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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. Through this course, participants will: • Gain appreciation of the concepts of sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and be able to situate these concepts within the broader debates about the role of business in society • Understand the sustainability and CSR approaches by leading Scandinavian companies • Describe how partnerships between companies, NGOs, and government are fundamental to the sustainability and CSR by Scandinavian companies • Be able to describe the characterization of the “Scandinavian management” and the role Scandinavian management plays in sustainability and CSR approaches by Scandinavian firms • Become familiarized with concept of “Scandinavian Cooperative Advantage” and understand how it challenges the dominant view of strategic management....

Top reviews

TM

Jul 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

SS

Jan 8, 2023

Want to know about sustainability in Scandinavia? enroll to this course, its really insightful with great interviews and context of Economics.

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By Christopher L H

Sep 6, 2022

Dr Strand does an excellent job of providing the historical context and a case study of Novo Nordisk to provide the basis for the repeated success of Scandinavian companies in Environmental Sustainability and Social Responsibility.

By balaji s

Apr 7, 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 Kristiina K

Oct 25, 2020

Gave a good overview of Scandinavian approach and social responsibility core values. Very well structured and easy to follow.

By Pavel K

Jul 2, 2023

A pretty important subject, but it lacks a structure and doesn't feel complete

By Nicola S

Sep 10, 2019

Very informative course content.

By Béatrice C

Jun 27, 2023

The online course was very interesting and motivating at the beginning. But then it became quite repetitive. To be honest, if anyone utters the mere names of Milton Friedman and Michael Porter again in my presence, I may go mad...

I found the focus on Scandinavia very useful. It was a good idea to base the teaching on the example of Novo Nordisk and have a lot of interviews. Nevertheless, I would have enjoyed a more concrete approach on how to implement and infuse CSR at every level of the company. It felt like we could have gone deeper into examples of implementation.

The evaluation process is not fair. You don't know, when you submit your paper, that you need to achieve an 8 out of 9 to get the certificate. There are 3 questions :

- First question = 1 point

- Second question = 4 points

- Third question = 4 points

When one marks 3/4, your grid says it's a "strong response". So a learner can actually get 1/1 +3/4 +3/4, meaning the top point for the first question, and then two "strong responses", and NOT get the certificate. I am a teacher and my experience tells me that it is not fair. The criteria should be announced both before you submit your paper, and before you mark others' submissions.

On the whole, I have learned a great deal.

By Shyam G

Apr 14, 2020

Nice intro to Sustainability in Scandinavia and Scandinavian culture. A bit repetitive and very focused on a single company (it would have been good to compare against what other good and poor CSR performers in the region are doing). Not a particularly taxing course (takes a couple of days to go through) and very easy (almost insultingly) assessments.

By Szilárd B

Jan 4, 2023

The content is somewhat relevant. The relevant parts are extremely useful. Problem is, that very often we can observe a debate in the ivory tower of academia without practical, evidence-based content. Also, the structure of the course is bleeding. The final grading is peer-based so it is a pain and you don't know when and how you receive a certificate.