BE852-7-AU-CO:
Sustainability and Supply Chain Management: Ethical Management in a Globalizing World
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2024/25
Essex Business School
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Postgraduate: Level 7
Inactive
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 13 December 2024
10
04 October 2018
Requisites for this module
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Module Description
The objective of this 10 credit compulsory module is to equip students with an understanding of key issues and debates around ecological sustainability and corporate ethics and responsibility, focussing particularly on issues of corporate sustainability and ethical supply chain management. These discourses and practices have been gaining in importance in the business world and society at large in an era of rapid economic globalization, and this module will introduce a range of theories which address the relationship between management and corporations on the one hand, and society and nature on the other. While core, standard business concepts and practices are taught on this module, the aim of this module is to also put these under critical scrutiny, drawing insights from a number of different fields, from political science and sociology to management and accounting. A variety of methods will be used in this module, from the critical discussion of theories to the evaluation of case studies.
Aims
The module has been designed to
Provide an understanding of contemporary approaches to corporate ethics and sustainability, by putting these approaches in historical and social context and exploring the tensions and challenges inherent in current corporate practices
Enable students to understand broader trends in contemporary corporate social responsibility efforts by analyzing concrete business cases, focusing in particular on corporate sustainability strategies and ethical supply chain management
Engage students in creative exploration of possibilities for managing organisations in more ethical and sustainable ways
Develop students abilities to tackle both theoretical and empirical problems regarding ethical and sustainability issues in management, through class discussion, reading, case analysis, participation, and oral presentation and assessment of written work
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module the students should be able to
Understand the historical context for the rise of concerns about sustainability, ethics and corporate social responsibility, and the shifting roles of corporations, governments and civil society actors in the governance of corporate activities
Understand issues of ethical and sustainable supply chain management and the role of a variety of different stakeholders
Understand and critique green and ethical management discourse and practices, including multi-stakeholder governance, ecological modernization, green marketing, sustainability reporting, social accounting and other corporate communication approaches
Critically engage with, and understand, a variety of different cases and examples of corporate behavior in relation to ethics and sustainability
Apply critically key concepts and issues to the development of sustainable management strategies to different business scenarios
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Attendance at lectures is strictly required, and note-taking during the lecture is essential. In class we will read cases, academic papers and watch the occasional video/ film, which will form the basis for class discussion. Participation and interactivity is very much encouraged for students to get the most out of this module. Additional reading in textbooks and other academic sources is required at home. Students will participate in group presentations as well, which are expected to inspire class discussion of concrete business cases.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Coursework weighting |
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Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 120 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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| Exam |
Reassessment Main exam: Remote, Open Book, 120 minutes during September (Reassessment Period)
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Additional coursework information
Exam 2 hours Summer Term
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Ms Sandra Moog, email: samoog@essex.ac.uk.
Sandra Moog, Steffen Boehm
Email samoog@essex.ac.uk
Room 5NW.8.16
Office hours Mondays: 9:30-11:30pm Tuesdays: 1-2pm
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No external examiner information available for this module.
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No lecture recording information available for this module.
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