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Level 7 Diploma in Strategic Management and Leadership

Socio-cultural, ethical and moral factors affecting global organisations

SL708 · Globalisation and Corporate Governance — Week 4 of 16

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Week4 of 16
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This week’s topics

Socio-cultural, ethical and moral factors affecting global organisations

  1. Corporate values; corporate social responsibility; fair trade
  2. Transfer pricing; outsourcing; developing world production
  3. Human rights; child labour; intellectual property (copyrights, trademarks, patents)
  4. Corruption; pariah states; piracy; counterfeiting
  5. Hegemony; cultural imperialism; cultural factors

What you will be able to do

  • 2.1 Critically analyse various socio-cultural, ethical and moral factors that may affect global organisations.

Study materials

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Course plan
  • Week 1: Globalisation and the international business environment
  • Week 2: Trading blocs and global financial stability
  • Week 3: International organisations and the harmonisation of busine…
  • Week 4: Socio-cultural, ethical and moral factors affecting global …
  • Week 5: Environmental issues facing global organisations
  • Week 6: Ethically managing a globally diverse workforce
  • Week 7: Improving workforce welfare in global organisations
  • Week 8: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Responsible corporate governance in global organisations
  • Week 10: Regulatory requirements that shape corporate governance
  • Week 11: Regulation and corporate stakeholders’ interests
  • Week 12: National and international legal frameworks for consumer pr…
  • Week 13: International consumer protection laws and protecting consu…
  • Week 14: UK online trading legislation and compliance
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Week 16: Final evaluation and project assessment
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