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  • 1.  Undergraduate Course "Issues in Business and Society"

    Posted 11-24-2006 16:47
    Hello All,
     
    I am designing a course for (4th year) undergraduate business students titled "Issues in Business and Society" for which I would like to include a strong component  on sustainable development.
    I would like to seek your advice and help for developing this course.  I would also appreciate any sample course outlines or information on teaching resources that I might be able to use. Thanks!
     
    Warm regards,
     
    Arjun

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    Arjun Bhardwaj (AJ)
    McCain Fellow
    203 Avard Dixon Building
    Mount Allison University
    Sackville, New Brunswick
    E4L 1A7
    Canada

    Phone: 506-364-2334
    Fax: 506-364-2625
    Email: abhardwaj at mta dot ca

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  • 2.  Undergraduate Course "Issues in Business and Society"

    Posted 11-24-2006 18:10
    Hello Arjun,

    may I recommend my article in the Journal of Management Education , Vol. 22 no 3, June 1998,
    230-343: Greening Business Education: Teaching the Paradigm.

    Also, I have some more updated syllabi if you are interested.

    Good luck!

    Elisabeth Ryland

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Arjun Bhardwaj <abhardwaj@MTA.CA>
    Date: Friday, November 24, 2006 2:44 pm
    Subject: Undergraduate Course "Issues in Business and Society"
    To: ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU

    > Hello All,
    >
    > I am designing a course for (4th year) undergraduate business
    > students
    > titled "Issues in Business and Society" for which I would like to
    > include a
    > strong component on sustainable development.
    > I would like to seek your advice and help for developing this
    > course. I
    > would also appreciate any sample course outlines or information on
    > teaching
    > resources that I might be able to use. Thanks!
    >
    > Warm regards,
    >
    > Arjun
    >
    >
    > Arjun Bhardwaj (AJ)
    > McCain Fellow
    > 203 Avard Dixon Building
    > Mount Allison University
    > Sackville, New Brunswick
    > E4L 1A7
    > Canada
    >
    > Phone: 506-364-2334
    > Fax: 506-364-2625
    > Email: abhardwaj at mta dot ca
    >
    >


  • 3.  Undergraduate Course "Issues in Business and Society"

    Posted 11-27-2006 10:10

     Hello Arjun,

     

    While imbibing the principles of sustainable development into my teachings on strategic management, I used the following resources, which has been very well received by my final year undergraduate students:

     

    1. <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Yale</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>'s recent publication titled "Green to Gold", by Danel C. Esty and Andrew S. Winston, is an interesting read.
    2. Video titled "The New Rulers of the World".  This one's a shocker!  Aiming to unmask the dark side of globalization, this film features the economic, health and occupational conditions of sweatshop workers employed by MNCs in the third world.  It is quite an eye-opener in case you also wish to expose your students to the harsh realities and appalling life conditions of majority of people living in the third world.  Most of my students were pretty shocked to realize that such a life existed, unfortunately for a majority, in the other side of the world.  One of my students was so hit by this video that he said, "it is the worst example of globalization I have ever known in my life!"
    3. The video titled "Greening Business" features a very interesting conversation with Paul Hawken and showcases how environmentally sound business practices yield a better bottom line.
    4. You may like to surf WBSCD website and explore the project and reports section there – it has some very interesting publications that may server your purpose. You may also like to refer to the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">Worldwatch</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">University</st1:placetype></st1:place>'s website.

     

    Let me know if you need any additional information on the above.

