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  • 1.  Textbook for Sustainability Course

    Posted 10-03-2013 09:17

    I am looking to create a new course in sustainability that will focus on general management concepts – items including tragedy of the commons, climate change, certification systems, stakeholder management, sustainable business models, some personal ethics, and a few other topics. 

     

    Does anyone have experience with a good textbook that addresses in one place the theoretical underpinning of these topics?  For example includes systems thinking concepts, theory related to certification systems and stakeholder management, etc.  In the past I have used custom courseware and readings, but I am curious as to whether someone has had success with a textbook. 

     

    In particular, has anyone used The Sustainable MBA by Giselle Weybrecht or Management for a Small Planet by Stead and Stead? 

     

    Brent McKnight Ph.D, MBA, B. Eng & Mgmt | Assistant Professor
    DeGroote School of Business | McMaster University
    905.525.9140 ext. 24704     | www.degroote.mcmaster.ca
    www.twitter.com/degrootebiz | www.facebook.com/degrootebiz

     



  • 2.  Textbook for Sustainability Course

    Posted 10-03-2013 10:21
    Dear Brent, 

    I recently completed data collection on the content of introductory sustainable business courses.  The results show that there is no generally agreed upon textbook and little consensus on required readings or authors.  We are currently conducting additional statistical analysis on the data set.  However, I would like to recommend Sustainable Business: An Executive's Primer (http://www.businessexpertpress.com/books/sustainable-business-executives-primer).  The book is practical and does not cover theory.  It does address sustainability from a functional view and shows students (and executives) how sustainability is applied throughout the organization.  It makes a good supplement for introductory sustainable business courses.

    Kind regards,
    Nancy


    On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Brent McKnight <bmcknight@mcmaster.ca> wrote:

    I am looking to create a new course in sustainability that will focus on general management concepts – items including tragedy of the commons, climate change, certification systems, stakeholder management, sustainable business models, some personal ethics, and a few other topics. 

     

    Does anyone have experience with a good textbook that addresses in one place the theoretical underpinning of these topics?  For example includes systems thinking concepts, theory related to certification systems and stakeholder management, etc.  In the past I have used custom courseware and readings, but I am curious as to whether someone has had success with a textbook. 

     

    In particular, has anyone used The Sustainable MBA by Giselle Weybrecht or Management for a Small Planet by Stead and Stead? 

     

    Brent McKnight Ph.D, MBA, B. Eng & Mgmt | Assistant Professor
    DeGroote School of Business | McMaster University
    905.525.9140 ext. 24704     | www.degroote.mcmaster.ca
    www.twitter.com/degrootebiz | www.facebook.com/degrootebiz

     




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    Nancy E. Landrum, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Management Department
    University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    2801 South University Avenue
    Little Rock AR  72204
    nelandrum@ualr.edu
    Tel: 501-569-8850
    Fax: 501-683-7021



    The College of Business serves as a catalyst to advance education and economic development in the State of Arkansas.

    Accredited by AACSB International


  • 3.  Textbook for Sustainability Course

    Posted 10-03-2013 10:50

    Dear Brent,

     

    End of 2013 the book „Principles of Responsible Management" will be published through Cengage. Please see a summary here: http://responsiblemanagement.net/preview-textbook-principles-of-responsible-management/. After focused chapters going deep into the concepts and management applications of sustainability (3), responsibility (4), and ethics (5), we cover how these are applied throughout general management concepts and most of the major business functions in 10 chapters from strategic management (6) to financial management (15).

     

    The book covers all topics you have mentioned, mostly in individual chapters. For instance, Chapter 4 (responsibility) is centered on stakeholder management, and Chapter 3 (sustainability) looks at triple bottom line management and business models (my main research focus).  It is a full-blown textbook, including extensive instructor material. I have been teaching on this conceptual structure for the last seven years and would be happy to exchange experiences. If you would like to review chapters I can arrange for it. Please write to my individual e-mail address if you want to be in touch.

     

    I have used Giselle´s book in the past and think it is an excellent read for orientation and for course preparation. Nevertheless, I feel it does not go deep enough, and format and features are not the ones that one would typically expect from a textbook.

     

    Best wishes,

    Oliver

     

    Marie Curie Research Fellow, Manchester Institute of Innovation Research

    Email: oliver.laasch@mbs.ac.uk

    Tel: +44 (0) 161 275 6497

    Manchester Business School | The University of Manchester | Room 6.08 Harold Hankins | Booth Street West | Manchester M15 6PB

     

    The first UN PRME graduate textbook "Principles of Responsible Management"- click here.

     

    From: ONE-L [mailto:ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Brent McKnight
    Sent: Donnerstag, 3. Oktober 2013 14:17
    To: ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Textbook for Sustainability Course

     

    I am looking to create a new course in sustainability that will focus on general management concepts – items including tragedy of the commons, climate change, certification systems, stakeholder management, sustainable business models, some personal ethics, and a few other topics. 

     

    Does anyone have experience with a good textbook that addresses in one place the theoretical underpinning of these topics?  For example includes systems thinking concepts, theory related to certification systems and stakeholder management, etc.  In the past I have used custom courseware and readings, but I am curious as to whether someone has had success with a textbook. 

     

    In particular, has anyone used The Sustainable MBA by Giselle Weybrecht or Management for a Small Planet by Stead and Stead? 

     

    Brent McKnight Ph.D, MBA, B. Eng & Mgmt | Assistant Professor
    DeGroote School of Business | McMaster University
    905.525.9140 ext. 24704     | www.degroote.mcmaster.ca
    www.twitter.com/degrootebiz | www.facebook.com/degrootebiz

     



  • 4.  Textbook for Sustainability Course

    Posted 10-03-2013 11:44

    Hi Brent,

     

    I am happy to share with you the syllabus of my Business & Environment class (see attached).

