MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS GLOBAL STRATEGY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (2/2 SCU)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Identify key concepts in the field of MNC and its social responsibility; Describe several theories as well scholars in the field of MNC and its social responsibility; Illustrate contemporary issues, challenges and policy options made by the state in international as well as domestic level in the field of MNC and its social responsibility; Integrate theory and empirics in an innovative and methodologically sound way in explaining issues of  MNC and its social responsibility and challenges in both historical and contemporary issues.

Topics:

1. The long and winding road to Corporate Responsibility value;
2. Deconstructing Corporate Responsibility value;
3. Inside the mind of the stakeholder; Putting insight into action 1;
4. Putting insight into action 2;
5. Reconciling CSR and the performance of MNC;
6. CSR and Anti-corruption;
7. Anti-corruption as a CSR standard;
8. Global governance;
9. International Law;
10. Civil Remedies;
11. Corporate governance;
12. Implication of a selected anti-corruption;
13. Emerging Markets and MNC Strategies;
14. International Expansion Through Acquisitions;
15. Building a Global Brand;
16. Disaster Capitalism and the Ethics of Expansion;
17. Building the next generation global enterprises;
18. Strategies of Labour Management;
19. Undermining Organized Labour;
20. Navigating Intellectual Property Rights in China;
21. Corporate Violence and Human Rights;
22. Opportunities in Emerging Markets: Business Model or State Policies?;
23. Coevolving Local Adaptation and Global Integration;
24. Opportunities in Emerging Markets: Innovation or Political Patronage?;
25. Critical Reflection: Market and Non-Market Strategies.