     

    All the best,

    Aarti

     

    Aarti Sharma

    Department of Management & Organization

    <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">College</st1:placetype> of <st1:placename w:st="on">Business Administration</st1:placename></st1:place>

    <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">University of South</st1:city> <st1:state w:st="on">Florida</st1:state></st1:place>

    <st1:street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">4202 E. Fowler Ave.</st1:address></st1:street>, BSN-3524

    Tampa, FL-33620-5500

    Tel: 813-974-4354

    Fax: 813- 974-1734

    Email: asharma@coba.usf.edu

    Web: http://www.coba.usf.edu/sharma

     

     

    From: <st1:personname w:st="on">Organizations and the Natural Environment Discussion</st1:personname> [mailto:ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Arjun Bhardwaj
    Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 4:47 PM
    To: ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Undergraduate Course "Issues in Business and Society"

     

    Hello All,
     
    I am designing a course for (4th year) undergraduate business students titled "Issues in Business and Society" for which I would like to include a strong component  on sustainable development.
    I would like to seek your advice and help for developing this course.  I would also appreciate any sample course outlines or information on teaching resources that I might be able to use. Thanks!
     
    Warm regards,
     
    Arjun


    <x-sigsep>

    Arjun Bhardwaj (AJ)
    McCain Fellow
    203 Avard <st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Dixon</st1:place></st1:city> Building
    <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">Mount</st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">Allison</st1:placename> <st1:placename w:st="on">University</st1:placename></st1:place>
    <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">Sackville</st1:city>, <st1:state w:st="on">New Brunswick</st1:state>
    <st1:postalcode w:st="on">E4L 1A7</st1:postalcode></st1:place>
    <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>

    Phone: 506-364-2334
    Fax: 506-364-2625
    Email: abhardwaj at mta dot ca

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  • 4.  Undergraduate Course "Issues in Business and Society"

    Posted 11-28-2006 17:09
    A colleague suggested that I share with you my response to Arjun's
    message from last Friday. This might be useful to those of you who are
    developing courses related to sustainability. Additionally, the fifth
    point might be of interest to many of you from a research standpoint,
    not just pedagogically.


    Arjun:

    I hope that the following is helpful in developing your course on
    'Issues in Business and Society.'

    First, WRI has a database of syllabi with social/enviro content on their
    website at http://bell.wri.org/syllabi.cfm. Most of the syllabi are a
    bit old, but it's a good start.

    Second, Beyond Grey Pinstripes also has a searchable coursework database
    at http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org/search/search_coursework.cfm. A
    simple list of syllabi can be found at
    http://www.beyondgreypinstripes.org/about/syllabi.cfm.

    Third, http://www.caseplace.org will be a great place to find cases to
    fill in the content once you've chosen your topics. The website also has
    a number 'tools and resources' that might be helpful.

    Fourth, Net Impact has a curriculum section on their website
    (http://www.netimpact.org/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=318) with
    some resources that might be helpful. Unfortunately, you must be a
    member to access many of them.

    Fifth, you should also be aware of an initiative based at Ivey that is
    gaining momentum. It is called The Research Network for Business
    Sustainability and it is led by Tima Bansal. The website is
    http://www.sustainabilityresearch.org. From the 'teaching resources'
    section, you can find links to all of the resources listed above. As the
    Network is just being established, it doesn't yet contain many resources
    itself. The focus thus far has been on building the list of people
    working in sustainability and posting summaries of their current work
    (the People and Projects sections).

    Please let me know if you have any questions or if you would like to
    join the Network.

    Warm regards,
    Tom

    Tom Ewart
    Research Associate, Richard Ivey School of Business
    Managing Director, The Research Network for Business Sustainability

    ________________________________

    From: Organizations and the Natural Environment Discussion
    [mailto:ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Arjun Bhardwaj
    Sent: Friday, November 24, 2006 4:47 PM
    To: ONE-L@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Undergraduate Course "Issues in Business and Society"



    Hello All,

    I am designing a course for (4th year) undergraduate business students
    titled "Issues in Business and Society" for which I would like to
    include a strong component on sustainable development.
    I would like to seek your advice and help for developing this course. I
    would also appreciate any sample course outlines or information on
    teaching resources that I might be able to use. Thanks!

    Warm regards,

    Arjun



    Arjun Bhardwaj (AJ)
    McCain Fellow
    203 Avard Dixon Building
    Mount Allison University
    Sackville, New Brunswick
    E4L 1A7
    Canada

    Phone: 506-364-2334
    Fax: 506-364-2625
    Email: abhardwaj at mta dot ca