Inculcating a sensibility and sensitivity for grassroots issues

Development of Corporate Citizenship (DoCC) is a novel initiative pioneered by SPJIMR more than 30 years ago, rooted in the belief that ‘Civil society is a learning mechanism’. As a mandatory component of the management curriculum, DoCC fosters in the participants a sensitivity to and a sensibility about the societal issue of grassroots communities. DoCC offers participants immersive social internships across India and South Asia to engage with grassroots communities and organisations. This allows the participants to reflect on and apply their management learnings to unstructured environments.

In addition, with its purpose to address sustainability, futures, and community, DoCC hosts several events and outreach activities throughout the year. It connects the development sector, corporate world and civil society to engage in meaningful conversations where each group understands the diverse world of the other and initiates beneficial collaborations. SPJIMR’s industry partners unanimously recognise DoCC as an essential component of its management pedagogy which shapes socially-sensitive leaders who can drive innovations that benefit both business and society.

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Objectives &
Outcomes

  • Develop sensitivity amongst students to rural India, its heterogeneity, pluralism, and sociology of rural poverty
  • Expose students to hardships and adversities of the under-privileged
  • Understand organisations as a system, their logic, and their importance in the Indian context
  • Develop the ability to work in an unstructured environment of the organisation and amongst the underprivileged
  • Develop an ability to interact and communicate with marginalised and vulnerable groups in society
  • To recognise the universality of management principles and apply them to the relatively unstructured social sector
  • To be able to identify and define problems appropriately and recommend implementable solutions

Partnerships

Accolades/ Recognitions

Awards Won by DoCC

2022

Received 'Pioneering School' award for 'Excellence in Institutional Social Responsibility’ at the Positive Impact Rating 2021

2021

Received 'Pioneering School' award for 'Excellence in Institutional Social Responsibility’ at the Positive Impact Rating 2021

2019

Received Innovative Practices Award at the United Nations Global Compact organised by FICCI in New Delhi

2018

Received Innovative Practices Award at the United Nations Global Compact organised by FICCI in Bangalore

2009

Received ISB Global Social Venture Competition (GSVC) Award and Represented Asia at the International Competition in California, USA

2007

Received Best Summer Project Award at the IMCI Best Summer Project Competition, Mumbai

2005

Adjudged only team in finals from Asia at Rice University International Business Plan Competition, United States

2005

Adjudged National Winners and International Finalists at the SIFE Competition in Toronto, Canada

2004

Adjudged National Winners and International Finalists at SIFE Competition in Barcelona, Spain

2001

Awarded Second Prize in Best Summer Project Competition conducted by NITIE, Mumbai

2000

Awarded First Runner-up at IMCI Best Summer Project Competition, Mumbai

1999

Awarded First Runner-up at IMCI Best Summer Project Competition, Mumbai

1999

Awarded for Best General Management Project at Summer Project Competition conducted by NITIE-, Mumbai

1998

Received Best General Management Project award at Summer Project Competition conducted by NITIE, Mumbai

1997

Received Best Summer Project award at IMCI Summer Project Competition, Mumbai

1996

Received Best Summer Project award at Summer Project Competition conducted by NITIE, Mumbai

1996

Received the Best Summer Project award at IMCI Summer Project Competition, Mumbai

Events

PRME World Tour Research Paper Development Programme 2022-2024

SPJIMR DoCC is hosting the PRME India Chapter World Tour Research Paper Development Programme, a partnership between PRME and two of the world’s leading international journals in the responsible management and business-in-society field, Business & Society and Journal of Business Ethics. Know More

Ehsaas 2023

Ehsaas is a NGO mela, which celebrates the spirit of economic self-sufficiency achieved through the perseverance of artisans, Self Help Groups (SHGs), and NGOs. During the pandemic, DoCC and Sustainability students committee (DoSu), launched Ehsaas online as a virtual Zoom event with 28 SHGs and NGOs. Sellers and customers from different parts of India participated enthusiastically to make it an overwhelming success. Know More

PRME 2022

PRME’s India chapter 2022 meet held at SPJIMR Mumbai brought together academic, corporate, and social sector audiences to discuss ‘if and how’ management education can create socially aware communities. The event featured the Dean’s roundtable and several panel discussions on the theme, ‘Partnering for social impact: Toward Responsible Management Education’.

Social Impact Awards 2022

SPJIMR Social Impact Awards is DoCC’s annual event which recognises and celebrates the contribution of exemplary social sector organisations and enterprises.

Aasra

Aasra is an inclusive sport and cultural fest for differently-abled individuals. Over 100 participants from non-profits and schools across Mumbai come together yearly to celebrate life through sports and cultural activities at SPJIMR.

8th PRME Asia Forum

In 2018 SPJIMR hosted the 8th PRME Asia forum with the theme: Sustainable Futures: Towards Responsible Management Education. Over 150 delegates from Australia, India, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Kazakhstan attended this conference. Some of the notable plenary speakers included Magsaysay award winners like Aruna Roy and T.M.Krishna; well-known public intellectuals like Ashis Nandy and Shiv Visvanathan; industry leaders in sustainability like Anirban Ghosh, the co-creator of the happiness Index of Burma, Saamdu Chetri.

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