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Course syllabus - Business Strategies for Sustainable Development
Scope
15.0 credits
Course code
WMX042
Valid from
Autumn semester 2013
Education level
First cycle
Progressive Specialisation
G2F (First cycle, has at least 60 credits in first-cycle course/s as entry requirements)
Main area(s)
Environmental Science
School
School of Business, Society and Engineering
Ratified
2013-02-01
Literature lists
Course literature is preliminary up to 8 weeks before course start. Course literature can be valid over several semesters.
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Books
Understanding sustainability economics: towards pluralism in economics
ISBN: 978-1-84407-626-0 (hbk.)
Articles
Organizing Sustainable Development: from Diffusion to Translation?, volym 8
sid 167-179
The iron cage revisited: institutional isomorphism and collective rationality in organizational fields?, volym 48:2
sid 147-160
Strategies for environmental control: A comparison between regulation and centralized control in Germany and reforms leading to decentralized control in Sweden?, volym 6
sid 34-45
Suppliers? Compliance with MNCs? Codes of Conduct: Behind the Scenes at Chinese Toy Suppliers?
"A Dark Side of Institutional Entrepreneurship: Soccer Balls, Child Labour and Postcolonial Impoverishment", volym 28
sid 1055-1077
Corporate Social Responsibility: a trend and a movement, but of what and for what?, volym 6:5
sid 595-608
Environmental Strategies as Automorphic Patterns of Behaviour?, volym 18:3
sid 192-206
Societal entrepreneurship: positioning, penetrating, promoting
Societal Entrepreneurship Contextualized: Dark and Bright Sides of Fair Trade.
ISBN: 9781781006320 (hbk.)
Fashioning the Environment
17-31
Management fashion: Lifecycles, triggers, and collective learning processes
Page 708-740
'It was such a handy term': Management fashions and pragmatic ambiguity
1227: 1260
Objectives
The purpose is to enter deeply into theoretical perspectives, conceptions of the world, visions and ideologies in relation to sustainable development. The course will also contribute to knowledge from a strategically perspective regarding environmental and social issues and environmental policies in companies, public and non governmental organizations from local, regional and international levels. The students shall after the course have an improved ability regarding written and oral presentation.
Learning outcomes
The student shall after the course be able to
-demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the purpose and the meaning of sustainable development for business as well as for public and non-profit organizations
-apply perspectives from management and organizational theories in order to investigate the opportunities and hindrances for sustainable development
-demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the complex relation between economy, society, environment and development on local, regional, national and global level
- carry out qualified project tasks within a limited time frame
- orally and in writing explain and discuss conclusions in relation to the knowledge and arguments they are based upon
- communicate with actors in the academy, the business sector and the public and non-governmental sectors
- critically analyze and evaluate information in relation to sustainable development
Course content
The course presents perspectives and a theoretical framework concerning the concepts of ecological economics and business administration. How companies strategically adapt themselves and handle demands regarding environmental issues and social responsibility from other organizations in their surrounding world is analysed with organizational institutional theories. The students will in the lectures get in contact with different actors from companies and organizations who practically work with environmental and social sustainability issues.
Specific requirements
Business Administration 60 credits (at least 45 credits finished when the course starts). At least 20 credits in Business Administration have to be on Basic Level 200. TOEFL test result, minimum score 213(CBT), 550(PBT) or 79(iBT) or an IELTS test result with an overall band score of minimum 6,0 and no band score below 5,0. The English test is COMPULSORY for all applicants except citizens of Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, United Kingdom and USA.
Examination
Project (PRO3), 5 credits, marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
Project (PRO4), 1 credits, marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
Seminar (SEM2), 3 credits, marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
Examination (TEN2), 6 credits, marks Pass (G) or Pass with distinction (VG)
A student who has a certificate from MDU regarding a disability has the opportunity to submit a request for supportive measures during written examinations or other forms of examination, in accordance with the Rules and Regulations for Examinations at First-cycle and Second-cycle Level at Mälardalen University (2020/1655). It is the examiner who takes decisions on any supportive measures, based on what kind of certificate is issued, and in that case which measures are to be applied.
Suspicions of attempting to deceive in examinations (cheating) are reported to the Vice-Chancellor, in accordance with the Higher Education Ordinance, and are examined by the University’s Disciplinary Board. If the Disciplinary Board considers the student to be guilty of a disciplinary offence, the Board will take a decision on disciplinary action, which will be a warning or suspension.
Grade
Three-grade scale