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Entorno Socio-político de la Empresa (19BBA00805)

General information

Type:

 OB

Curs:

 3

Period:

 S semester

ECTS Credits:

 3 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group Teacher Department Language
Sec: A Joan Carrera Carrera Ciencias Sociales CAT

Group Teacher Department Language
Sec: B David Murillo Bonvehí Ciencias Sociales ESP

Group Teacher Department Language
Sec: C David Murillo Bonvehí Ciencias Sociales CAT

Workload distribution

Full-class sessions: 15 hours
Individual group sessions: 15 hours
Independent study (readings, weekly study and exam preparation): 45 hours

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM

The aim of this course is to provide students with a global perspective on the social and political context in which organisations operate, so that, when they analyse any question, whether professional, economic, social or human, they can automatically situate these issues within a local and global framework.

To achieve this, the course applies a multidisciplinary methodology to analyse globalisation, seeing the latter not as a simple economic process but, rather, as a major social transformation involving social, political and cultural elements. This transformation is not predetermined, and its results stem from multiple decisions which imply specific ways of understanding the world around us, seeing reality and putting human values into play.

The course's perspective is primarily cultural. First, this focus has to help students understand the social impact of individual and collective decision-making and, second, it has to allow them to develop the criteria to assess the political and social consequences of their own decisions.

This course thus raises questions that underpin Corporate Social Responsibility and allow future executives to address the major social issues that coexist alongside their professional endeavours.

Course Learning Objectives

Upon completing this course students should:

- Know and be able to analyse the fundamental elements of the techno-economic, social, political and cultural environment of organisations (business, public sector and non-profit) using the appropriate methodology

- Understand the impact organisations have on their environment.

- Based on the above, students will develop a global/local vision of reality and thereby be able to develop a professional and civic commitment to society.

Competences

2. Application of knowledge to achieve results

CONTENT

1. Introduction to globalisation

Objectives:
- Introduce the different models used to understand globalisation
- Learn about the key globalisation concepts and core trends
- Present a core framework of globalisation theories
- Set the foundations to present the different globalisation ideologies: neo-liberalism, alter-globalisation, jihadism, authoritarianism, and, along with these, anti-globalisation

2. Globalisation's social, cultural and technological facets

Objectives:
- Understand the consequences of technological development for global social structures and cohesion within contemporary societies
- Understand why a technologically advanced society is an at-risk society
- Develop an awareness of both the existence of problems and conflicts derived from issues of identity and their implications for the globalised world
- Analyse their impact on the relationship between the planet's countries and different cultures

3. Economic globalisation

Objectives:
- Establish an analytical model for economic globalisation that provides insights on the growing trade interrelationship over the last two centuries
- Understand the nature of economic globalisation from the perspective of reordering wealth and growth
- Discuss the re-structuring of the planet into geopolitical blocks and the new role that States play in terms of their relationships with multinationals
- Discuss the social and political implications of States losing some of their power to regulate and manage

4. Contemporary business culture

Objectives:
- Understand the economic, social, political and cultural power of companies
- Understand the ethical dimension of companies and their social responsibility
- Understand the power of companies and their ethical and social responsibility in the context of globalisation
- Understand and know how to apply CSR, Social Action and Corporate Citizenship concepts to real companies
- Reflect critically on the necessary qualities for business professionals in the context of globalisation

5. State sovereignty and global governance

Objectives:
- Understand the changes that globalisation has imposed on global governance
- Understand its principal challenges
- Observe the interrelationship between the economic and cultural realms and the political sphere

Methodology

The full-class and individual group sessions include:
-Lectures by faculty
-"Enabling activities" based on essays
-Feedback reports on the activities carried out by classmates
-Group dynamics
-Group presentations
-Tests

ASSESSMENT

ASSESSMENT BREAKDOWN

Description %
Tests 20
Participation in group sessions and other participatory activities 20
Final exam 40
"Enabling" activities 20

Assessment criteria

The assessment of the aforementioned course objectives includes tests taken at the end of each section of the course content, attending both the full-class and individual group sessions and the foreseen session activities. Assessment is understood not only as a means to calculate a mark but also as a part of the course training. Faculty will thus focus assessment on students' progress, providing ongoing assessment to this end.

To calculate the average between the mark for course activities and the final exam, the following conditions must be fulfilled:

- Both marks (from the ongoing assessment component and the final exam) must be a 5 or over. Contrarily, the final mark for the course will be the lower of the two.
- In order to pass the ongoing assessment component, students must obtain an average mark of 4 or above on the tests.

To pass the course by re-sitting the final exam, students must meet two conditions: a) they have to earn a 5 or above on the re-sit exam; and b) the sum of the ongoing assessment component (60% of students' final marks) and the final exam mark (the remaining 40%) must total a minimum of 5. Thus, students' marks on the ongoing component are still considered when students re-sit the final exam.

Bibliography

Short bibliography:

- MURILLO, David (2015). From Walmart to Al Qaeda: An interdisciplinary Approach to globalization. Sheffield: GreenLeaf
- MURILLO, David (2015). De Walmart a Al Qaeda. Una lectura interdisciplinar de la globalización. Barcelona: Libros de Cabecera.
- MURILLO, David (2015). De Walmart a Al-Qaida. Els valors de la globalització. Barcelona: Editorial Barcino.


Complementary bibliography:
- FULCHER, James. (2009): El Capitalismo. Una breve introducción. Madrid: Alianza Editorial
- GINER, Salvador. (2010): El futur del capitalisme. Barcelona: Edicions 62.
- JUDT, Toni. (2010): Algo va mal. Madrid: Taurus
- LECHNER, Frank J. & John Boli, eds.(2008): The Globaliz.tion Reader, Third Edition. Malden MA: Blackwell Publishing.
- PACKER, George (2013). The unwinding. An inner history of the new America. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
- RODRIK, Dani (2011): The globalization paradox. Democracy and the future of world economy. New York: W.W.Norton & Company.
- STEGER Manfred B. (2010) Globalization: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford UP.
- STIGLITZ, J. (2006) Cómo hacer que funcione la globalización. Madrid: Taurus.

Timetable and sections

Group Teacher Department
Sec: A Joan Carrera Carrera Ciencias Sociales

Timetable Sec: A

Group Teacher Department
Sec: B David Murillo Bonvehí Ciencias Sociales

Timetable Sec: B

Group Teacher Department
Sec: C David Murillo Bonvehí Ciencias Sociales

Timetable Sec: C