Topic outline
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Each week you are required to choose ***ANY ONE*** of the three compulsory (core) readings and submit a short reflection (no more than 200 words). In addition, "on-campus" (internal delivery) students will also be required to do one short presentation on an allocated reading. The allocations will be done in week 1 lectures.
The reading structure for SP 6 2016 is shown below.
In case of any inconsistency between the reading suggested in the study guide and the ones shown below, the ones in the table below stand. We will discuss this further in class.
Topic
Reading 1
Reading 2
Reading 3
Topic 1
Business in society: (The nature of the firm; shareholder versus stakeholders)
Mitchell, R. K., Agle, B. R., & Wood, D. J. 1997. Towards a theory of stakeholder identification and salience: Defining the principle of who and what really counts. Academy of Management Review, 22(4): 853-886.
Gladwin, T. N., Kennelly, J. J., & Krause, T. S. 1995. Shifting paradigms for sustainable development: implications for management theory and research. Academy of Management Review, 20(4): 874-908.
Friedman, M. 1970. The social responsibility of business is to increase its profits The New York Times Magazine, September 13: 32 - 33 (and then continued on pages 122--126).
Topic 2
Business in society:
(The nature of the firm; the triple bottom line and corporate social responsibility)
Rogers, J. E. 2011. The CEO of Duke Energy: On Learning to Work with Green Activists. Harvard Business Review, 89(5): 51-54.
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Swartz, J. 2010. Timberland's CEO on standing up to 65,000 angry activists. Harvard Business Review, 88(9): 39-43.
Meyer, C., & Kirby, J. 2012. Runaway Capitalism. Harvard Business Review, 90(1/2): 66-75.
The Economist. 2016. The trouble with GDP. The Economist,, April 30 http://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21697845-gross-domestic-product-gdp-increasingly-poor-measure-prosperity-it-not-even
Topic 3
Ethics (An Introduction to Ethics in Business and Society)
Pless, N. M., Maak, T., & Stahl, G. K. 2012. Promoting corporate social responsibility and sustainable development through management development: What can be learned from international service learning programs? Human Resource Management, 51(6): 873-904.
Bazerman, M. H., & Tenbrunsel, A. E. 2011. Good People often Let Bad Things Happen. Why? Ethical breakdowns. Harvard Business Review, 89(4): 58-65.
Johnson, C. E. 2012. Building an Ethical organization: 303-337. Los Angeles: Sage.
Topic 4
Ethics and justice
Benkler, Y. 2011. The Unselfish Gene. Harvard Business Review, 89(7/8): 76-85.
Banerjee, S. B. 2011. Embedding sustainability across the organization: a critical perspective. Academy of Management Learning and Education, 10(4): 719-731.
Kanter, R. M. 2011. How Great Companies Think Differently. Harvard Business Review, 89(11): 66-78.
Topic 5
Sustainable business:
(Social and ecological challenges and what does it mean to be sustainable)
Sandhu, S. 2010. Shifting paradigms in corporate environmentalism: From poachers to gamekeepers. Business and Society Review, 115(3): 285-310.
Porter, M. E., & Kramer, M. B. 2011. Creating Shared Value. Harvard Business Review, 89(1/2): 62-77.
Rangan, K., Chase, L., & Karim, S. 2015. The Truth about CSR. Harvard Business Review, 93(1/2): 40-49.
Topic 6
Sustainable Business:
(Exploring sustainable business strategies)
Eccles, R. G., & Serafeim, G. 2013. Innovating for a Sustainable Strategy. Harvard Business Review, 91(5): 50-60.
Esty, D. C., & Charnovitz, S. 2012. Green Rules to Drive Innovation. Harvard Business Review, 90(3): 120-123.
Hart, S. L. 1997. Beyond greening: strategies for a sustainable world. Harvard Business Review, 75(1): 67-76.
Topic7
Sustainable business: (The compliance and efficiency approach to sustainable business)
Sandhu, S., Smallman, C., Ozanne, L. K., & Cullen, R. 2012. Corporate environmental responsiveness in India: Lessons from a developing country. Journal of Cleaner Production, 35: 203-213.
Linnenluecke, M. K., Birt, J., Lyon, J., & Sidhu, B. K. 2015. Planetary Boundaries: Implications for Asset Impairment. Accounting and Finance, 55: 911-929.
Paquin, R. L., Busch, T., & Tilleman, S. G. 2015. Creating Economic And Environmental Value through Industrial Symbiosis. Long Range Planning, 48: 95-107.
Topic 8
Sustainable business:
(Strategies and phase models)
Winston, A. 2014. Resilience in a Hotter World. Harvard Business Review, 92(4): 56-64.
Nidumolu, R., Ellison, J., Whalen, J., & Billman, E. 2014. The Collaboration Imperative. Harvard Business Review, 92(4): 76-84.
Lowitt, E. 2014. How to Survive Climate Change and Still Run a Thriving Business. Harvard Business Review, 92(4): 86-94.
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Wright, C., Nyberg, D., & Grant, D. 2012. “Hippies on the third floor”: Climate change, narrative identity and the micro-politics of corporate environmentalism. Organisation Studies, 33(11): 1451-1475.
Topic 9
Governance in Business and Society
Ponzen, R. C. 2010. The Case for Professional Boards. Harvard Business Review, 88(12): 50-58.
Tricker 2009 'Models of Corporate Governance', in Corporate Governance - Principles, Policies, and Practices, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 181-216.
Tricker 2009 'Models of Corporate Governance', in Corporate Governance - Principles, Policies, and Practices, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 181-216.
Topic 10
Governance in Business and Society
Barton, D., & Wiseman, M. 2015. Where Boards Fall Short. Harvard Business Review, 93(1/2).
Parsons, R. D., & Feigen, M. A. 2014. The Boardroom's Quiet Revolution. Harvard Business Review, 92(3): 99-104.
Baron, D. P., & Lyon, T. P. 2013. Environmental Governance. In P. Bansal, & A. J. Hoffman (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Business and the Natural Environment: 122-139. New York: Oxford University Press.