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HR 301 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The course hopes to encourage students to appreciate the nuances of public economics in relation to

managerial economics, and mass communication in relation to business communication; and with that

context, students could work to understand different stakeholder perspectives on corporate social

responsibility. Towards the end of this course, students should be able to explain the firm behaviour,

discern the definitional issues that surround CSR, constructively critique the measurement methods of

various CSR initiatives, present the challenges in responsibility reporting, and be aware of the roles of

regulators and non-profit organizations. This course shall facilitate discussions to sensitize students to

the intricacies in defining policies organization-wide and state-wide.

Unit 1: Transaction cost perspective and ethics behind profit motive

Theories of the FirmClassical, Managerial, Transaction Costs, Contract, Evolutionary, and

Cooperative Games; Externalization; Tragedy of Commons

Unit 2: Business case for CSREvolution of the idea called CSRFrom Philanthropy to Social Enterprise and somewhere in

between; Analysis of the definitions of CSR; Arguments surrounding the business case for

involving in CSR; Trends in delivering CSR

Unit 3: CSR Focal Points; Communicating CSR

CSR Investments within the business, in the market, and in the community and for

environment; CSR Communication decision and the paradox; Managing expectations at the

boundaries and within the organization

Unit 4: Measuring CSR

Managing for metrics/outcomesBasics of non-financial reporting; Different approaches to measuring CSR; Triple Bottom

Line; Benchmarking CSR Outcomes; Relation between Corporate Social Performance and

Corporate Financial Performance; Social Performance Index

Unit 5: CSR Reporting

UN Guiding Principles; ISO 26000; OECD Guidelines; GRI Standard; SAI Standard; BRR,

Clause 55 of the Listing Agreement; New Companies Act 2013, Clause 135; National

Voluntary Guidelines by IICA, MCA; Trends in CSR Reporting

Unit 6: CSR in India: Different Stakeholders and what they doRegulators and AdvisorsMinistry of Company Affairs, Indian Institute of Corporate

Affairs, Securities Exchange Board of India, CSR Consultants; Non-profit firms and their role

in delivering CSR; Political Economy of CSR in India

Prescribed Reading: Material for this course is compiled from various sources by the instructor, and

shall be shared with the students on their group email as pre-reads prior to every session.

References:

1. Andrew Crane, Dirk Matten, and Laura Spence. (2013). Corporate Social Responsibility:Readings and cases in a global context.Routledge.

2. Peter Fleming and Mark Jones. (2013). The End of Corporate Social Responsibility: Crisisand Critique.Sage Publishers.