This course gives you immediate access to the world leading sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices. Scandinavian firms dominate the major sustainability and CSR performance indicators including the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). In this course we explore the concepts of sustainability and CSR and focus attention on how Scandinavian firms, like Novo Nordisk, have achieved superior sustainability and CSR performances. We consider what lessons can be drawn by managers and firms irrespective of where they may be located in the world.
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Sustainable Vikings: Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility in Scandinavia
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Beginner Level
Approx. 12 hours to complete
English
Subtitles: English
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Copenhagen Business School
Centrally located in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen Business School (CBS) is one of the largest business schools in Europe with close to 23,000 students. CBS offers world-class research-based degree programs at undergraduate, graduate, and PhD levels as well as executive and other post experience programs.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
4 hours to complete
Introduction to Sustainability & Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
4 hours to complete
8 videos (Total 55 min), 6 readings, 3 quizzes
8 videos
1.2) What is the purpose of business? From Adam Smith to Milton Friedman to Michael Porter.10m
1.3a) What is sustainability? What is corporate social responsibility (CSR)?6m
1.3b) Why do we need sustainability & CSR?8m
1.3c) Interview with Professor Mette Morsing, Copenhagen Business School15m
1.3d) Interview with Mads Øvlisen, former CEO Novo Nordisk & “Father of CSR in Denmark4m
1.3e) Interview with Professor Ed Freeman, University of Virginia Darden & oft-cited as “Father of Stakeholder Theory”1m
1.4) Reflections with Robert Strand2m
6 readings
"The Social Responsibility of Business is to Increase its Profits” by Milton Friedman10m
Watch the Harvard Business Review video “Porter’s 5 Forces”10m
Watch “What is Stakeholder Theory” with Professor Ed Freeman10m
Read “The Origins of ‘the World’s Dumbest Idea’: Milton Friedman”10m
Read the executive summary of “Creating Shared Value” by Michael Porter & Mark Kramer10m
Watch the Daniel Pink video “Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates us”10m
3 practice exercises
1.2)30m
1.3)30m
1.4)30m
2 hours to complete
Scandinavia: An Introduction
2 hours to complete
6 videos (Total 47 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz
6 videos
2.2) Exploring sustainability & CSR in Scandinavia: My personal journey6m
2.3) Why explore sustainability & CSR in Scandinavia?12m
2.4) Scandinavian Creating Shared Value7m
2.5a) What is Scandinavian culture?9m
2.5b) Interview with Mads Øvlisen, former CEO Novo Nordisk & “Father of CSR in Denmark7m
3 readings
Read "Strategic Management in the Era of Cooperation: Toward a Theory of Scandinavian Cooperative Advantage" by Robert Strand10m
Read Financial Times article "Scandinavia can be an inspiration for creating shared value" by Robert Strand10m
Watch "Swedishness"10m
1 practice exercise
2.1-2.5)30m
2 hours to complete
Scandinavian Leadership & Management
2 hours to complete
4 videos (Total 41 min), 1 reading, 2 quizzes
4 videos
Conversation with Mads Øvlisen Part A10m
Conversation with Mads Øvlisen Part B10m
Conversation with Mads Øvlisen Part C16m
1 reading
Scandinavian Creating Shared Value10m
2 practice exercises
Quiz 3.1)30m
Quiz 3.2-3.3)30m
1 hour to complete
Case study of a Scandinavian sustainability leader: Novo Nordisk
1 hour to complete
3 videos (Total 29 min)
3 videos
Conversation with Susanne Stormer Part A18m
Conversation with Susanne Stormer Part B8m
1 practice exercise
4.1-4.3)30m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM SUSTAINABLE VIKINGS: SUSTAINABILITY & CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN SCANDINAVIA
by TMJul 16, 2020
Amazing view from a different perspective in Scandinavian, it would be a challenge but worth a try to apply these ideas to local context. Engaging and interesting course and definitely worth my time
by BSApr 6, 2020
Thoroughly enjoyed as the course and it questioned my pre-existing notions about sustainability and corporate social responsibility. Very insightful conversations and interviews!!
by ACJul 1, 2020
One of the best course about CSR and Sustainability, offer and global review in Scandinavian context
by SRMar 2, 2019
It's can be help to learn about the CSR in detail with the help of other experience.
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