B1753 - Corporate Social Responsability

Learning outcomes

The course aims at presenting corporate social responsibility through the perspective of social accounting and reporting as social innovation contribution, and by measuring the social, environmental, and inclusive activities of tourist firms. Moreover, the course has the objective to develop the culture of sustainable development by analyzing the relationships between corporate social responsibility and accountability in tourism.

Course contents

UNIT 1-Introduction to CSR and Corporate Reputation. Mission, governance and accountability model  and case analysis

UNIT 2 and 3-Case analysis discussion. The RQ model. Introduction to Controversial Industries. Case analysis discussion

UNIT 4, 5 and 6-Controversial Industries Analysis. CSR in Tourism destinations: The case of Rimini. VERSO PROJECT and Case analysis discussion

UNIT 7– CSR in Economy of Communion(EoC) Firms

UNIT 8 –  Stakeholders Theories and EoC in dialogue

UNIT 9 – Unit 9- CSR and Inclusion in accessible Tourism

UNIT 10–  How to  disclose CSR information

Readings/Bibliography

 

Readings:

Unit 1. Maria-Gabriella Baldarelli • Sabrina Gigli, Exploring the drivers of corporate reputation integrated with a corporate responsibility perspective: some reflections in theory and in praxis J Manag Gov (2014) 18:589–613-DOI 10.1007/s10997-011-9192-3

Unit 2. Baldarelli, M.-G., Randon, E., & Zsolnai, L. (2021). Thematic Section Editorial-Controvertial Industries and Tourism: Interdisciplinary Perspectives during Coronavirus Pandemia. Almatourism - Journal of Tourism, Culture and Territorial Development, 12(23), 83–91. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-5195/13338

Unit 3: M. Gabriella Baldarelli (2021), From Sport to Gambling in the SISAL Case: the Accounting and Accountability Role, Almatourism N. 23, ISSN 2036- 5195, pp. 175-197. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-5195/12674 ; https://almatourism.unibo.it/article/view/12674/12913 , WOS:000678637300010

Unit 4-M. Gabriella Baldarelli (2021), From Sport to Gambling in the SISAL Case: the Accounting and Accountability Role, Almatourism N. 23, ISSN 2036- 5195, pp. 175-197. https://doi.org/10.6092/issn.2036-5195/12674 ; https://almatourism.unibo.it/article/view/12674/12913 , WOS:000678637300010

Unit 5-Maria-Gabriella Baldarelli(2017), Territory entities process to implement social and environmental accounting and reporting: some drivers and actions in theory and praxis , Atti del Convegno Sidrea 2016- IL GOVERNO AZIENDALE TRA TRADIZIONE E INNOVAZIONE, XII Sezione – Aziende Non-Profit Etica e Responsabilità Sociale, Volume Elettronico – ISBN 978-88-917-3660-4, pp:131-154

Unit 6-Baldarelli, Maria-Gabriella (2017), Ch 8 Case Studies and Best Practices: VERSO Project Model and Implementation to Small Quality Hotels, Rimini, Italy, Springer

Unit 7 and 8: Baldarelli Maria Gabriella, Del Baldo Mara, Ferrone Caterina (2015), “The Relationships Between CSR, Good Governance and Accountability in the Economy of Communion (EoC) Enterprises” ”, in Idowu, S.O., Frederiksen, C.S., Mermod, A.Y., Nielsen, M.E.J. (Eds.)Corporate Social Responsibility and Governance: Practice and Theory ,Collana: CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, , N.Y., Springer, pp. 3-38;Baldarelli, Maria-Gabriella, Del Baldo, Mara (2017), “New categories for responsible corporate governance starting from the “unity in multiplicity””, in Aluchna, Maria and Idowu, Samuel (Eds.), Responsible Corporate Governance.Towards Sustainable and Effective Governance Structures, Book series: CSR, Sustainability, Ethics & Governance, ISBN 978-3-319-55206-4 , Springer International Publishing Switzerland, pp: 131-149; https//doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55206-4_8

Unit 9-Maria-Gabriella Baldarelli, Eleonora Cardillo (2020/2022), Managerial Paths, Social Inclusion, and NBS in Tactile Cultural Products: Theory and Practice, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Research, on line first, ISSN: 1096-3480, Online, ISSN: 1557-7554. Volume 46, issue 3, March 2022 page n. 544-582 https://doi.org/10.1177/1096348020944440

Teaching methods

Lectures, cases discussion, workshops, work in groups

Assessment methods

Project work, and oral exam on company cases

Teaching tools

Slides, videos that require computers and related projector equipment

Links to further information

https://virtuale.unibo.it/

Office hours

See the website of Maria-Gabriella Baldarelli