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- Level Foundation
- Duration 22 hours
- Course by University of Manchester
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Managers are increasingly confronted with issues of sustainability, responsibility and ethics. Managing responsibly is an integrative approach to sustainability, responsibility and ethics, which allows you as a manager to deal competently with such challenges. This course will facilitate your learning process to engage in changing practices to make them more sustainable, responsible, and ethically informed. We will first introduce the context of the trend towards responsible management practices (week 1). We then explore the basics of each set of issues, sustainability (week 2), responsibility (week 3), and ethics (week 4). In week 5 you will work on your own responsible management issue/task and explore responsible management practices in an area of professional interest (e.g. strategy, entrepreneurship, innovation, organization, operations, supply chain, human resources, marketing and communication, international management, accounting and finance). In week 6 we will try to understand and experience what managing responsibly means in practice, including opportunities and challenges, and with a focus on transformative change. During these last two weeks you will work in a problem-oriented way, based on a challenging topic you have come across in your own management practice. In the course we will form multicultural teams to learn about problems you bring forward. The course also facilitates the formation of peer networks that allow you to continue this learning experience after finishing the MOOC. The MOOC is an initiative in collaboration with the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) initiative. Overall Learning Outcomes 1) To provide an introduction to the three constituting fields of managing responsibly: sustainability, responsibility and ethics. 2) To help apply the knowledge and insights gained from these three fields to real life problems in your own setting. 3) To identify, understand and facilitate individual action that can lead to change at the organisational and system level ...to ‘act is to move’ 4) To learn to appreciate and bring together different points of view, and negotiate collective solutions to pressing problems. Who is this MOOC for? (Recommended Background) While this course is primarily designed for executives who want to work on particular responsible management issues and create responsible management practices, also advanced business students will find it helpful. Suggested Readings There are no specific required texts. However, the contents and assignments of this course have been based on the following book which might be helpful as complementary materials: Laasch, Oliver, and R. Conway (2014). Principles of responsible management: Global sustainability, responsibility and ethics, Cengage Learning: Mason.Modules
Course Introduction
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6
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1
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6
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- On location: Introducing Oliver Laasch, Sally Randles, Frank Boons
- Introducing the key objectives and features of the course
- Fiona Devine, Head of Alliance Manchester Business School
- Interview with Jonas Haertle, Head of the PRME Secretariat
- Ghada Soliman (Teaching Support)
- Ema Johnson (Teaching Support)
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- Managing Responsibly LinkedIn Group
Week 1
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- Week 1 Lecture: Managing Responsibly
- Week 1 Practitioner Interview: Rodrigo Morales
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- Week 1 Overview & Learning Objectives
Assignment
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- Week 1 Assignment
Week 2
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- Week 2 Introduction
- Week 2 Lecture: Ecological Sustainability
- Week 2 Practitioner Interview: Kene Umeasiegbu
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- Week 2 Overview & Learning Objectives
- Week 2 Source Materials
Assignment
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- Week 2 Assignment - Discussion
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- Week 2 Assignment
Week 3
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5
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- Week 3 Introduction
- Week 3 Lecture: Responsibility
- Week 3 Practitioner Interview 1: Lynn Prime
- Week 3 Practitioner Interview 2: Nick Bishop
- Week 3 Practitioner Interview 3: Rainer Breitling
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- Week 3 Overview & Learning Objectives
- Week 3 Source Materials
Assignment
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- Week 3 Assignment
Week 4
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- Week 4 Introduction
- Week 4 Lecture: Ethics Management
- Week 4 Practitioner Interview: Pia Poppenreiter
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- Week 4 Overview & Learning Objectives
- Week 4 Source Materials
Assignment
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- Week 4 Assignment
Week 5
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- Week 5 Introduction (Part 1)
- Week 5 Introduction (Part 2)
- Week 5 Lecture: Functions, Professions and Competences
- Week 5 Practitioner Interview: Madeleine Cobb
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- Week 5 Overview & Learning Objectives
- Week 5 Source Materials
Assignment
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- Week 5 Assignment
Week 6
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- Week 6 Lecture: Bringing it all together - Using the practitioner interviews to draw thematic connections across the MOOC
- Week 6 Practitioner Interview 1: Mary Gentile
- Week 6 Practitioner Interview 2: Kosheek Sewchurran
- Week 6 Practitioner Interview 3: Ceyda Ozgun
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- Week 6 Overview & Learning Objectives
Assignment
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PeerReview
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- Week 6 Assignment: Over-arching assignment
Auto Summary
Managing Responsibly: Practicing Sustainability, Responsibility and Ethics focuses on equipping managers with the skills to address sustainability, responsibility, and ethics in business. Led by Coursera, this foundational course spans six weeks, covering sustainability, responsibility, ethics, and their practical applications in professional settings. Ideal for executives and advanced business students, it encourages problem-solving, multicultural team collaboration, and peer networking. Subscription options include Starter and Professional. No specific texts are required, though complementary readings are suggested for deeper understanding.
Oliver Laasch
Dr Sally Randles
Prof Frank Boons