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Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Training officer(s)
S.de COLLE
Stakeholder(s)
Simone DE COLLE
Présentation
Prerequisite
none
Goal
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- Understand how the concept of sustainability can be integrated into strategic management.
- Understand the methodology of social and ethical accounting, auditing and reporting and of sustainability reporting and assurance.
- Critically analyse the quality of corporate sustainability reports with reference to international standards (e.g. AA1000 and GRI).
- Understand how the concept of sustainability can be integrated into strategic management.
- Understand the methodology of social and ethical accounting, auditing and reporting and of sustainability reporting and assurance.
- Critically analyse the quality of corporate sustainability reports with reference to international standards (e.g. AA1000 and GRI).
Presentation
The core dimensions of sustainability (economic-social-environmental) will be discussed in relation to strategic managagement of the corporation, showing how a stakeholder oriented approach can help managers to create value in a sustainable way. students will then analyse the logic, methodology and international standards for the practice of social and ethical accounting, auditing and reporting (AA1000) and of sustainability management and reporting (GRI). Finally, students will critically analyze real examples of corporate sustainability reporting, assessing their quality in light of the concepts and methodologies discussed in the course.
Modalités
Organization
| Type | Amount of time | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Présentiel | |||
| Cours magistral | 16,00 | ||
| Autoformation | |||
| Lecture du manuel de référence | 4,00 | ||
| Recherche | 4,00 | ||
| Travail personnel | |||
| Individual Project | 8,00 | ||
| Overall student workload | 32,00 | ||
Evaluation
There will be three assessment components:
1 - Class participation (Contribution to class discussions
2 - Team project (analysis of corporate reports and final class presentation)
3 - Individual project (writing an essay analyzing a case-study of sustainability management & reporting)
1 - Class participation (Contribution to class discussions
2 - Team project (analysis of corporate reports and final class presentation)
3 - Individual project (writing an essay analyzing a case-study of sustainability management & reporting)
| Control type | Duration | Amount | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrôle continu | |||
| Participation | 0,00 | 0 | 25,00 |
| Autres | |||
| Projet Collectif | 0,00 | 0 | 50,00 |
| Rapport écrit | 0,00 | 0 | 25,00 |
| TOTAL | 100,00 | ||
Ressources
Bibliography
R.E. Freeman, J.S. Harrison, A.C. Wicks, B.L. Parmar and S. de Colle (2010), Stakeholder Theory: The State of the Art, (only Chapter 1, pages 3-29 and Chapter 8, pages: 235-264), Cambridge University Press -
S. Zadek. 1998. ‘Balancing Performance, Ethics, and Accountability’, Journal of Business Ethics 17: 1421–1441 -
S. de Colle, A. Henriques and S. Sarasvathy. 2013. ‘The Paradox of CSR Standards’, Journal of Business Ethics -
S. Zadek. 1998. ‘Balancing Performance, Ethics, and Accountability’, Journal of Business Ethics 17: 1421–1441 -
S. de Colle, A. Henriques and S. Sarasvathy. 2013. ‘The Paradox of CSR Standards’, Journal of Business Ethics -