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Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility in International Business

Analyse an international organisation's CSR practices by using Caroll's CSR model.

  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements
Educators

Socially responsible international businesses

This short course sheds light on the importance of ethical behaviour and practices of organisations, focusing on the role of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) across borders.

What topics will you cover?

  • Ethics
  • Ethical behaviour
  • Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Understand the nature of ethics
  • Discuss ethics in cross-cultural and international contexts
  • Identify the key elements in managing ethical behaviour across borders
  • Discuss Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in cross-cultural and international contexts
  • Identify and summarise the basic areas of social responsibility
  • Discuss how organisations manage social responsibility across borders

Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for undergraduate students and professionals who are keen to enhance their careers.

Please note that the individuals detailed in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below, are current staff members and may be subject to change.

Who will you learn with?

Federico Topolansky

Dr Federico Topolansky is an Assistant Professor in business strategy and international business strategy at Coventry University, a position he took up in October 2019.

Roza M

I am an Assistant Lecturer in International Business (IB) with research interests around Women's Leadership, Reward Systems and HR Policies.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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