Course Overview
Consumers, regulatory agencies, NGOs, and employees are increasingly demanding change in the social and environmental impacts of businesses and organizations. This course prepares students to be sustainability champions who lead change efforts within organizations to promote social equity and respect planetary boundaries. Students learn practical tools and concepts, adding to their personal facilitation tool box to help them engage others in sustainability change processes.
Prerequisite(s)
- Acceptance into the Sustainable Business Advanced Certificate, Sustainable Business Leadership Advanced Diploma, or Bachelor of Business Administration program.
Credits
3.0
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Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, the student will be able to:
- Describe a model of organizational change and sustainability.
- Identify successful practices of sustainability champions.
- Address common objections for taking a proactive organizational stance on sustainability.
- Analyze an organization to identify key sustainability challenges.
- Articulate a robust and engaging vision and strategic goals for sustainability.
- Articulate common blunders and derailers sustainability champions face.
- Analyze an organization’s governance and culture to determine readiness for sustainability change.
- Identify initiatives to align governance and organizational culture to support a transition to sustainability.
- Draw from a toolbox of practical facilitation concepts.
Effective as of Fall 2020
Related Programs
Sustainable Change Management and Leadership (ORGB 5230) is offered as a part of the following programs:
- Indicates programs accepting international students.
- Indicates programs eligible for students to apply for Post-graduation Work Permit (PGWP).
School of Business + Media
- Bachelor of Business Administration
Bachelor of Business Administration Full-time/Part-time
- Sustainable Business Leadership
Advanced Diploma Full-time
- Sustainable Business Leadership
Advanced Diploma Part-time
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