MGMT 8119 Managing Business in Society
This course deals with the complexities of managing corporate sustainability and responsibility (new CSR) in today's dynamic and ever-more difficult world. Emphases include the integration of issues related to business in society, ethics, responsibility, accountability, transparency, governance, and ecological sustainability into corporate strategies and practices. We use a strategic management lens to learn the potential sources of strategic and competitive advantage that can derive from CSR, and explore some of the problems associated with poor responsibility practices.
Course overview
- Department
- Management and Organization
- School
- CSOM
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Every Summer
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 3.83 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.04 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 2025 | Katherine Smith | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 27 of 30 |
| Summer 2025 | Katherine Smith | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4–6 hrs/week | 31 of 31 |
| Fall 2024 | Katherine Smith | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 21 of 27 |
| Summer 2024 | Katherine Smith | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 1–3 hrs/week | 16 of 19 |