[English only]

CC 504 Lecture on Corporate Social Responsibility

Offered during the first half of the semester

General Information

Lecturer	Prof. Dr. Laura Marie Edinger-Schons
Course Format	Lecture
Credit Points	4 ECTS
Frequency	Every semester
Hours per Week	2 (lecture) + 6 (self-study)
Language	English
Grading	Written exam (60 min.)
Exam dates	First exam: postponed to June 2nd, second exam: TBA
Pre-requisites	None

Course Structure

The course is taught in English and consists of seven sessions during the first half of the semester. In class, CSR theories and concepts will be discussed. In addition, each session includes a guest lecture that will take place after the lecture. We will dedicate one session to repetition and exam preparation at the end of the semester.

Please see the session schedule below.

Topic	Guest lecture	Date	Time
First Session: Kick-off and Introduction to the Concept of CSR	Uwe Lübbermann, Premium Cola	11th February, 2020	15:30 - 18:45
Second Session: CSR on an Institutional Level: From Shareholder Profits to Shareholder Value?	-	18th February, 2020	15:30 - 18:45
Third Session: Corporate Social Irresponsibility	Dan Kreibich, Venture Development Manager, Lufthansa Innovation Hub	25th February, 2020	15:30 - 18:45
Fourth session: CSR Management on an Organizational Level	Alexander Gallas, Head of Corporate Citizenship Germany, Deutsche Bank	3rd March, 2020	15:30 - 18:45
Fifth session: CSR on an Individual Level (Managerial Discretion)	-	10th March, 2020	15:30 - 18:45
Sixth session: Social Business & Innovative Business Models	Jan Köpper, Leiter Wirkungstransparenz und Nachhaltigkeit, GLS Bank	17th March, 2020	15:30 - 18:45
Seventh session: The Rise of the Sharing Economy + Exam Preparation	Exam Preparation	24th March, 2020	15:30 - 18:45

Brief Description

In our largest lecture, CC504 - Corporate Social Responsibility, which is attended by approx. 450 Master students each year,we cover different topics related to sustainable management in a total of seven sessions (from basic theories of CSR to more current approaches such as Creating Shared Value to Social Business and Sharing Economy as current trends). In each session, we also integrate a guest speaker from business practice who reflects the content from a practitioner's perspective. This can be a CSR manager of a large company (e.g. Coca Cola, Adidas, IKEA, H&M or SAP), a founder of a start-up (e.g. Premium Cola or ListnRide) or a non-profit organisation (e.g. Greenpeace, WWF or Amnesty International). Each session and the respective guest lecture will be recorded on video. The guest lectures will be made freely available via our Youtube channel if the speakers have given their consent. The contents of the lecture will also be recorded on video and made available to the students for exam preparation.
Reading List

Course content will be provided through videos and reading materials, accessible on Ilias.
Contact

If you have any questions regarding this lecture, please don't hesitate to contact Jenni Sipilä.

Dr. Jenni Sipilä

Universität Mannheim
Lehrstuhl für Unternehmensverantwortung
Schloss
Schneckenhof Ost – Raum SO 102
68161 Mannheim

Tel.: +49 621 181-1614
E-Mail: jsipilae(at)mail.uni-mannheim.de

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Updated: January 2020

Brief Description

Reading List

Contact

Dr. Jenni Sipilä