its implementation and the instruments available to help organizations in the integration of CSR practices in their global management system. The component of Ethics explores the notions of corporate culture and of participation as well as criteria to identify and promote ethical corporate environments, ethical behaviors inside corporations and in the relation of corporations with society.
Reading:
- Lynn, A. (2021). Why “Doing Well by Doing Good” Went Wrong: Getting Beyond “Good Ethics Pays”. Academy of Management Review 46(3)512–533
- Alfaro, Y. (2018). Effect of Business Ethics for Business Success. Talent Development & Excellence, 10(2)13-19
- Graham, K. et al (2020). Egoistic norms, organizational identification, and the perceived ethicality of unethical pro-organizational behavior: A moral maturation perspective. Human Relations, 73(9) 1249–1277
- Martins, F. (2020). Virtude, Finanças e Caráter no Contexto da Ética Empresarial: Uma Revisão Sistemática. Revista Gestão e Planejamento, 21, 698-714
- EC (2019) Towards a sustainable Europe by 2030
- Batista AAS, Francisco AC. (2018). Organizational sustainability practices: A study of the firms listed by the Corporate Sustainability Index. Sustainability
- ISO (2018). ISO 26000 and the SDGs
- KPMG (2020) International Survey of CR Reporting
- SDG Compass. Diretrizes para implementação dos ODS na estratégia dos negócios