Environmental Consciousness and the Business Curricula:

Mintu, Alma T.; Lozada, Hector R.; Polonsky, Michael Jay

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“…Two past special issues of business journals have focused on increasing attention to environmental issues in business education. The Journal of Teaching in International Business (Mintu, Lozada, & Polonsky, 1993) contained nine articles that raised issues and offered suggestions for faculty to consider in incorporating environmental issues into the business curriculum. More recently, the Journal of Management Education devoted a special issue to addressing the natural environment in management education (Egri & Rogers, 2003).…”

Section: Addressing Environmental Sustainability In Management Educationmentioning

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A Principle-Attribute Matrix for Environmentally Sustainable Management Education and Its Application

Rands

2008

Journal of Management Education

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The environmental threats humanity faces have led businesses to increasingly commit to improve their environmental performance and to increasing attempts to address environmental issues in management education. This article presents a matrix of (a) principles that can underlie and (b) attributes that can be generated by environmentally focused management education and uses the matrix to identify topics, assignments, and assessment mechanisms that can be incorporated into environmental management education. Particular focus is given to skills related to facilitating organizational change. Environmental change—related course projects are suggested as particularly helpful in the development of these attributes, and use of service learning applied to campus sustainability issues is suggested as offering significant opportunities for engaging students in change-oriented projects. Observations related to implementing such projects based on the author's experience with them are offered. The article's concepts and ideas can provide guidance to instructors wishing to incorporate environmental sustainability into their management courses; an application with respect to human resources is included.

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Section: Addressing Environmental Sustainability In Management Educationmentioning

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A Principle-Attribute Matrix for Environmentally Sustainable Management Education and Its Application

Rands

2008

Journal of Management Education

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“…As this organisational change in response to a shifting global context has progressed, many have begun to explore the question of implications for the mindsets and skills of organisational leaders, and therefore for management development. Notable special issues on this subject have been published by the Journal of Management Education (Egri and Rogers, 2003;Rusinko and Sama, 2009), the Journal of Teaching in International Business (Mintu et al, 1993), Business Strategy and the Environment (Springett and Kearins, 2005), the Academy of Management Learning and Education journal (Starik et al, 2010) and Corporate Governance journal (Lenssen et al, 2005(Lenssen et al, , 2006(Lenssen et al, , 2007(Lenssen et al, , 2008(Lenssen et al, , 2009(Lenssen et al, , 2010.…”

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Experiential learning for leadership and sustainability at IBM and HSBC

Gitsham¹

2012

Journal of Management Development

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Purpose -The purpose of this paper is to draw on empirical data from two major organisations (IBM and HSBC) to offer insight on the question of the effectiveness and potential value of experiential learning approaches to developing the mindsets and skills needed by organisational leaders as they respond to the pressures and opportunities of sustainability. Design/methodology/approach -The data in this paper are drawn from semi-structured interviews with previous programme participants in IBM's Corporate Service Corps and HSBC's Climate Champions Programme. Findings -Interviewees reported that the learning programmes had a powerful impact and that a range of outcomes was achieved. The experiential, immersive experience was a fundamental factor in the achievement of these outcomes, from the perspective of participants, but only alongside a number of other key aspects of the design and facilitation of the programme, and also a number of factors related to the wider organisational context. Research limitations/implications -It would be valuable to explore similar questions with a larger sample of programme participants, and also to explore variations across a wider number of organisations. Similarly, it would be valuable to gather longitudinal data to explore how the perspectives of participants on the impact of these learning programmes vary over time. Practical implications -The findings lend weight to arguments that those involved in management development might usefully give more consideration of the potential value of experiential learning approaches. The findings also suggest that appropriate consideration be given to a number of other design and facilitation factors, as well as the scope for influencing a range of relevant factors in the wider organisational context. Originality/value -This paper contributes original empirical data on the effectiveness and potential value of experiential learning approaches.

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“…Expanding academic attention to sustainability in business is represented in the growth of membership in divisions of Academy of Management focused on relevant issues, namely, the social issues in management and organizations and the natural environment divisions (Academy of Management, 2011). Additionally, journals that have offered special editions on the general subject of sustainability and management education include the Journal of Management Education (Egri and Rogers, 2003;Rusinko and Sama, 2009), the Journal of Teaching in International Business (Mintu et al, 1993), Business Strategy and the Environment (Springett and Kearins, 2005) and the Academy of Management Learning and Education journal (Starik et al, 2010). Indeed, many contributions within the pages of this journal have also focused on management education (Amram et al, 2010;Fredriksson and Persson, 2011;Jabbour, 2010;Stubbs and Cocklin, 2008).…”

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Market demand for sustainability in management education

Gitsham¹,

Clark

2014

International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education

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Purpose – This paper aims to contribute to the ongoing debate about the relevance of sustainability in management education through exploration of the needs and expectations of a key group of business schools’ stakeholders – senior executives of leading corporations. Design/methodology/approach – The paper presents findings from a survey regarding sustainability within management education returned by executives from a wide span of global companies. The study includes 194 survey responses by senior executives from companies that are signatories of the United Nations Global Compact. Findings – Results from a survey of executives from leading multinational enterprises reveal widespread recognition that sustainability issues are increasingly important for effective management, thus that managers must be appropriately trained for these emerging challenges. Survey results also indicate the kinds of skills and qualities seen as valuable by corporate leaders. Research limitations/implications – It is not possible to extrapolate from this study the aggregate sentiment of all senior business executives, but the sample of 194 respondents is significant. Practical implications – The expressed demand from business leaders provides context for business school faculty and administrators involved in the development of appropriately trained professionals. Originality/value – The study provides indication of demand from a significant subset of influential executives, providing support for the on-going progress of the integration of sustainability topics and training in the curricula of business and other fields.

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Environmental Consciousness and the Business Curricula:

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A Principle-Attribute Matrix for Environmentally Sustainable Management Education and Its Application

A Principle-Attribute Matrix for Environmentally Sustainable Management Education and Its Application

Experiential learning for leadership and sustainability at IBM and HSBC

Market demand for sustainability in management education

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