MGT 531 Global Issues and Responsible Leadership
This course will confront students with a company's sustainability challenge, requiring them to develop solutions and strategies to tackle the challenge while considering the long-term implications of their suggested plans. The sustainability challenge will be introduced during the first days of the course. This will include understanding whyEnvironmental, Social,andGovernance(ESG)is an important concept and what opportunities and tensions it entails as understandings of ESG evolve. Subsequently, students will work in teams to develop their strategies. The course will be highly interactive and requires students to think critically about what it means to be a responsible leader and what organizational challenges companies face, striving to become responsible players in light ofchanging environmental and societal expectations. Among other important national and transnational standards, the United Nations 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals will be considered. The course demands that students formulate how global managers need to prepare themselves and their companies to be sustainable by 2030 and beyond. Through expert examples and guidance, the course will explore what is being discussed in international organizations and corporate boardrooms and how organizations are revisiting their business models and value chains to ensure long-term success. With this knowledge, students will be better equipped to successfully engage in social, environmental, and global issues and use this knowledge to manage and lead organizations responsibly.