Transforming Business Education for a Sustainable Future (The Principles for Responsible Management Education Series)

Transforming Business Education for a Sustainable Future (The Principles for Responsible Management Education Series)
by: Linda Irwin (Editor),Isabel Rimanoczy(Editor),Morgane Fritz(Editor),James Weichert(Editor)&1more
Edition:1st
Publication Date: December 22, 2023
Language:English
Print Length:246 pages
ISBN-10:1032591161
ISBN-13:9781032591162
Book Description
As the impact of climate change becomes more evident and dire, business leaders, educators, students, and academic leaders are deciding what they need to change and do to survive and thrive in a new and dramatically different environment. This book sets out how to transform business education and integrate sustainability practices into curriculum and a wider academic culture. While some universities around the globe are still teaching business practices that have contributed to human and environmental crises, pioneering educators and higher education institutions are researching, developing, and implementing programs to transform business education and practices. With stories from 26 administrators, researchers, and faculty across the globe, this book inspires business educators with innovative tools and creative solutions to address challenges in the business world and society. These pioneers are helping students and business ventures change the way they conduct business to survive and thrive in a fast-changing global environment. Their unique and personal journeys offer tools, models, lessons-learned, and inspiration for change.The book will both inspire and guide faculty members, administrators, students, and alumni to transform business education for a sustainable future.
About the Author
As the impact of climate change becomes more evident and dire, business leaders, educators, students, and academic leaders are deciding what they need to change and do to survive and thrive in a new and dramatically different environment. This book sets out how to transform business education and integrate sustainability practices into curriculum and a wider academic culture. While some universities around the globe are still teaching business practices that have contributed to human and environmental crises, pioneering educators and higher education institutions are researching, developing, and implementing programs to transform business education and practices. With stories from 26 administrators, researchers, and faculty across the globe, this book inspires business educators with innovative tools and creative solutions to address challenges in the business world and society. These pioneers are helping students and business ventures change the way they conduct business to survive and thrive in a fast-changing global environment. Their unique and personal journeys offer tools, models, lessons-learned, and inspiration for change.The book will both inspire and guide faculty members, administrators, students, and alumni to transform business education for a sustainable future. Read more