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Curricular Innovations on Sustainability and Subsistence Marketplaces: Philosophical, Substantive, and Methodological Orientations
Viswanathan, Madhubalan
Journal of Management Education, v36 n3 p389-427 Jun 2012
Using synergies between research, teaching, and social initiatives, the author designed and offered a number of courses in the arena of sustainability: a first-year MBA course on sustainability for all contexts, a module required for all first semester business undergraduates on sustainable businesses for subsistence marketplaces as part of a broader course on professional responsibility, and a year-long interdisciplinary graduate course on sustainable product and market development for subsistence marketplaces. The author describes the approach in terms of its philosophical orientation of envisioning a better world "as well as" associated challenges, its substantive focus on subsistence marketplaces, and its methodological orientation of employing bottom-up teaching approaches. A concluding discussion places the author's educational endeavors in perspective in light of the literature and existing learning frameworks as well as the principles of responsible management education. (Contains 1 note, 3 tables, and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Computer Mediated Communication, Teaching Methods, Sustainability, Course Descriptions, Masters Programs, Business Administration Education, Undergraduate Students, Management Development, Educational Principles, Curriculum Design, Educational Innovation
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