Economic and Social Sustainability in TourismLaajuus (5 cr)
Course unit code: PR10002
General information
- Credits
- 5 cr
- Teaching language
- English
- Responsible person
- Tarja Kupiainen, Vastuuopettaja
Objective
The student
* understands the importance and dimensions of corporate social responsibility
* understands the main factors affecting profitability in a tourism SME
* is able to analyse the profitability and social responsibility of a tourism SME and suggest recommendations for improvement
Content
Business environment analysis (external analysis), including corporate social responsibility in tourism context.
Factors affecting profitability (internal analysis)
Cost-volume-profit analysis
Link between productivity and profitability
Seasonal variations as a challenge for business
Analysis of a predefined tourism business case