Social Responsibility

Major: International Business
Code of subject: 7.292.01.O.008
Credits: 4.00
Department: Management and International Business
Lecturer: PhD, Professor Chernobaj Liana Ivanivna
Semester: 2 семестр
Mode of study: денна
Learning outcomes: GLO 4. Make informed decisions on the problems of international economic relations under uncertain conditions and requirements. GLO 7. Research and analyze models of development of national economies and justify measures to achieve their strategic goals in the transformation of world economic relations. GLO 9. Monitor, analyze, evaluate the activities of global firms (corporations, strategic alliances, consortia, unions, trusts, etc.) in order to identify their competitive positions and advantages in world markets. GLO 10. Understand the patterns and trends of the world economy and the phenomenon of the new economy, taking into account the processes of intellectualization, informatization and scientific and technological exchange. GLO 11. Understand the essence of the social dimension of global economic development and implement the principles of social responsibility in the activities of international economic relations. Kn 1. Conceptual knowledge acquired in the process of learning and / or professional activity at the level of the latest achievements, which are the basis for original thinking and innovation, in particular in the context of research. А2 Carrying out research and / or innovation activities А&R 2. Responsibility for the development of professional knowledge and effective application of accumulated practical experience, assessment of strategic development of the team.
Required prior and related subjects: - prerequisite: Global Economy; International Strategic Management - co-requisite: management of international competitiveness.
Summary of the subject: Social responsibility as a factor of steady developing. Organizational and economical providing managing of social responsibility. Formation and implementation of corporate social responsibility strategy. Building relationships between employers and employees on concepts of social responsibility. Forming relationships of enterprises with external organisations on concepts of social responsibility. Ecological component of enterprises social responsibility. Corporative social responsibility monitoring. Evaluating the effectiveness of corporate social responsibility.
Assessment methods and criteria: - Current control (30%): work in VLE, laboratory work, oral examination; control works (for part-time students); - Final control (70%): semester control (50%-written and 20%-oral component)
Recommended books: 1. Chernobay L. I., Malibroda S. B., Yasinska T. V. Evaluation of the level of social responsibility of the state in the field of employment. Online] // Economic Processes Management: International Scientific E-Journal. 2017. № 2. Available: http://epm.fem.sumdu.edu.ua/download/2017_2/epm2017_2_6.pdf 2. Chernobay L. I., Malibroda S. B., Yasinska T. V. Applied aspect of corporate social responsibility impact on company competitiveness (UNILEVER example). ПРЕДПРИЕМАЧЕСТВО. Югозападен университет “Неофит Рилски”, Стопански факултет. Брой 1, Година VIII, 2020. Университетско издателство “Неофит Рилски” Благоевград, 2020. - P. 32-44. 3. Leipziger, D. (2017) The corporate responsibility code book. Routledge. 4. Crane, A., McWilliams, A., Matten, D., Moon, J., & Siegel, D. S. (Eds.). (2008) The Oxford handbook of corporate social responsibility. Oxford University Press on Demand. 5. Idowu, S. O., & Louche, C. (2011) Theory and practice of corporate social responsibility Berlin: Springer -p. 284). 6. Werther Jr, W. B., & Chandler, D. (2010) Strategic corporate social responsibility: Stakeholders in a global environment. Sage.