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23. The Evolving Focus of Business Sustainability Education

verfasst von : Andrew J. Hoffman

Erschienen in: EarthEd

Verlag: Island Press/Center for Resource Economics

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Abstract

In the mid-1990s, corporate social responsibility and environmental management emerged as small and somewhat peripheral considerations within business school education. In the ensuing two decades, they have grown to become a mainstream element of the curriculum under the broader subject heading of sustainable development or business sustainability. This is a good thing. And yet, for all the advances in curriculum and course content, a major shift in the focus of this teaching practice is beginning to emerge.

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Titel: The Evolving Focus of Business Sustainability Education
verfasst von: Andrew J. Hoffman
Verlag: Island Press/Center for Resource Economics
Buch: EarthEd
Print ISBN: 978-1-61091-873-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-61091-843-5

Copyright-Jahr: 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-843-5_23