With the rapidly growing importance of sustainability and corporate responsibility in a globalised world, management schools are increasingly integrating long-term economic, environmental and social issues into their teaching and research. Climate change, poverty, labour standards and human rights are among the many topics that future decision-makers will need to face in their careers. Business education needs to reflect this new reality and provide a broadened understanding of value creation in order to create economic capital while developing social and preserving natural capital.
Case studies can be important tools for creating learning processes on different levels - students are forced to struggle with exactly the kinds of decisions and dilemmas managers confront every day. In this reflection of reality, the values and goals of the student are systematically challenged. This can be especially valuable in the context of sustainability management - organisations are now continually forced to value the different aspects of sustainability and their interrelations: How do social issues impact the economic bottom line? How can an environmentally sound strategy create a positive impact on employee motivation and thus have measurable impact on economic performance? What comes first and why?
This third collection of oikos case studies is based on the winning cases from the 2010 to 2013 annual case competition. So what makes an excellent case in sustainability management? These cases have been highly praised because they provide excellent learning opportunities, tell engaging stories, deal with recent situations, include quotations from key actors, are thought-provoking and controversial, require decision-making and provide clear take-aways.
These cases are clustered in three different sections: Large Corporations and Corporate Sustainability Dilemmas , Managing Stakeholder Relations and Sustainability as a Source of Differentiation Strategies .
Case Studies in Sustainability Management will be an essential purchase for educators and is likely to be a widely used as a course textbook at all levels of management education.
Online Teaching Notes to accompany each chapter are available on request with the purchase of the book.
Edited by:
Jordi Vives Gabriel
Other:
The Oikos Foundation
Imprint: Greenleaf Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions:
Height: 234mm,
Width: 156mm,
Spine: 23mm
Weight: 476g
ISBN: 9781783530489
ISBN 10: 1783530480
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 30 April 2014
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Aknowledgements List of contributors Foreword. Case Studies and Experiential Learning Prof. Dr. Thomas Dyllick Introduction Part I: Large Corporations and Corporate Sustainability Dilemmas 1. Embedding Sustainability At Novo Nordisk: The Compassion Vs Competitiveness Dilemma Debapratim Purkayastha and Adapa Srinivasa Rao 2. Walmart: Love, Earth Craig Smith and Robert J. Crawford 3. Sustainable Development at PepsiCo Debapratim Purkayastha and Adapa Srinivasa Rao 4. Florida Ice & Farm: Sustainability Champion from an Emerging Economy Andrea Prado, John Ickis, and Ximena Garcia 5. Protecting Our Oceans: Sustainability at Holland America Line Murray Silverman Part II: Managing Stakeholder Relationships 6. Hunghom Peninsula in Hong Kong (A), (B) & (C): A Realistic Call for Corporate Social Responsibilities Terence Tsai and Shubo Philip Liu 7. Modernizing Dharavi: If you build, will they come? Abhijit Roy and Mousumi Roy 8. Lululemon`s commitment to the environment: A tangle of seaweed, suppliers, and social responsibility Andrea Erin Bass and Rebecca J. Morris Part III: Sustainability as a Source of Differentiation Strategies Burgerville: Sustainability and Sourcing in a QSR Supply Chain Darrell Brown, Phil Berko, Patrick Dedrick, Brie Hilliard and Joshua Pfleeger Portland Roasting Company: Farm Friendly Direct Madeleine Pullman, Greg Stokes, Gregory Price, Mark Langston and Brandon Arends Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc.: Food With Integrity Ram Subramanian About the oikos Case Writing Competition Concept List of the Award Committee Members Short Biography of the Award Committee Members. About oikos About the editor
JORDI VIVES GABRIEL is responsible for the oikos Cases Programme, which involves the management of the oikos Case Writing Competition as well as the publication of the oikos Case Quarterly.
