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DEPAOLI PAOLO
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syllabus)
In order to explain the issues that companies face when considering Responsibility, key concepts and debates will be discussed regarding Moral Responsibility, Collective Responsibility, Environmental Ethics, Business Ethics. On this basis, relevant policies of the United Nations, Europe and OECD will be considered.
In the light of both the work done on Responsibility and the uncertainty and drivers of change affecting the environments of companies, core concepts and components of organizations will be analyzed: i.e. organizational social structure, technology, physical structure, organizational culture, organizational power, control, and conflict.
Within this framework, theories and practices developed to change organizations towards social and environmental responsibility will be addressed: crisis management; change management and organizational learning design; innovation, key skills, and ethical implications; business models to overcome ‘business as usual’; reporting and non financial statements.
These action research tools will be considered also by means of examples, case studies, and specific publications: e.g. organizational implications of Green Public Procurement; the elderly society and the development of ICT based services; digital transformation, industry 4.0 and key skills; innovation towards sustainability, significance and limitations of the ‘shared value creation’ framework.
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reference books)
Essential readings, compulsory for students not attending casses (available on Moodle):
i. Moriarty, Jeffrey, "Business Ethics", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2021 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.)
ii. OECD (2022), Climate Change and Corporate Governance, Corporate Governance, OECD Publishing, Paris
iii. Smiley Marion. "Collective Responsibility", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2022 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.)
Main references:
- Brennan, Andrew and Norva Y. S. Lo, "Environmental Ethics", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Summer 2022 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.)
- Carroll, A. B. (1991). The pyramid of corporate social responsibility: Toward the moral management of organizational stakeholders. Business
horizons, 34(4), 39-48.
- Commission of the European Communities, GREEN PAPER Promoting a European framework for Corporate Social Responsibility, COM(2001) 366 final
- Davis, K. (1967). Understanding the social responsibility puzzle. Business horizons, 10(4), 45-50.
- Dahan, N. M., Doh, J. P., Oetzel, J., & Yaziji, M. (2010). Corporate-NGO collaboration: Co-creating new business models for developing markets. Long
range planning, 43(2-3), 326-342.
- Depaoli, P., D’Atri, A., & De Marco, M. (2011). Innovating IS management by enhancing knowledge intensive service activities (KISA): the study of two cases
in the banking sector. International journal of networking and virtual organisations, 8(3-4), 323-337.
- Depaoli, P. (2016). Organizing e-Services Co-production in Multiple Contexts: Implications for Designers and Policymakers. In Blurring the Boundaries
- Through Digital Innovation (pp. 231-245). Springer, Cham.
- GRI Standards (2022) - Consolidated Set Of the GRI Standards https://www.globalreporting.org/how-to-use-the-gri-standards/gri-standards-english-
language/
- Moriarty, Jeffrey, "Business Ethics", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Fall 2021 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.)
- OECD (2018), OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Business Conduct (pp 9-37 + Questions 14-18)
- OECD (2022), Climate Change and Corporate Governance, Corporate Governance, OECD Publishing, Paris
- Porter, M. E., & Kramer, M. R. (2006). Strategy and society: the link between corporate social responsibility and competitive advantage. Harvard business
review, 84(12), 78-92, p. 9-11
- Porter, M., & Kramer, M. (2011). Creating Shared Value, HBR The Magazine 2011, January-February.
- Ruggie, J. (2008). Protect, respect and remedy: A framework for business and human rights. Innovations: Technology, Governance, Globalization, 3(2), 189-
212.
- Smiley Marion. "Collective Responsibility", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2022 Edition), Edward N. Zalta & Uri Nodelman (eds.)