Incorporating Sustainability in Management Education (eBook)

An Interdisciplinary Approach

Kenneth Amaeshi, Judy N. Muthuri, Chris Ogbechie (Herausgeber)

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2019
XV, 243 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-98125-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Responding to the pressing need of business schools to incorporate sustainability thinking into their curricula, this new book offers fresh thinking on how to achieve this in practical terms. Structured on a typical MBA programme, each chapter explores how sustainability thinking can be integrated into existing subject areas. Rather than being prescriptive, the chapters provide opportunities to reflect on successes as well as challenges associated with embedding sustainability into MBA courses. Contributors explore the employability implications of sustainability and how these are reflected in course designs, pedagogy and assessments. Filling an important gap in current literature, Incorporating Sustainability in Management Education provides important support to Higher Education Institutes who must quickly adapt to this desired change in business school curricula. 

Kenneth Amaeshi is Professor and Chair in Business and Sustainable Development at the University of Edinburgh Business School, UK, where he is also the Director of the Sustainable Business Initiative.

Judy N. Muthuri is Associate Professor in Corporate Social Responsibility at Nottingham University Business School, UK.

Chris Ogbechie is Professor of Strategic Management at Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria.

   

Inhalt

Contents 5
Notes on Contributors 7
List of Figures 13
List of Tables 14
1: Introduction 15
Reference 21
2: Embedding Sustainability in the Entrepreneurship Curriculum 22
Introduction 22
Sustainability in Entrepreneurship Education 23
A New Look at an Old Friend: The Business Plan 25
Case Study: Sustainability and Entrepreneurship at Slippery Rock University 31
Slippery Rock University 31
School of Business 33
Principles for Responsible Management Education (PRME) 34
Sustainable Enterprise Accelerator: CEDBA to SEA 34
Curriculum Design and Development 36
Sustainability, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation 36
Sustainable Business Consulting 38
Successes and Failures 39
Conclusion 40
Sustainability in Entrepreneurship 41
Proposed Module 41
References 42
3: Sustainability Accounting and Education: Conflicts and Possibilities 45
Introduction 45
What Is Accounting and Its Limits? 46
What Are We Actually Talking About? 49
Sustainability Accounting? 52
Extant Accounting 53
Extending Accounting Possibilities 53
Addressing Sustainability Directly 55
Education 57
References 61
4: Sustainability in Business Economics 67
Introduction 67
Sustainability in Business Economics 69
Teaching Sustainability in Business Economics 70
A Conceptual Framework for Teaching Sustainability in Business Economics 73
Focusing Teaching on Business Compliance 75
Infusing Sustainability into Economics 82
Sustainability Teaching in Macroeconomics 87
Final Reflections 88
References 89
5: Thinking Globally, Teaching Sustainability: Embedding Sustainability in International Business Studies and Addressing Student Responses 94
Introduction 94
Shifting IB from the Mainstream to a Sustainability Perspective 97
Pillar 1: Defining the MNC 98
Pillar 2: Internationalization 99
Student Responses to a Sustainability Perspective (and What to Do About Them) 102
Radicals 102
The Traditionalists 104
The Deer in the Headlights 106
The Highbrows 107
Conclusion 109
References 111
6: Sustainability in Marketing 116
Introduction 116
Background 118
Marketing Education for Sustainability 120
Planning for and Designing Sustainability Education in Marketing 121
Pedagogy and Teaching Methods 123
Setting the Context: Making the Case for Sustainability 123
A Brief Historical Review of Marketing’s Relation to Sustainability 125
Defining Sustainable Marketing 129
Embedding Sustainability Throughout the Marketing Curriculum 131
Pedagogical Challenges and Assessment 133
Final Thoughts 134
References 136
7: Sustainable Finance in Education 143
Introduction 143
Sustainable Finance: A Long and Winding Road 144
A Brief History of Sustainable Investment 146
Sustainable Finance: Nature Scope and Demand 150
The Emergence of the Sustainable Finance Professional: Niche to Mainstream 153
The Changing Skill Sets Required for Sustainable Finance Professionals 155
Is Traditional Financial Training and Curricula Fit for Purpose? 156
Academic Opinion on Sustainability Teaching 160
Should Responsible and Sustainable Finance Replace the Way Finance Is Currently Taught? 161
Summary 163
Appendix 164
The PRI Academy 164
Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) 169
FSA Credential Level I Syllabus 169
FSA Credential Level II Syllabus 172
References 174
8: Sustainability in Supply and Value Chain Management 176
Introduction 176
Background 179
Supply and Value Chain Management and Sustainability in Retrospect 181
The Case for Integration: Supply and Value Chain Management Education and Sustainability 185
Grounding Supply and Value Chain Management Curriculum in Sustainability 187
Sustainable Supply and Value Chain Management Concept 188
Curriculum Development for Sustainable Supply and Value Chain Management 189
Pedagogy and Delivery Methods 193
Reframing Supply and Value Chain Management in Sustainability 195
Concluding Commentary 195
References 198
9: Sustainability, Management Education, and Professions: A Practitioner Perspective 203
Introduction 203
Curriculum: Ensure Sustainability Is Central 206
Curriculum: The Centrality of Sustainability to Business 207
Context: Clearly Show the Value of Sustainable Business 208
Context: Champion Best Practice 209
Communication: Demonstrate Integrity Through Sustainable Practice 211
Communication: Cover the Complexity 212
Collaboration: Break Down Barriers Between Disciplines 213
Collaboration: Create Community 214
Connection: Cultivate Passion in the Cohort 215
Challenge: Explore Alternatives to the Consensus 216
Challenge: Cultivate Transformational Individuals 218
References 219
10: Three Faculty, Two Business Schools, One Goal 223
Introduction to Cranfield and the RBS 224
Cranfield University 224
Rotterdam Business School 225
The Seven-Step Model 226
The Model 226
Testing in the Classroom Phase 227
Cranfield 227
RBS 228
Feedback from Students and Businesses 228
The Jigsaw Target and SOMAT 229
Developing the Jigsaw Target 229
Developing Stages of Maturity (SOMAT) 231
Cranfield’s Stages of Maturity 233
Using the Models in Teaching 234
Experience at Cranfield 234
Experience at the Rotterdam Business School 234
Managing Corporate Sustainability (MCS) 235
Part 1 235
Part 2 236
Part 3 237
Assessment via Assignments 238
Final Course Workshop 238
Feedback from Students and Businesses on SOMAT and TARGET 239
Enterprises Studied 239
Student Evaluations 240
Business 240
Company Feedback 240
Further Potential Developments 242
Refining the Models 243
Refining the Teaching 244
Developing the Consulting Possibility 245
Conclusion 245
References 245
Index 247

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.2.2019
• Zusatzinfo: XV, 243 p. 8 illus., 2 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Bewerbung / Karriere
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Unternehmensführung / Management
• Schlagworte: Business School • Curriculum • Employability • higher education • MBA • sustainability
• ISBN-10: 3-319-98125-0 / 3319981250
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-98125-3 / 9783319981253