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The Global Goals: Bringing Education For Sustainable Development Into U.S. Business Schools, Nancy E. Landrum
The Global Goals: Bringing Education For Sustainable Development Into U.S. Business Schools, Nancy E. Landrum
School of Environmental Sustainability: Faculty Publications and Other Works
Purpose – This paper aims to learn how sustainability and the circular economy were being integrated into the curriculum of a Dutch university and to transfer that knowledge back to a US university business school curriculum. Given the resistance toward integrating sustainability into the US business school curriculum, the Dutch university served as a role model for education for sustainable development.
Design/methodology/approach – This case study used ethnographic methods of participant observation over a four-month residency at the Dutch university.
Findings – Themes observed are as follows: success in the current context relied upon sustainability being integrated into the culture …
Content Trends In Sustainable Business Education: An Analysis Of Introductory Courses In The U.S., Nancy E. Landrum, Brian M. Ohsowski
Content Trends In Sustainable Business Education: An Analysis Of Introductory Courses In The U.S., Nancy E. Landrum, Brian M. Ohsowski
School of Environmental Sustainability: Faculty Publications and Other Works
Purpose – This study aims to identify the content in introductory business sustainability courses in the USA to determine the most frequently assigned reading material and its sustainability orientation. Design/methodology/approach – In total, 81 introductory sustainable business course syllabi reading lists were analyzed from 51 US colleges and universities. The study utilized frequency counts for authors and readings and R analysis of key words to classify readings along the sustainability spectrum. Findings – The study reveals the most frequently assigned authors and readings in US sustainable business courses (by program type) and places them along the sustainability spectrum from weak …