Entrepreneurship and Social Responsibility
Unit code: HBN304N
| Credit points | 12.5 Credit Points |
| Duration | One Semester or Term |
| Contact hours | 36 Hours |
| Campus | Hawthorn, Sarawak |
| Prerequisites | Recommended: |
| Corequisites | Nil |
Aims and objectives
At the conclusion of this unit students will be able to:
- Appreciate the implications of entrepreneurial activity on diverse stakeholders
- Understand what makes business practices sustainable
- Assess the ethical and social implications of proposed commercial behaviour
- Decide on course of behaviour with confidence about ethical implications
- Develop an ethical and responsible decision making framework for an entrepreneurial organisation
- Communicate an organisation’s values to its stakeholders
Generic skills outcomes
The graduate attributes which relate to this unit help to produce graduates who are:
- Capable in their chosen professional, vocational or study areas
- Entrepreneurial in contributing to innovation and development within their business, workplace or community
- Effective and ethical in work and community situations
- Adaptable and able to manage change
- Aware of local and international environments in which they will be contributing (eg socio-cultural, economic, natural)
Content
- Evaluate entrepreneurial business practices in regard to social responsibility
- Identification of the obligation of entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial enterprises to stakeholder
- Development of corporate social responsibility in policies and practises through case studies
- Examine the literature in regard to “triple bottom line” concepts of social responsibility
