Business cases for sustainability-integrated management education

Edwards, Melissa; Benn, Suzanne; Starik, Mark

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“…Rusinko (2010), Godemann et al (2011) and Painter-Morland et al (2016) provide useful frameworks for helping schools assess not only their current level of but also their desired, future level of sustainability integration. Despite the persistence of these frameworks, Edwards et al (2017) note a more complex interplay of individual, departmental and institutional considerations that cascade across multiple levels and multiple systems that make a holistic integration of sustainability into a school’s curriculum challenging. Scholars in marketing (Kemper et al , 2019), economics (Bradley, 2019), finance (Oulton, 2019) and accounting (Wyness and Dalton, 2018) also have identified some common challenges to including sustainability within their respective disciplines.…”

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Teaching sustainable development: an approach to rapidly introducing the UN sustainable development goals into an undergraduate business curriculum

Collier

Odell

Rosenbloom

2022

JGR

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Purpose The purpose of this study is to determine whether an undergraduate business program that rapidly introduced sustainable development into its curriculum, without an overall curriculum revision, was effective in terms of student engagement with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and what factors were most important for deepening student interest. Design/methodology/approach This study used a pre-test/post-test design at one academic institution, in several different core courses, offered multiple times over three years, to assess the effectiveness of the curriculum approach taken. Findings Including a significant, SDG-focused assignment in an existing business course increased student learning about the SDGs, student curiosity about the SDGs and students’ feelings of competence to advance the SDGs after graduation. Having a faculty member who can make a strong business case for the SDGs increased student commitment to the goals. These positive outcomes were consistent across business school majors and were not specific to particular courses or faculty. Research limitations/implications Data in this study were collected at the course level and did not contain information to identify unique students across the pre- and post-tests. Given the long timeline for curriculum change at the institutional level, these findings provide a way forward for business schools and business school faculty who desire to react quickly to bring these topics into management education. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study to use survey data collected over multiple semesters to test whether course-level interventions increase student engagement and interest in the SDGs.

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Teaching sustainable development: an approach to rapidly introducing the UN sustainable development goals into an undergraduate business curriculum

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Odell

Rosenbloom

2022

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“…The first is related to the “theorizing” of the SiME field, its development and practice. Conceptual pieces, for example, have offered strategic adaptation and broader integration phase models for SiME integration for business schools (Edwards et al, 2017). These generally are based on SiME integration models, and SiME integration literature.…”

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“…I draw on the widely accepted definition from the World Commission on Environment and Development Report (Brundtland, 1987), and define SiME as a holistic body of knowledge and understanding for management research, practice, and education that meets the needs of current and future generations (Benn & Martin, 2010: Edwards et al, 2017; Rusinko, 2010). In fact, SiME can be framed as incorporating the management of economic, social, environmental (Elkington, 1998), and cultural imperatives in all decision making.…”

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Gendering Sustainability in Management Education: Research and Pedagogy as Space for Critical Engagement

Arevalo

2020

Journal of Management Education

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Gender issues have been well conceptualized in feminist organization studies. However, gender research has had limited practical effects, in part because it has not been well conceptualized in the sustainability in management education (SiME) scholarship; nor has it been adequately prioritized in management and business curricula. I argue that given the persistence of discrimination, segregation, sexual oppression, inequality, and lack of empowerment of women (to name a few . . . ), mandatory gender education is needed to equip management students as they enter diverse and equal opportunity working environments. Integrating SiME and Feminist Organization literatures, I develop a multidimensional framework for conceptualizing gender studies in the classroom. This theoretical framework offers faculty and students an evolving pathway to analyze gender and SiME with perspectives in feminist organization studies. I conclude by reflecting on integration strategies for creating space in research and pedagogy for the critical engagement of gender debates in our programs.

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Fostering Sustainable Development in Africa Through Multidisciplinary Management Education: The Case of Sustainability Marketing Knowledge-Base

Purushottam

Rwelamila

Ncube

2021

Sustainable Development in Africa

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Business cases for sustainability-integrated management education

Cited by 5 publications

References 44 publications

Teaching sustainable development: an approach to rapidly introducing the UN sustainable development goals into an undergraduate business curriculum

Teaching sustainable development: an approach to rapidly introducing the UN sustainable development goals into an undergraduate business curriculum

Gendering Sustainability in Management Education: Research and Pedagogy as Space for Critical Engagement

Fostering Sustainable Development in Africa Through Multidisciplinary Management Education: The Case of Sustainability Marketing Knowledge-Base

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