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Overview

Concepts and approaches to provide an appreciation of sustainability and sustainable development in relation to business, and the legal, institutional, national and global contexts of sustainability.

Understand key current environmental issues and future possibilities. Concepts and approaches to sustainability in relation to business.

About this paper

Paper title Leading Sustainable Enterprises
Subject Business Administration
EFTS 0.125
Points 15 points
Teaching period Not offered in 2026 (Distance learning)
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $2,721.00
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Restriction
BMBA 510
Limited to
MBA
Notes
Only available to students enrolled in the Chinese Language version of the MBA.
Eligibility
Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission. View more information about departmental permission.
Contact

mba.manager@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Convenor: mba.manager@otago.ac.nz

Textbooks

Textbooks are not required for this paper.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised

Global perspective, interdisciplinary perspective, lifelong learning, communication, critical thinking, cultural understanding, ethics, environmental literacy, information literacy, research, self-motivation, teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.

Learning Outcomes

Learning aims and objectives of the paper:

  • To grasp the concepts and gain an appreciation of sustainability and sustainable development, in relation to business
  • To consider the key current environmental issues and future possibilities
  • To explore the legal, institutional, global and national contexts of sustainability
  • To be able to measure the sustainability of current practice through TBL reporting and carbon and ecological foot printing
  • To consider how business is currently 'doing' sustainability and evaluate what that means
  • To evaluate how participants can bring about more sustainable operations in their own lives and organisations
  • To examine one's own leadership style through the lens of contemporary leadership theories
  • To explore how one's behaviour affects others
  • To align appropriate behaviours to achieve strategic actions through others

Overview

Concepts and approaches to provide an appreciation of sustainability and sustainable development in relation to business, and the legal, institutional, national and global contexts of sustainability.

Understand key current environmental issues and future possibilities. Concepts and approaches to sustainability in relation to business.

About this paper

Paper title Leading Sustainable Enterprises
Subject Business Administration
EFTS 0.125
Points 15 points
Teaching period Not offered in 2027 (Distance learning)
Domestic Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for 2027 have not yet been set
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Restriction
BMBA 510
Limited to
MBA
Notes
Only available to students enrolled in the Chinese Language version of the MBA.
Eligibility
Enrolments for this paper require departmental permission. View more information about departmental permission.
Contact

mba.manager@otago.ac.nz

Teaching staff

Convener: mba.manager@otago.ac.nz

Textbooks

Textbooks are not required for this paper.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

Learning aims and objectives of the paper:

  • To grasp the concepts and gain an appreciation of sustainability and sustainable development, in relation to business
  • To consider the key current environmental issues and future possibilities
  • To explore the legal, institutional, global and national contexts of sustainability
  • To be able to measure the sustainability of current practice through TBL reporting and carbon and ecological footprinting
  • To consider how business is currently "doing" sustainability and evaluate what that means
  • To evaluate how participants can bring about more sustainable operations in their own lives and organisations
  • To examine one's own leadership style through the lens of contemporary leadership theories
  • To explore how one's behaviour affects others
  • To align appropriate behaviours to achieve strategic actions through others
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