Responsible Management

Brief description

  • concepts of sustainability and responsible conduct: sustainability and sustainable development, corporate ethics, leadership ethics and business ethics; triple bottom line (ecology, economy, social issues);
  • tension between economy – ecology – social issues; tension between „factual constraint” and personal responsibility; stakeholder orientation, ethics and responsible action as a cross-cutting issue;
  • instruments, materiality and impact; CSR, SDGs;
  • implementation in the project context: the role of projects in sustainable development, project sustainability impact analysis, project sustainability management plan

Mode of delivery

face to face

Type

compulsory

Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools

  • van Tulder, R. / van Tilburg, R. / Francken, M. / Rosa, A. (2014): Managing the transition to a sustainable enterprise. Lessons from frontrunner companies London: Ashgate
  • Scientific articles on Moodle

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

lecture, discussion, group tasks, casework, presentation

Assessment methods and criteria

assessment of the quality of students‘ individual and group assignments

Infos

Degree programme

Projectmanagement & Organisation (Master)

Cycle

Master

ECTS Credits

2.00

Language of instruction

German

Curriculum

Part-Time

Academic year

2025

Semester

2 SS

Incoming

No

Learning outcome

After successfully completing this course, students will be able to

  • explain how management and project management are embedded in a broad context of economic, environmental and social factors,
  • explain key concepts of sustainability, equity and decent work, especially in projects, and the impact of their (subsequent) professional actions on society and the natural environment,
  • evaluate their contribution to social responsibility and long-term sustainable development, and apply these in decision-making as managers.

Course code

0388-20-03-BB-DE-17