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Sustainable development issues and current thinking regarding sustainability and its implications for businesses and their managers....

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Management 380: Sustainability and Business (Online Delivery) Instructor: Arjun Bhardwaj (AJ) Email: [email protected] Office Hours: Thursday 9. 30 – 11.30 am (Pacific Time) or by appointment UBC Timetable Schedule: Tuesday, 5- 6.30 pm and Thursday 5- 6.30 pm (Pacific Time) ACADEMIC CALENDAR ENTRY: Sustainable development issues and current thinking regarding sustainability and its implications for businesses and their managers. COURSE FORMAT: The course will be taught using online delivery. For classes on Tuesday September 7, 14, 21, and 28; October 19, and 26; and November 16 we will meet on Canvas Zoom for synchronous sessions of about one hour each from 5-6 pm. A recording of these sessions would be available to the students who are unable to attend the synchronous session. In addition, five synchronous sessions from 5-6.30 pm are also scheduled for November 23, 25, and 30 and December 2, and 7 for the group project presentations. Details for these presentations will be provided at a later date. Other than these synchronous sessions, students can access the material at their own convenience and do not have to be present at the scheduled class time. The course has been structured in a manner that requires completion of weekly assignments and quizzes. Please keep track of the weekly requirements for the course. We will use the Pacific Time (PT) for deadlines on all assignments. COURSE OVERVIEW CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES: The course will focus on issues relating to economic, social, and environmental sustainability. In particular, we will examine current economic, social, and environmental challenges and critically examine the historical and contemporary role of business for its influence on sustainability. We will also explore recent changes/shifts in practices that are enabling firms to better align their strategies with the broader societal goals of sustainability. Specifically, we will focus on some seminal articles and use case studies to better comprehend this realignment of corporate goals. The articles highlight new models for the business world (e.g., shared value creation & natural capitalism) as well as discuss the firm-level alignment of profitability and sustainability. The course content includes cases of organizations working towards creating a more sustainable world. These cases will highlight some of the real issues and dilemmas that organizations face in addressing issues relating to sustainability. LEARNING OUTCOMES: • Get exposure to important issues relating to sustainability • Understand the relevance of sustainability issues for business firms • Learn about sustainable models of capitalism • Identify opportunities and challenges for business firms relating to sustainability • Become aware of possibilities for cross-sector collaboration © Dr. Arjun Bhardwaj. Not to be copied, used, or revised without express written permission from the copyright owner

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Get exposure to ideas from diverse backgrounds Improve skills for participating in virtual classroom discussion Develop virtual teamwork and presentation skills

COURSE MATERIAL: There is no required textbook for the course. Readings including articles and book chapters have been placed on library reserve (Available on Library Online Course Reserve with a Web Link on Canvas). Readings also include articles from the Harvard Business Review (HBR). You have to locate the Harvard Business Review articles on your own from the library (see Pages on Canvas). In addition, a course pack consisting of two cases and one article will be available at the Ivey Publishing website (Instructions for obtaining the cases are provided at the end of this document). Students are required to purchase the course pack. In addition to the two cases in the course pack, instructions for accessing two other cases on Canvas will be provided separately at the appropriate time. To facilitate discussion, students are expected to have their copy of the case with them on the day the case is scheduled for discussion. During the course, I may distribute additional articles, readings, or cases and these will also form part of the course content for the purpose of evaluation. EVALUATION: Students taking this course will be evaluated on five components, which are listed below and explained in the following paragraphs: Class Participation (Individual): 10% 4 Article/Reading Write-Ups (Individual): 20% 6 Quizzes (Individual): 30% Wal-Mart Case Question Response (Group) 15% Group Project Report and Presentation (Group): 25% In addition, students will also be requested to evaluate the contribution of their group members for all the group work completed during the term. CLASS PARTICIPATION: Class participation grades will be a combination of participation in discussion board posts including the introduction discussion board post and posts on Group and Main Discussion Board. Discussion board responses need to use respectful and use professional language. Please refrain from using emojis or acronyms. ARTICLE/READING WRITE-UP: Each student is required to submit a one-page (double spaced) write-up on four articles/readings at the beginning of the class time in which the article/reading is scheduled. For example, the write-up for Article 1 will be due at 5.00 pm on Thursday, September 23. The article write-ups are to be submitted on Canvas. The one-page write-up should explain the content of the article in your own words and discuss one key idea in the article/reading that you found to be interesting and include a brief explanation of why that idea is interesting to you. You are expected to paraphrase the language in the article and use your own words but if you do use exact © Dr. Arjun Bhardwaj. Not to be copied, used, or revised without express written permission from the copyright owner

