The course moves from two assumptions. First, ethics is intrinsecally linked with economic rationality. Second, firms not only produce goods and services for the market but also internal and external relationships between persons. As a consequence, corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a way both to understand the firm's nature and to manage it in a perspective of common good and sustainability.
After presenting these assumptions, the course explores the main topics related to CSR governance, management and tools.
Lectures, case studies, seminars by operators, individual and group works.
Part 1: Basics of ethics
Part 2: Ethics and economics
Part 3: Ethics and corporate social responsibility
Part 4: Methodologies, tools and applications
Notes will be made available on Aulaweb.
The textbook is: L. Caselli, La vita buona nell’economia e nella società, ed. Lavoro, Roma, 2012
Details on the syllabus for attending and not attendiong students will be provided on Aulaweb.
Ricevimento: The lectuer's office hours are available on his page in the website of the Department of Economics and Business Studies.
LORENZO CASELLI (President)
GIOVANNI LOMBARDO
ROBERTA SCARSI
RICCARDO SPINELLI
27th February, 2017
BUSINESS ETHICS AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
The exam is in oral form.
