A course overviews of core management principles, including planning, organizing, leading, and controlling, with an emphasis on organizational design, leadership, motivation, decision-making, and managing individuals and teams in today’s global business environment.

Sustainable management questions to consider:

• How would you explain the impact of sustainability on the practice of business management and leadership?
• When considering sustainability, what is the importance of strategy, leadership, and culture? 
• In the process of management (planning, organizing, leading, controlling), where does an understanding of sustainability belong?

An introductory  course in managing people and designing organizations. Students explore concepts, theories, and methods for improving performance and leading change across individual, group, project, and organizational levels, with real-world examples.

Sustainable management questions to consider:

• How can managers inspire and organize employees to participate in sustainability initiatives? 
• What should managers know about the organization’s values and dynamics before planning sustainability integration? 
• How can managers integrate sustainability into a firm’s organizational structure? Then, how will managers present the business case to C-Suite executives?

An advanced examination of the social, ethical, legal, economic, environmental, and public policy responsibilities managers face. The course develops the knowledge, skills, and perspectives needed to navigate complex managerial decisions and strategies at the intersection of business, ethics, and society.

Sustainable management questions to consider:

• What are companies’ responsibilities to the larger community to help ensure a sustainable future? 
• How can sustainability concerns be incorporated into companies’ formal decision-making processes? 
• What is my responsibility, as an ethical leader, to keep sustainability front and center in decision-making?

Explores how companies compete globally by examining business models, strategic decisions, and organizational structures in an interconnected world. Students develop strategic thinking skills and apply analytical tools to address global opportunities and challenges.

Sustainable management questions to consider:

• What are ways to assess sustainable performance?
• What are ways that strategic leaders can build sustainability into their strategies?
• How can strategic leaders structure their organizations and establish employee control systems to implement sustainability-related goals?

Examines how corporate actions influence global citizenship, environmental sustainability, and economic stability, while exploring the ethical responsibilities and stakeholder relationships central to socially responsible business practice.

Sustainable management questions to consider:

• How does the world define sustainability both from the nation state and corporation perspectives? 
• How are businesses using sustainability to drive performance?  
• Where does environmental, social, and governance (ESG) fit in with respect to the stakeholder model of the corporation?  
• What major groups drive sustainability? Can we explain GRI, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and many others?
• Can we explain how population, intensity of resource usage, and climate change are fundamental drivers of sustainability? How do we apply the lenses of science, politics, and economics to the drivers?

This course focuses on understanding leadership within organizations, particularly those undergoing change.

Sustainable management questions to consider:

• How can companies keep their sustainability initiatives alive while undergoing organizational change? 
• How can a firm incorporate sustainability from top-down leadership to all employees? 
• What opportunities and threats do disruptive innovations present for a business’ current sustainable processes?