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MGMT 309 : Organisational Ethics and Sustainability

Undergraduate course

Project description

Considers how organisations can responsibly negotiate the complex demands of changing cultural values, ethical perspectives and real world conditions. Particular emphasis will be placed on strategic planning for a sustainable future that moves beyond 'Business as Usual'.

Year 2022

Location New Zealand

Organization University of Auckland

Project aims

Project outcome

By the end of this course, students will be able to: Identify and delineate unstructured, and complex problems related to sustainability at multiple levels (individual, organizational, industry, nation state, and global). (Capability 3 and 6) Develop a plan outlining the steps that will be undertaken to achieve a better understanding of the identified problem. (Capability 3) Critically analyse the identified problem by putting the plan into practice. (Capability 1 and 2) Design solutions based on the analysis and the application of acquired theoretical knowledge. Include a discussion of what needs to be in place for the solutions to work. (Capability 1 and 3) Work collaboratively to create verbal, written and visual artefacts that document the different stages of the problem solving process in consistent, clear and persuasive ways. (Capability 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 5.1 and 5.2) Apply ethical and other relevant theories to critically analyse the different facets of real world dilemmas and value conflicts (Capability 1)