    I use academic articles as readings and all the material is available online to the students through the UCLA library.

     

    Best regards,

     

    Magali Delmas

    Professor of Management

    Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

    Anderson School of Management

    UCLA

    La Kretz Hall, Suite 300

    Los Angeles CA 90095-1496

    Tel: 310-825-9310

    Email: delmas@ucla.edu

    http://www.ioe.ucla.edu/delmas

     

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    Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2013 6:17 AM
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    I am looking to create a new course in sustainability that will focus on general management concepts – items including tragedy of the commons, climate change, certification systems, stakeholder management, sustainable business models, some personal ethics, and a few other topics. 

     

    Does anyone have experience with a good textbook that addresses in one place the theoretical underpinning of these topics?  For example includes systems thinking concepts, theory related to certification systems and stakeholder management, etc.  In the past I have used custom courseware and readings, but I am curious as to whether someone has had success with a textbook. 

     

    In particular, has anyone used The Sustainable MBA by Giselle Weybrecht or Management for a Small Planet by Stead and Stead? 

     

    Brent McKnight Ph.D, MBA, B. Eng & Mgmt | Assistant Professor
    DeGroote School of Business | McMaster University
    905.525.9140 ext. 24704     | www.degroote.mcmaster.ca
    www.twitter.com/degrootebiz | www.facebook.com/degrootebiz

     



  • 5.  Textbook for Sustainability Course

    Posted 10-04-2013 13:26
    Hi Brent,

    I recently published a text in Pearson's Entrepreneurship Series, entitled "Sustainable Venturing: Entrepreneurial Opportunity in the Transition to a Sustainable Economy."  It provides a nice overview of sustainable enterprise, with an entrepreneurial orientation.  It also hits many of the theoretical areas you mention, as my intent was to create a book with academic content and illustrative examples.  There are also various materials available to instructors, including the Tragedy of the Commons simulation, powerpoint slides, an instructors manual, and sample syllabus.  It is short for a text, which makes it a nice companion for teaching cases or using other class exercises/assignments.  I've also attached the syllabus I use, so you can take a look at that.   The link to the book and a short description are provided below.  Good luck with your course.  Best, Tom Dean




    Sustainable venturing is about harnessing the innovative power of entrepreneurship to solve global social and environmental challenges. Sustainable Venturing attempts to show how that might be accomplished, and how entrepreneurship can be used as a transformative mechanism in our economic system. 

    Sustainable Venturing is the perfect content companion to courses that integrate case studies, speakers, and experiential exercises to engage students in learning about the opportunities for entrepreneurship in sustainability. The text covers a host of concepts, topics, and tools relevant to identifying opportunities, and implementing a business with positive social and environmental outcomes.  It also delivers examples of business models that have contributed to sustainability across a broad array of sectors. - See more at: http://www.pearsonhighered.com/educator/product/Sustainable-Venturing-Entrepreneurial-Opportunity-in-the-Transition-to-a-Sustainable-Economy/9780136044895.page#sthash.nDBihTW1.dpuf



    Thomas J. Dean
    Professor of Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Enterprise
    Department of Management
    Colorado State University
    225 Rockwell Hall
    Ft Collins, CO 80523-1275
     
    tom.dean@colostate.edu
    P: 970-491-7266
    F: 970-491-3522
    C: 303-818-7094
     
    http://www.csugsse.org/


    On Oct 3, 2013, at 8:21 AM, Dr. Nancy E. Landrum wrote:

    Dear Brent, 

    I recently completed data collection on the content of introductory sustainable business courses.  The results show that there is no generally agreed upon textbook and little consensus on required readings or authors.  We are currently conducting additional statistical analysis on the data set.  However, I would like to recommend Sustainable Business: An Executive's Primer (http://www.businessexpertpress.com/books/sustainable-business-executives-primer).  The book is practical and does not cover theory.  It does address sustainability from a functional view and shows students (and executives) how sustainability is applied throughout the organization.  It makes a good supplement for introductory sustainable business courses.

    Kind regards,
    Nancy


    On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 8:17 AM, Brent McKnight <bmcknight@mcmaster.ca> wrote:

    I am looking to create a new course in sustainability that will focus on general management concepts – items including tragedy of the commons, climate change, certification systems, stakeholder management, sustainable business models, some personal ethics, and a few other topics. 

     

    Does anyone have experience with a good textbook that addresses in one place the theoretical underpinning of these topics?  For example includes systems thinking concepts, theory related to certification systems and stakeholder management, etc.  In the past I have used custom courseware and readings, but I am curious as to whether someone has had success with a textbook. 

     

    In particular, has anyone used The Sustainable MBA by Giselle Weybrecht or Management for a Small Planet by Stead and Stead? 

     

    Brent McKnight Ph.D, MBA, B. Eng & Mgmt | Assistant Professor
    DeGroote School of Business | McMaster University
    905.525.9140 ext. 24704     | www.degroote.mcmaster.ca
    www.twitter.com/degrootebiz | www.facebook.com/degrootebiz

     




    --


    Nancy E. Landrum, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor
    Management Department
    University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    2801 South University Avenue
    Little Rock AR  72204
    nelandrum@ualr.edu
    Tel: 501-569-8850
    Fax: 501-683-7021



    The College of Business serves as a catalyst to advance education and economic development in the State of Arkansas.

    Accredited by AACSB International

    Thomas J. Dean
    Professor of Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Enterprise
    Department of Management
    Colorado State University
    225 Rockwell Hall
    Ft Collins, CO 80523-1275
     
    tom.dean@colostate.edu
    P: 970-491-7266
    F: 970-491-3522
    C: 303-818-7094
     
    http://www.csugsse.org/