Course Summary
In this course, you will gain both breadth and depth of knowledge and understanding of the main principles, theories and concepts related to social impact and responsible business practice in the business context. You will be introduced to relevant theories from management and innovation, economics, marketing, finance, accounting, and law which allows a broad understanding of social impact in the business discipline. It takes specific disciplinary concepts, theories and principles, and helps you connect this back to the overarching stakeholder theory you have been introduced to in the Bachelor of Business foundation course Business and Society. It thereby provides a deepened foundational understanding of social impact and socially responsible business practice that allows you to successfully achieve learning outcomes in the core courses for the social impact major and minor. You will develop critical thinking skills allowing you to analyse and evaluate socially impactful and responsible business practice from different business disciplinary lenses. You will also gain conceptual thinking skills in this course, such that you will be able to connect the different disciplinary lenses back to an overarching theoretical understanding of social impact and responsible business practice.