WMF00700 Corporate Social Responsibility

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Management Sciences Program

Lecture Code WMF00700 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name ＣＳＲ論

Subject Name
（Katakana）シーエスアールロン

Subject Name in
English Corporate Social Responsibility

Instructor CHIKUDATE NOBUYUKI

Instructor
(Katakana) チクダテ　ノブユキ

Campus Higashi-Senda Semester/Term 1st-Year,  Second Semester,  Second Semester

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (2nd) Weds11-12：Higashi-Senda Seminar Rm 4

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

in-person and online mixed classes. It is mandatory to attend the 1st class by any means.

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction B : Japanese／English

Course Level 7 : Graduate Special Studies

Course Area（Area） 24 : Social Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 04 : Management

Eligible Students

Keywords

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)

Class Objectives
/Class Outline This course provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the study of corporate social responsibility (CSR).  It also promotes students to understand, critique, and discuss some key ideas and issues relating to CSR.　It may be required for students to have basic knowlege and assumptions that are shared in Western countries including Japan.   CSR has some root from the Ancient Greek civilization including democracy and the freedom of speech.

Class Schedule lesson 1 general introduction
lesson 2 case studies of corporate social irresponsibility 1
lesson 3 case studies of corporate social irresponsibility 2
lesson 4 The prophecy of Akio Morita, co-founder of SONY, warning  failures of CSR in major Japanese corporations
lesson 5 corporate citizens and governance
lesson 6 overviews of relating terms and concepts
lesson 7 economic perspectives (Adams Smith, Milton Friedman, Michael Poter,and others)
lesson 8 stakeholder theory 1 (foundation)
lesson 9 stakeholder theory 2 (further development and criticism)
lesson 10 overview and quiz
lesson 11 business ethics
lesson 12 measuring CSR
lesson 13 unethical culture
lesson 14 corporate crises, apologia, and trust repair
lesson 15 overview and quiz

Text/Reference
Books,etc. handhouts and PDFs

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) DVD

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review reading assignments in English

Requirements This course has been registered for the Phoenix Leader Education Program for Renaissance from Radiation Disaster.  Therefore, the students in this program are very welcome.  Many contents in this course are closely related to social scientific aspects of Fukushima disaster case.  If the students of the Phoenix Leader Education Program for Renaissance from Radiation Disaster and exchange students are registered in this course, only English is used for any activities.

Grading Method presentations and handouts (40%) and quizzes (60%)

Practical Experience

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it

Message The contents and academic standards in this course accord with the mission statement of Hiroshima University that has aimed to be a globally recognized research university in Times Higher Education's World University Rankings.  Therefore, the lingua franca in this course is English.  The instructor in this course welcomes many foreign students who have a good command of English.   The students of Phoenix Leader Program and exchange-students from Europe who took this course before did very well in this course regardless of their majors.   Two quizzes will be given in-person at Higashi-senda campus.  Thus, if students will not be able to come to Higashi-senda campus, they are not eligible to register this course.

Other The copyright will be applied for this class. Nobuyuki Chikudate, Ph.D., the instructor of this course, received 2019 Emerald Literati Award for his co-authored journal article and ONE-Kedge Unorthodox Paper Award, Academy of Management 2016 Conference, Anaheim, U.S.A. for his single-authored academic paper. He has also been active in publishing in many journals that are registered in Web of Science, Scopus, Clarivate Analytics, Google Scholars, and others. Please look for the impact factors by texting "Chikudate, N."

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences Management Sciences Program
Lecture Code	WMF00700	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	ＣＳＲ論
Subject Name （Katakana）	シーエスアールロン
Subject Name in English	Corporate Social Responsibility
Instructor	CHIKUDATE NOBUYUKI
Instructor (Katakana)	チクダテ　ノブユキ
Campus	Higashi-Senda	Semester/Term	1st-Year, Second Semester, Second Semester
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(2nd) Weds11-12：Higashi-Senda Seminar Rm 4
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
in-person and online mixed classes. It is mandatory to attend the 1st class by any means.
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	B : Japanese／English
Course Level	7 : Graduate Special Studies
Course Area（Area）	24 : Social Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	04 : Management
Eligible Students
Keywords
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Class Objectives /Class Outline	This course provides a clear and comprehensive introduction to the study of corporate social responsibility (CSR). It also promotes students to understand, critique, and discuss some key ideas and issues relating to CSR.　It may be required for students to have basic knowlege and assumptions that are shared in Western countries including Japan. CSR has some root from the Ancient Greek civilization including democracy and the freedom of speech.
Class Schedule	lesson 1 general introduction lesson 2 case studies of corporate social irresponsibility 1 lesson 3 case studies of corporate social irresponsibility 2 lesson 4 The prophecy of Akio Morita, co-founder of SONY, warning failures of CSR in major Japanese corporations lesson 5 corporate citizens and governance lesson 6 overviews of relating terms and concepts lesson 7 economic perspectives (Adams Smith, Milton Friedman, Michael Poter,and others) lesson 8 stakeholder theory 1 (foundation) lesson 9 stakeholder theory 2 (further development and criticism) lesson 10 overview and quiz lesson 11 business ethics lesson 12 measuring CSR lesson 13 unethical culture lesson 14 corporate crises, apologia, and trust repair lesson 15 overview and quiz
Text/Reference Books,etc.	handhouts and PDFs
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	DVD
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	reading assignments in English
Requirements	This course has been registered for the Phoenix Leader Education Program for Renaissance from Radiation Disaster. Therefore, the students in this program are very welcome. Many contents in this course are closely related to social scientific aspects of Fukushima disaster case. If the students of the Phoenix Leader Education Program for Renaissance from Radiation Disaster and exchange students are registered in this course, only English is used for any activities.
Grading Method	presentations and handouts (40%) and quizzes (60%)
Practical Experience
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it
Message	The contents and academic standards in this course accord with the mission statement of Hiroshima University that has aimed to be a globally recognized research university in Times Higher Education's World University Rankings. Therefore, the lingua franca in this course is English. The instructor in this course welcomes many foreign students who have a good command of English. The students of Phoenix Leader Program and exchange-students from Europe who took this course before did very well in this course regardless of their majors. Two quizzes will be given in-person at Higashi-senda campus. Thus, if students will not be able to come to Higashi-senda campus, they are not eligible to register this course.
Other	The copyright will be applied for this class. Nobuyuki Chikudate, Ph.D., the instructor of this course, received 2019 Emerald Literati Award for his co-authored journal article and ONE-Kedge Unorthodox Paper Award, Academy of Management 2016 Conference, Anaheim, U.S.A. for his single-authored academic paper. He has also been active in publishing in many journals that are registered in Web of Science, Scopus, Clarivate Analytics, Google Scholars, and others. Please look for the impact factors by texting "Chikudate, N."
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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