{"id":2662,"date":"2023-05-25T20:27:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-25T17:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.es.ihu.gr\/?post_type=course&p=2662"},"modified":"2025-08-22T11:38:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-22T08:38:10","slug":"851","status":"publish","type":"course","link":"https:\/\/www.es.ihu.gr\/en\/courses\/851\/","title":{"rendered":"Corporate Social Responsibility"},"author":6,"template":"","meta":[],"semester":[41],"course_type":[13],"acf":{"code":"851","semester":41,"level":"1","teaching_activities":{"activity_1":{"description":"Lectures and Practice Works","weekly_hrs":3,"ects":6},"activity_2":{"description":"","weekly_hrs":"","ects":""},"activity_3":{"description":"","weekly_hrs":"","ects":""},"activity_4":{"description":"","weekly_hrs":"","ects":""},"activity_5":{"description":"","weekly_hrs":"","ects":""}},"type":13,"language":"Greek","erasmus":"\u038c\u03c7\u03b9","url":"https:\/\/elearning.cm.ihu.gr\/course\/view.php?id=971","prerequisites":"","instructors":[1413,1448],"coordinator":"","content":"
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  1. CSR as a competitive advantage. The business as a responsible agent of action in a globalized environment. Structures \u2013 mechanisms of creation \u2013 origin and acquisition \u2013 of comparative competitive advantages: Market-based-View, Resources-based-View, Shareholder Value Concept, Stakeholder Value Concept.<\/li>\r\n \t
  2. Conceptual approach of Corporate Social Responsibility and its main factors. Identification, description, Form of interested parties. Stakeholder Management and the necessity of orientation to it. Analysis and evaluation of the various Stakeholders.<\/li>\r\n \t
  3. Stakeholder relationship and CSR. Stakeholder and Business sustainability. Classic vs Sustainable business development. CSR communication and its future strategies.<\/li>\r\n \t
  4. Corporate Social Responsibility in the EU and the world. Corporate Social Responsibility in Greece.<\/li>\r\n \t
  5. CSR Models: M. Friedman, Davis Keith, E. Freeman, A.B. Carroll etc. CSR and sustainable development.<\/li>\r\n \t
  6. UN's goals for sustainable development. CSR policies for the natural environment. Circular economy. CSR and business values.<\/li>\r\n \t
  7. Sponsoring, Sponsorships, Charities, Volunteering as an expression of social responsibility.<\/li>\r\n \t
  8. Corporate Governance - Corporate Citizenship: Concept, Definitions, Objectives. Accountability and Social Accountability in Businesses, Organizations and Universities.<\/li>\r\n \t
  9. Ethical Dimension of CSR. Ethical rules and dilemmas in Management, Marketing, Logistics, etc. Codes of Ethics and Ethics: Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct, Compliance, Best Practice.<\/li>\r\n \t
  10. Environmental management and quality assurance systems in CSR. CSR Quality Standards (ISO 26000, ISO 14001, ISO 9001, EMAS, etc.). CSR and forms of its communication.<\/li>\r\n \t
  11. CSR and Social Media. CSR in the field of Journalism. Information and Misinformation in new media. Fake News.<\/li>\r\n \t
  12. Journalistic ethics and codes of conduct: Corporate Social Responsibility Indicators, Corporate Responsibility Index, etc.<\/li>\r\n \t
  13. CSR and climate crisis: The future of CSR actions: The learning business. Economic development and climate crisis issues.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>","goals":"Social responsibility of financial entities, is a dynamic and constantly improving scientific field of research with great importance and weight in business practice. It is par excellence the subject of the branch of economic sciences (as an independent field of research now) where such issues are approached and analyzed and knowledge and formation of good practices are offered, as supplies for the economist of the future. In this course, the basic issues of shaping balanced relationships between the interested parties of an economic entity (Shareholders and Stakeholders) are studied. Also, \u00a0how through this dynamic and competitive relationship balances of relationships will be formed (economic entities - society - environment). The observance and respect of CSR principles on the part of economic\u00a0 entities, is now a pool of drawing comparative competitive advantages for businesses, since in this way they gain the trust of employees, consumers and society while always respecting the environment.\r\n\r\nAfter successful completion of the course, students will be able to:\r\n