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Language of instruction
English
Teaching content
ACCOUNTING / AUDIT / CONTROL
Training officer(s)
P.Lewellyn
Stakeholder(s)
P.Lewellyn
Présentation
Prerequisite
Student should understand the strategic management process and be able to interpret and analyze financial performance.
Goal
At the end of the course the student should be able to :
- Sucessfully collaborate with an intercultural team
- Identify/generate creative sustainable solutions
- Convey a compelling business case for sustainability initiatives using contemporary presentation techniques
- Identify sustainability goals reported in an annual corporate report
- Evaluate the strategic planning process through a sustainability lens
- Evaluate the quality of performance reporting on strategic sustainability goals
- Sucessfully collaborate with an intercultural team
- Identify/generate creative sustainable solutions
- Convey a compelling business case for sustainability initiatives using contemporary presentation techniques
- Identify sustainability goals reported in an annual corporate report
- Evaluate the strategic planning process through a sustainability lens
- Evaluate the quality of performance reporting on strategic sustainability goals
Presentation
The stragetic planning process is examined through the lens of Sustainability, based upon the business case for value creation through sustainability initiatives. Topics include: theory of competitive advantage; the business case for sustainability; integration of sustainability in strategy; creating a sustainability-focused corporate culture; identifying material issues; measuring, monitoring, and improving sustainability performance; reporting sustainability performance.
Modalités
Organization
| Type | Amount of time | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Présentiel | |||
| Cours interactif | 16,00 | Class meetings for lecture, discussion, group activities | |
| Autoformation | |||
| Lecture du manuel de référence | 4,00 | Required readings outside of classes | |
| Travail personnel | |||
| Group Project | 14,00 | Case study and presentation | |
| Individual Project | 2,00 | Quizzes | |
| Overall student workload | 36,00 | ||
Evaluation
3 written quizzes over readings and class discussions (30%), Group Case Study Presentation and Summary Report (60%), Participation (10%).
| Control type | Duration | Amount | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contrôle continu | |||
| Contrôle continu | 2,00 | 3 | 30,00 |
| Participation | 20,00 | 0 | 10,00 |
| Autres | |||
| Etude de cas | 14,00 | 1 | 60,00 |
| TOTAL | 100,00 | ||
Ressources
Bibliography
The Sustainable MBA (Weybrecht, 2014) selected readings -
The New Sustainability Advantage (Willard, 2012) selected readings -
Global Business Citizenship: A Transformative Framework for Ethics and Sustainable Capitalism (Wood et al 2006) selected readings -
Sustainable Value (Laszlo 2008) selected readings -
The New Sustainability Advantage (Willard, 2012) selected readings -
Global Business Citizenship: A Transformative Framework for Ethics and Sustainable Capitalism (Wood et al 2006) selected readings -
Sustainable Value (Laszlo 2008) selected readings -
Internet resources