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Examines how businesses are responding to sustainability and climate change in the current socio-economic context, and encourages students to create alternative scenarios of future business worlds.

About this paper

Paper title Organisations and Sustainability
Subject Management
EFTS 0.1667
Points 20 points
Teaching period(s) Semester 1 (On campus)
1st Non standard period (23 February 2026 - 22 May 2026) (Distance learning)
Delivery mode The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught and assessed remotely
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $1,344.10
International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
Restriction
MANT 337
Notes
The distance occurrences of this paper are only available to students enrolled in the MSusBus programme.
Eligibility
Enrolments for the N1 occurrence of this paper requires departmental permission. View more information about departmental permission.
Contact
management@otago.ac.nz
Teaching staff

Co-ordinator: Sara Walton

 

Teaching Arrangements

The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught remotely.

Textbooks
Textbooks are not required for this paper.
Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Lifelong learning, Global perspective, Critical thinking, Environmental literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the paper will gain a well-developed ability to:

  1. Discuss the study of organisations within a wider societal context to understand the social and environmental implications of managing business organisation
  2. Critically discuss the notion of sustainable development as a solution to resolve the tension of economy and ecology
  3. Critically analyse relevant sustainability, sustainable development and climate change rhetoric and relate the literature to particular problems or challenges facing businesses
  4. Critically evaluate frameworks of business sustainability and understand and assess organisational responses to sustainability and climate change and, as a result of this ability and understanding, be able to provide recommendations to organisations in terms of sustainable operations and strategy
  5. Present information and opinions in a logical and persuasive manner through both oral and written formats

Overview

Examines how businesses are responding to sustainability and climate change in the current socio-economic context, and encourages students to create alternative scenarios of future business worlds.

About this paper

Paper title Organisations and Sustainability
Subject Management
EFTS 0.1667
Points 20 points
Teaching period(s) Semester 1 (On campus)
1st Non standard period (1 March 2027 - 28 May 2027) (Distance learning)
Delivery mode The Distance Learning offering of this paper is taught and assessed remotely
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
MANT 337
Notes
The distance occurrences of this paper are only available to students enrolled in the MSusBus programme and the subject of Human Resource Management (HRM) in the MBus.
Contact
management@otago.ac.nz
Teaching staff

Co-ordinator: Professor Sara Walton

Teaching Arrangements

The distance learning offering of this paper is taught remotely.

Textbooks

Textbooks are not required for this paper.

Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective, Lifelong learning, Critical thinking, Environmental literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
Learning Outcomes

Students who successfully complete the paper will gain a well-developed ability to:

  • Discuss the study of organisations within a wider societal context to understand the social and environmental implications of managing business organisations.
  • Critically discuss the notion of sustainable development as a solution to resolve the tension between the economy and ecology.
  • Critically analyse relevant sustainability, sustainable development and climate change rhetoric and relate the literature to particular problems or challenges facing businesses.
  • Critically evaluate frameworks of business sustainability and understand and assess organisational responses to sustainability and climate change, and, as a result of this ability and understanding, be able to provide recommendations to organisations in terms of sustainable operations and strategy.
  • Present information and opinions logically and persuasively through both oral and written formats.
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