The Business Student's Guide to Sustainable Management: Principles and Practice
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (684 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1783531207 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 424 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-17 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Petra Molthan-Hill is Principal Lecturer in Business Sustainability at Nottingham Business School, NTU and is Sustainability Coordinator, responsible for embedding sustainability and business ethics into the curriculum.
Inspiring and complete A.M. de Niet An inspiring and complete book: teachers and students who are starting to engage in sustainability will find this a highly useful and practical guide; for those who are already more experienced, the book is still a great source of teaching materials!
It engages the reader and provides useful activities and exercises to allow the students to relate Sustainability to their everyday life." (Alastair Allen, Principal Lecturer and Course Leader in Business Management & Marketing) . "A rich and suggestive resource for educators across the business curriculum who want plug-and-play modules on sustainability for their courses or perhaps simply examples that they can build upon, enhance or use as models for entirely new class content. Gentile, PhD, author of "Giving Voice To Values: How To Speak Your Mind When You Know What's Right")"An important contribution for embedding sustainability into the business school curriculum, this book can be used by students and professors alike to advance the very necessary and critical discussions about how business can truly become sustainable." (Katrin Muff, Dean)"This book is far more than a 'how to' guide. Take this book with you -- the 'Sat Nav' of Sustainable Managem
The book includes chapters and seminars on subjects such as:Corporate Sustainable StrategySustainable MarketingSustainability ReportingSupply Chain ManagementHuman Resources Management: Supporting Sustainable BusinessEnvironmental EconomicsSustainable Operations ManagementGreenhouse Gas ManagementSystem Thinking in Sustainable ManagementThe book contains nearly 30 ready-made seminars employing various teaching methods. The material is not just useful to people in business schools, but to those involved in wider scale curriculum change, and those looking to make links between different disciplines.. Each chapter follows the same, easy-to-use format, providing a true treasure chest of materials to support staff wanting to integrate sustainability into their teaching and provides support to effectively embed sustainability in the curriculum. Aimed at undergraduates, this is the first textbook to offer a full introduction to sustainable management, covering all subject areas relevant to business students