MN22026: Corporate responsibility and law
[Page last updated: 23 May 2025]
| Academic Year: | 2025/26 |
| Owning Department/School: | School of Management |
| Credits: | 10 [equivalent to 20 CATS credits] |
| Notional Study Hours: | 200 |
| Level: | Intermediate (FHEQ level 5) |
| Period: |
- Semester 1
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| Assessment Summary: | CWES 50%, EXCB 50% |
| Assessment Detail: |
- Business & Society Essay (CWES 50%)
- Law Examination (EXCB 50%)
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| Supplementary Assessment: |
- Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
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| Requisites: |
In taking this module you cannot take MN22155
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| Learning Outcomes: |
- Describe and summarize the main theories and tools related to the contemporary CSR debates;
- Identify and interpret evidence regarding social, environmental and economic issues;
- Critically evaluate relevant rhetoric and activities of businesses, governments and/or civil society organizations using relevant theories;
- Construct coherent, well-planned, and sufficiently evidenced arguments regarding social and environmental issues and the associated actions and impacts of corporations.
- To understand the legal framework within which businesses and individuals operate and the implications;
- To develop the ability to understand legal criteria and create cogent and reasoned arguments in applying them to practical situations;
- To analyse legal liability, assess risks and create strategies for avoidance, which can be input into business practice.
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| Synopsis: | Explore the nature of corporate identity in law and the duties that come from that status. Youll learn about the broader concept of responsibility and the ethical, social and environmental issues that companies face in contemporary global business.
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| Content: | The unit covers a set of distinct approaches to the notion of corporate responsibility - from rights-based approaches, to consequentialist ethics; from sustainability to perspectives grounded in corporate reputation; from meeting accepted standards to taking care of stakeholders. Furthermore, the unit emphasises the practical application of these varied principles of corporate responsibility. The aim is to assemble a toolkit that facilitates the evaluation of corporate actions and impacts in a rigorously informative manner.
The law element will introduce you to the laws most commonly affecting business organisations and the individuals who own or manage them.
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| Course availability: |
MN22026 is Compulsory on the following courses:
School of Management
- UMMN-AKB13 : BSc(Hons) International Management with study or work abroad (Year 2)
- UMMN-AFB14 : BSc(Hons) Management (Year 2)
- UMMN-AKB15 : BSc(Hons) Management with Marketing with work placement (Year 2)
- UMMN-AKB14 : BSc(Hons) Management with work placement (Year 2)
MN22026 is Optional on the following courses:
School of Management
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Notes: - This unit catalogue is applicable for the 2025/26 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2026/27 and beyond should not assume that this unit will be available in future years in the format displayed here for 2025/26.
- 好色tv and units are subject to change in accordance with normal University procedures.
- Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
- Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.
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