In the last decades, the market economy has started an evolutionary journey that has now reached a level requiring fundamental changes in corporations. This course is designed in response to these changes. It introduces business students to sustainable business management practices and to the role of the private sector in global sustainability development and environmental initiatives.
Code
BA5060
Name
SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS
Credits
4
Pre-requisites
Major=MSc: International Management OR Major=MSc: Int'l Mgmt (NGO & Mission-Based Track) OR Major=MSc: Int'l Mgmt (Sustainability Systems Track)
Co-requisites
None
Can be taken twice for credit?
No
Discipline
BA (Business)
Level
Graduate
Type
Regular
CAMS ID
3169
Last update with CAMS
To understand conventional and critical approaches and frameworks of sustainability management in business practices.
To develop the ability to analyze complex (“wicked”) problems, where great uncertainty is present, in a sustainability business context.
To understand local, regional, and global levels of sustainability policy and practice, as well as the inherent conflicts and paradoxes that may arise between these levels.
To investigate some of the common historical narratives of sustainability and explore how these influence our current perceptions.
To explore contemporary organization theories and concepts and apply them to sustainability issues (case studies).
To help you acquire practical experience in dealing with sustainability issues.