UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE
FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT 3031 – Section E
MANAGING RESPONSIBLY IN A GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT
Instructor:
Dr. John M. Usher
Term: Spring 2006
Office:
E582
Time: MW 9:25 – 10:40
Telephone:
329-2759
Room: D630
E-mail:
john.usher@uleth.ca
Office hours: MW 2:00 – 3:00
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Course Objectives:
This course is a core requirement in the Faculty’s curriculum, and it examines the forces shaping
management decision-making in an organizational environment characterized by the process of
globalization and a growing interest in corporate governance. In particular, students will be
asked to do the following:
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Become familiar with and be able to discuss critically the concepts of corporate social
responsibility (CSR) and stakeholder management
Be able to identify different theories of ethics and apply them to corporate decisionmaking in a global context
Examine critically the concepts of sustainability and social marketing
Look at some of the specific implications of globalization for various stakeholders
over time, and
Participate in a group research project and oral presentation.
Course readings:
A required Custom Learning Resource Package is available in the University Bookstore
Some additional materials will be passed out in class for current or subsequent use.
Course requirements:
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Exam #1
Exam #2
Exam #3
Exam #4
Group project and oral presentation
20%
20%
20%
20%
20%
100%
Specific guidelines for the group project follow the course schedule in this outline.
Course schedule:
Date
Topic
Reading
Jan 9
Business and society;
Corporate power
Carroll & Buchholtz, Chapter 1
Jan 11
Corporate power
Sexty summary of Mintzberg
Jan 16
Corporate power
Mintzberg (cont’d)
Jan 18
Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR);
Corporate citizenship
Carroll & Buchholtz, Chapter 2
Jan 23
Soc Resp Investing
www.corporateknights.ca/sri/index.asp
Jan 25
Exam 1
Jan 30
Stakeholder management
Carroll & Buchholtz, Chapter 3;
Feb 1
Stakeholder management
Wexler, Chapter 3
Feb 6
Stakeholder management
Simulation (in class)
Feb 8
CSR
Martin: The Virtue Matrix
Feb 13
CSR in B-Schools
Feb 15
Exam 2
Feb 20
Reading Week
Feb 22
Reading Week
Feb 27
Theories of ethics
Shaw, Chapter 2
Weiss, Chapter 3
Mar 1
Theories of ethics
Shaw & Weiss cont’d
Mar 6
Organizational culture
& ethical values
Daft chpt. 10 excerpt
Mar 8
Global business ethics
Donaldson and Dunfee
www.corporateknights.ca/stories/Knight_Schools_2005.pdf
Date
Topic
Reading
Mar 13
Exam 3
Mar 15
Sustainability
Shrivastava
Mar 20
Social Marketing
Rothschild
Mar 22
Globalization
Oslund
Mar 27
Globalization
Delacroix
Mar 29
Exam 4
Apr 3
Group oral presentations
Apr 5
Group oral presentations
Apr 10
Group oral presentations
Grade Distributions
A+
A
A-
95-100
90-94
86-89
B+
B
B-
82-85
78-81
74-77
C+
C
C-
70-73
66-69
62-65
D+
D
F
58-61
50-57
00-49
Please note that alternate sittings for exams or extensions of assignment deadlines will only be
allowed in cases of documented personal emergency.
With respect to the written course assignment, please pay attention to the University policy on
plagiarism, and document your sources correctly. Feel free to discuss your work with me so that
you can avoid inadvertent plagiarism. The appropriate style of citation according to the Faculty
of Management is APA (American Psychological Association). The University’s Eureka
website contains a helpful guide to APA citation:
http://www.uleth.ca/lib/guides/writing/display.asp?PageID=1
Group Project & Oral Presentation Guidelines*
Objectives:
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To think through the concept of environmental sustainability in the context of city
government.
To critically evaluate the claims of municipalities as presented on their websites.
To assist the City of Lethbridge Office of Environmental Services.
To practice oral presentation skills.
To work collaboratively in a group.
Presentation Dates:
April 3rd, 5th & 10th
Time Allowance: ~20 min
1. Each group of 5 students will choose a separate municipality from those listed below to
compare with the City of Lethbridge.
2. Examine in depth the websites of both the municipality that you have chosen and the City
of Lethbridge, paying special attention to their environmental initiatives. Additional
information on the City of Lethbridge will be made available to all groups.
3. Think about what your expectations would be in general for a department responsible for
encouraging sound environmental practices in a city.
4. Find out the primary industries that operate in the city that you have chosen. (Hint: Check
their Chamber of Commerce members.) Are particular stakeholders / sectors of these
industries’ environments at risk as a consequence of their operations? Might the city
government be expected to monitor or even intervene in industry activities?
5. Develop a means of comparing the environmental initiatives of the two cities. What
would you look for? How would you measure it?
6. Apply your evaluation scheme to the two cities using information available on their
websites and any other information that you are able to obtain. Which city do you feel is
being more successful? Why?
7. What recommendations would you make to the City of Lethbridge to improve their
environmental initiatives?
8. Present a summary of your findings to the class and a ~10 page report to me that include
overall profiles of both cities (location, basic demographics, and an economic profile that
includes primary employers) and your answers to the questions above. You are
encouraged to include screen captures from the websites of the municipalities in your
presentation to illustrate your points in addition to whatever summary materials or
handouts you wish to support your discussion. Presentations will be made in the order in
which they appear below. The report is due on the day of your presentation.
* NOTE: The details of this project and the choice of cities are subject to final discussions
between myself and staff members of the City of Lethbridge Environmental Services area.
This will be finalized before the start of classes.
Choice of Municipalities:
Groups #1, #2, #3: Alberta
1) Red Deer
2) Medicine Hat
3) St. Albert
Groups #4, #5, #6: British Columbia
4) Chilliwack
5) Victoria
6) Kelowna
Groups #7, #8, #9: The East
7) Peterborough (ON)
8) Fredericton (NB)
9) St. John’s (NFL)