Responsible Business and Sharing Economy - Study guide

After completing the course, the student is able to:
- apply the key concepts of a responsible business and sharing economy in her/his thinking and reasoning
- recognise business opportunities related to strategic responsibility and the creation of common value
- analyse the purpose of an organisation’s stakeholders and their role in responsible business and in creating shared value
- describe and assess business and management from the viewpoint of stakeholder thinking and responsible business
- acknowledge responsibility and value questions in strategy work
- produce critical thinking and problem solving in a changing operational environment

No prerequisites.This course unit is part of the master's degree's curriculum. Completion of the course requires master's study entitlement.

- Responsible business and sustainable development
- Effects of a sharing economy on business and customer behaviour
- Strategic responsibility and creation of shared value
- Stakeholder analysis and stakeholder dialogue
- Responsibility communication and reporting
- Development of a responsible organisation culture

When the implementation type of the course is CONTACT, ONLINE or BLENDED it is required that the student is present during those teaching hours that are marked in the study schedule. If you are absent more than 25 %, your grade will be lowered by one. If you are absent more than 50 %, the course is failed.

The student is able to define the key concepts of a responsible business and sharing economy. S/he recognises the main stakeholders and their purpose in a responsible business. S/he can describe business and management from the viewpoint of responsible business and stakeholder thinking.

In addition to the competences in grade 1, the student can apply the key concepts of a responsible business and sharing economy in her/his thinking and reasoning. S/he can utilise the models of stakeholder analysis and dialogue. S/he is able to acknowledge responsibility and value questions in strategy work.

In addition to the competences in grades 1 and 3, the student can analyse the purpose of an organisation’s stakeholders and their role in responsible business and in creating shared value. S/he develops business and management from the viewpoints of stakeholder thinking and responsible business. S/he is able to think critically and solve problems in a changing operational environment.

This course is a fully virtual course without any set time slots for meetings, with the exception of an online group exam - you advance at your own pace within the time frame of the course; i.e. between 19.8.-13.12.2024. The absolute final deadline to finish all tasks in order to receive a grade is Friday the 3rd of January.

Juha Olava

Course material recommended on Moodle

Pasila Campus

The student must participate in an online group exam on one of the three given alternative dates. The three dates reflect an initial exam date and two re-takes.

The dates are:
Wednesday 2nd October 16-19
Thursday 7h November 17-20
Monday 2nd December 9-12

English

19.08.2024 - 13.12.2024

The course is divided into five thematic topics; each of which carries either an individual task or participation in a group exam. In addition you must make a short reflection of your learning at the end with pass/fail grading.

03.06.2024 - 16.08.2024

MASTROM
VIRTUAL
INSTRUCTED
MASTRE
MASTRF
MAAVBUM

Currently there are no alternative implementations. Next implementation spring 2025.

Minna-Maari Harmaala

61 - 100

The course grading is as follows:

Task 1, 3 and 4. Graded 0-5. 20% each
Online group exam. Graded 0-5. 40%
Tasks 2 and 5 and Reflection of learning. Graded Pass/fail.

All must be completed with a passing grade to complete the course.

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