You are browsing the curriculum of a past academic year (2022–2023).
Do you want to change to the ongoing academic year?
Course unit, curriculum year 2022–2023
MAB.LITO.007
Introduction to Corporate Social Responsibility, 5 cr
Tampere University
- Description
- Completion options
Teaching periods
Active in period 3 (1.1.2023–5.3.2023)
Active in period 4 (6.3.2023–31.5.2023)
Course code
MAB.LITO.007Language of instruction
EnglishAcademic years
2021–2022, 2022–2023, 2023–2024Level of study
Basic studiesGrading scale
General scale, 0-5Persons responsible
Yewondwossen Tesfaye Gemechu (yewondwossen.tesfaye@hanken.fi)
Nikodemus Solitander (Svenska handelshögskolan)
Maria Sandberg (maria.sandberg@hanken.fi), Mikaela Krohn (mikaela.krohn@hanken.fi)
Responsible organisation
Faculty of Management and Business 100 %
· Central concepts in CSR
- CSR and sustainable development
- Definitions of CSR
- Why CSR matters – the business case
- Stakeholder salience
· Working with stakeholders
- Political CSR
- Cross-sector partnerships and CSR
- Multi-stakeholder initiatives and CSR
- CSR and human rights
· CSR in company operations
- Human resource management (HRM) and CSR
- CSR and supply chain
- CSR and sustainable consumption
- CSR – minimum wage and living wage
· Examples of CSR
- CSR and communication
- CSR and corruption
- CSR and leadership
- CSR and responsible investment
- CSR and social entrepreneurship
Learning outcomes
Further information
Learning material
Studies that include this course
Completion option 1
Participation in teaching
23.01.2023 – 20.03.2023
Active in period 3 (1.1.2023–5.3.2023)
Active in period 4 (6.3.2023–31.5.2023)