NBA 6030 - Strategies for Sustainability

(CU-SBY)

Spring. 1.5 credits. Letter grades only (no audit).

G. Dowell.

Corporations are under increasing pressure from shareholders, employees, communities, and activists to account for the environmental and social effects that their activities create. Increasingly, firms are taking strategic approach to addressing these issues, developing programs that fit their capabilities, resources, and cultures. Through a combination of cases, readings, lectures, videos, and simulations, class sessions will engage students in discussions to master new frameworks and tools that help make sense of the complexity of corporate sustainability and its role in business strategy.