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    The first assignment requires a written report answering three essay questions relating to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Students are asked to define CSR, discuss company stakeholders and their influence on CSR, and examine the relationship between business ethics and a specific company's CSR work. The report should use relevant literature and be no more than 1500 words. Suggested readings introduce CSR from a company perspective and use examples like SCA, H&M, and IKEA to illustrate Swedish companies' approaches to CSR.

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    The first assignment requires a written report answering three essay questions relating to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Students are asked to define CSR, discuss company stakeholders and their influence on CSR, and examine the relationship between business ethics and a specific company's CSR work. The report should use relevant literature and be no more than 1500 words. Suggested readings introduce CSR from a company perspective and use examples like SCA, H&M, and IKEA to illustrate Swedish companies' approaches to CSR.

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    The first assignment requires a written report answering three essay questions relating to corporate social responsibility (CSR). Students are asked to define CSR, discuss company stakeholders and their influence on CSR, and examine the relationship between business ethics and a specific company's CSR work. The report should use relevant literature and be no more than 1500 words. Suggested readings introduce CSR from a company perspective and use examples like SCA, H&M, and IKEA to illustrate Swedish companies' approaches to CSR.

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    Module 1 – assignment

    The first assignment includes a written report (paper). The assignment involves answering the
    questions given using relevant parts of the course literature. Maximum amount of text is 1500
    words. The number of words should be printed on the front page. The assignment is to
    answers three essay questions in which you are expected to use the course literature and your
    own thoughts and reflections to address the following questions:
    Q1) How can the concept of CSR be defined? Develop a broad and theoretical knowledge of
    course concepts.

    Q2) Describe and discuss who (or what) is the stakeholder (-s) of the company and how can
    these stakeholders be related to have an influence on the CSR stance and practice of the
    company? Apply sound business judgment and use logical reasoning.

    Q3) How is business ethics related to CSR and how is business ethics related to the CSR work
    of the business (company)?
    It is preferable if you relate this question (Q3) to a specific example, for instance a specific
    company of your own choice- especially trying to address questions of ethical dilemmas. For
    your choice of company, you are free to use internet to search on the company website for
    information. However, in your discussion you are expected show a theoretical understanding
    and your argument must be well founded in the course literature. You are expected to analyze
    the business situations thouroghly.

    You are expected to argue for how the literature can be used for addressing the three
    questions asked above. (Of course, you are also welcomed to demonstrate how the literature
    can be useful for understanding at least some CSR problems and questions.) Please, also
    remember that it is very important to relate your text and to refer to the literature (see rules for
    how referencing is made in the Tutorial Manual/ HKR library).
    The suggested book chapters and articles recommended for this first assignment are aiming at
    introducing you the field, pointing at, and addressing problems of vocabulary and questions of
    more principal (theoretical and ethical) nature. One way to get a bit closer to a theoretical
    understanding of CSR seen from a company perspective is to look more carefully into how a
    company is presenting its work on CSR or sustainability. In Sweden companies like SCA
    (forest company), H&M and IKEA are three well known examples of Swedish companies that
    are aiming for a high profile in matters of relevance in the CSR context.

    Recommended reading for module 1.


    • Moon, J. (2014) Corporate Social Responsibility. A very short introduction, ch. 1 – 4
    • Borglund et al. (2017) CSR and Sustainable Business Part 1
    • Christensen, Morsing and Thyssen (2013) CSR as aspirational talk

    Maximum word count: 1500 words.

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