Stakeholder Theory & Soc Resp

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This course addresses corporate social responsibility through a stakeholder theory of business. The course will center on the question, "Which interests of which stakeholders impose obligations on business?" The internal and external stakeholders addressed include investors, employees, customers, and the natural environment, among others. Some issues will be analyzed by exploring international differences in the treatment of stakeholders The course exposes students to some of the ethical dilemmas confronted by employees in the workplace, and serves to enhance student skills in resolving these dilemmas.