Responsible Management

Department

Bachelor's program Social, Health & Public Management

Course unit code

NPGBA59

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5.0

Name of lecturer(s)

Harmaala Minna-Maari, D.Sc., Ass. FH-Prof. Mag. Wieser Desiree, PhD

Recommended optional program components

none

Recommended or required reading

Baumgartner, R. J. & Rauter, R. (2017). Strategic perspectives of corporate sustainability management to develop a sustainable organization. Journal of Cleaner Production, 140, 81-92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.04.146

Burnes, B., & Hughes, M. (Eds.). (2023). Organizational change, leadership and ethics. Taylor & Francis.

Fischer, M., Foord, D., Frecè, J., Hillebrand, K., Kissling-Näf, I., Meili, R., ... & Stucki, T. (2023). Sustainable business: managing the challenges of the 21st century (p. 142). Springer Nature.

Gittell, R., Magnusson, M., & Merenda, M. (2012). The sustainable business case book. Saylor Foundation.

Laasch, O., & Conaway, R. (2017). Responsible business: The textbook for management learning, competence and innovation. Routledge.

Laasch, O. (2021). Principles of management: Practicing ethics, responsibility, sustainability. Principles of Management, 1-700.

Muff, K., Delacoste, C., & Dyllick, T. (2022). Responsible Leadership Competencies in leaders around the world: Assessing stakeholder engagement, ethics and values, systems thinking and innovation competencies in leaders around the world. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 29(1), 273-292

Kramer, M. R., & Porter, M. (2011). Creating shared value. Harvard Business Review (Vol. 17). Boston, MA, USA: FSG.

Additional information about examination modalities

Course-integrated assessment or final examination (will be communicated at the beginning of the course).

Level of course unit

Bachelor

Year of study

Fall 2025

Semester when the course unit is delivered

5

Language of instruction

English

Learning outcomes of the course unit

Students will learn to
-Understand responsible management and business ethics, including sustainability and corporate responsibility.
-Analyze global trends and supply chain complexities, including risks of unethical practices and corruption.
-Apply responsible management strategies and tools, including the triple bottom line and stakeholder engagement.
-Integrate responsibility into strategy and leadership, shaping organizational culture and decision-making.
-Reflect on ethical dilemmas and stakeholder perspectives through cases and critical reflection.

Course contents

• Sustainability from a humanties’ perspective
• Responsible Management
• Sustainable human resource management
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Organizational behavior a sustainability
• Consumption, production, markets and sustainability
• Anthropocene and sustainability; management of resources
• Sustainability governance and sustainability communication
• Market-oriented Sustainability Management
• Marketing management, product/service design
• Circular economy

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

In the course, various teaching and learning methods (individual and group work, exercises, presentations, discussions, case studies, experimentation etc.) are interconnected in an interactive manner.

Work placement(s)

none