BUS 101S - Business, Society and Sustainability

This course assumes businesses are allowed to exist and operate by society, which gives them social legitimacy, and focuses on the social and ethical responsibilities that organizations and the people that own and manage them have in return to society. The course reviews the impacts that businesses have on stakeholders from a management perspective, and how these issues have to be strategically and operationally managed by such organizations. Topics covered include personal and business ethics, the role of governments and technology, crisis management, and the impacts on consumers, employees, the environment and the community. The course also reviews the assessment of corporate social performance and reporting thereon. Course Typically Offered: Every year.

Prerequisite(s): No prerequisites.

Credits: 4