This last decade has seen many changes regarding how organizations – both profit and non-profit – are organized, as many so-called “hybrid forms” of business have emerged to blur this distinction. At the same time, recent economic developments all around the world are refueling the debate about the role and responsibility of business in global society. Genuine or authentic corporate social responsibility is, at its core, about constructive business – what such business might be, how it might be obstructed or challenged in today’s world, as well as how it may be encouraged and incorporated into organizations.

The purpose of the course is to encourage a deeper understanding of social responsibility in the organizational contexts, by stimulating the students' own reflections. This means that the teaching format is highly interactive, and that students are expected to actively participate in all elements of the course, including informal and interactive lectures, classroom or small-group discussions, case work and workshops.

This course is taught in English.