Ethics and Governance
Workshop 3—Corporate social responsibility
(Module 5)
Presentation Slides
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Semester 1 2012
Author: Craig Deegan
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WORKSHOP 3—CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PRESENTATION SLIDES
Ethics and Governance
Workshop 3: Corporate social responsibility
(Module 5)
Semester 1 2012
Author: Craig Deegan
Overview
The purpose of this workshop is to provide you with the opportunity to consolidate your understanding and to practise applying your knowledge of this module,
Corporate Social Responsibility.
+The specific topic areas to be covered in this workshop include:
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an investigation of the meaning of ‘corporate social responsibility’;
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an examination of the evolution of CSR and CSR reporting;
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a consideration of alternative perspectives about the responsibilities of organisations and how this in turn impacts views about accountability
(i.e. to whom and for what);
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an overview of different theoretical perspectives about why organisations voluntarily present CSR information;
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Workshop 3—Corporate social