Sustainable Business Practices

Catalog description

Students explore the societal and environmental impacts of business enterprises. Organizations will be examined within their economic, political, and social context. Organizational development and management strategies will be analyzed in terms of current and future impacts on stakeholders including investors, customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and the environment. Additional topics include traditional elements of business management such as decision making, strategic planning, organizational behavior, human resources management, marketing, accounting, and finance. Students will work in teams to develop business plans for proposed new social enterprise business ventures. BUS&101 is recommended, but not required.