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phrases/sentences from the article please use quotation marks. In addition, the write-up should include one potential limitation of the article/reading. The four articles/readings are highlighted in bold in the course schedule section. You can keep the following points in mind as a general guidance for each article/reading: • What topic does the reading cover? • Why is the topic important? • Consider the strengths of the reading. • What are its limitations? • What are the examples used by authors in the article/reading (if any)? • What are the key points that the author(s) make? • Is there anything interesting that you learned? • Does the content relate to other things that you have learned in the course/program? • Think of any additional real-world examples where this topic would apply. QUIZZES: The students are expected to read and prepare the case and complete 6 quizzes on Canvas. The quizzes would be open book based on case facts/issues or on assigned articles. They will be due at 5 pm on the day the case/article is scheduled on the calendar. Please see the course schedule for more information. GROUPS: You will be assigned to a group (group size 5-7) on September 21. I reserve the right to change the group composition/size. Throughout the course, you will work with the same group. GROUP CASE WRITE-UP: Each group will have to submit a written response to the questions associated with a case (WALMART’S Sustainability Strategy). The case questions will be posted on Canvas by October 7, 2021 (Thursday). The written response should not exceed a maximum of six pages (double spaced) and should be submitted by 5.00 pm on the day the case is scheduled on the calendar (November 4, 2021). GROUP PROJECT: About five weeks into the course, I will introduce the details of the group project for the course. The group project submissions are due on Thursday, November 18, 2021 (5.00 pm). CANVAS USE: The course will be delivered on Canvas and the Synchronous session will be conducted using Canvas Zoom. A link to the recording of the synchronous session will be available on Canvas. IMPORTANT GROUND RULES FOR THE COURSE: •

All submissions must be in double space using Times New Roman font 12 with one-inch margins.

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All submission due dates must be adhered to. Late submissions will receive a penalty which depends on the extent of delay in the submission.

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The students are responsible to keep themselves aware of the course conduct, readings, assignments, and course announcements.

COURSE SCHEDULE: Date

Activity

Topic/Reading/Documentary

Week 1

Organizational Meeting

AJ Course Introduction – Synchronous (5.00-6.00 pm)

September 7, 2021 (Tuesday)

Student Introduction

Please introduce yourself on Canvas Discussion Board by September 28 (5.00 pm) Please Read (No submission requirement)

Week 1 September 9, 2021 (Thursday)

“I’m Here Because I’m As Good As You”. Interview with Ursula Burns, Harvard Business Review, Jul/Aug2021, Vol. 99 Issue 4, p132136.

Week 2

AJ Session – Synchronous (5.00-6.00 pm)

September 14, 2021 (Tuesday) Week 2 September 16, 2021 (Thursday)

Food Industry Societal Outcomes

and Case 1: PEPSICO’s Turning Point: Establishing a Role in a Sustainable Society (Case available in the Ivey Course Pack) Individual Online Quiz 1 on Canvas, Due 5.00 pm

Week 3 September 21, 2021 (Tuesday)

Challenges of the Current Form of Capitalism: Revisiting Shareholder Value Maximization Capitalism – Long Term View

Week 3 September 23, 2021 (Thursday)

Changing the Current System – Aligning Business and Society

AJ Session – Synchronous (5.00-6.00 pm) Article: Finally, Evidence That Managing for the Long Term Pays Off (2017) Barton, D., Manyika, J., & Williamson, S. H. (Available in the Ivey Course Pack) Individual Online Quiz 2 on Canvas, Due 5.00 pm Article 1 for Write-Up, Due 5.00 pm Article: Creating Shared Value (2011), Harvard Business Review (2011), Porter, M. E., & Kramer, M. R. Jan/Feb 2011, Vol. 89 Issue 1/2, p. 62-77 Watch Michael Porter Ted Talk 2013, The Case for Letting Business Solve Social Problems

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Week 3

AJ Session – Synchronous (5.00-6.00 pm)

September 28, 2021 (Tuesday) Week 3

HOLIDAY

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

September 30, 2021 (Tuesday) Week 4 October 5, 2021 (Tuesday)

Outcomes of Capitalism Article 2 for Write-Up, Due 5.00 pm Social Inequality and Technological Shifts Inequality America’s 1 Percent Problem (2012), Stiglitz, J. E. (Chapter 1, pages 1-24), The Price of Inequality, W.W. Norton & Company, New York (Available on Library Online Course Reserve with a Web Link on Canvas) Watch Richard Wilkinson Ted Talk, How Economic Inequality Harms Societies

Week 4 October 7, 2021 (Thursday)

Mechanisms of Capitalism

Watch Thomas Piketty Ted Talk, New Thoughts on Capital in the Twenty-First Century Supplementary Reading (Not required) Introduction (pages 1-33), Capital in the Twenty-First Century, Thomas Piketty, The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, Cambridge U.S./London U.K. (Available on Library Online Course Reserve with a Web Link on Canvas) AJ to Post Wal-Mart Questions (WALMART’S Sustainability Strategy case available in the Ivey Course Pack)

Week 5 October 12, 2021 (Tuesday)

External Conditions for Capitalism

Ch. 7. Protecting What Has Made Us Rich and Free: Markets, Politics, and the Future of the Capitalist System. Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire (2020), Rebecca Henderson, p201-249. Individual Online Quiz 3 on Canvas, Due 5.00 pm

Week 5

Reach of Capitalism

October 14, 2021 (Thursday)

Base of the Pyramid New Cross Sector Collaborations

Article 3 for Write-Up, Due 5.00 pm Cocreating Business’s New Social Compact (2007), Harvard Business Review, Brugmann, J., & Prahalad, C. K., February 2007, Vol. 85 Issue 2, p. 80-90

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Watch Hans Rosling Ted Talk, The Magic Washing Machine Week 6 October 19, 2021 (Tuesday)

Reaching Base of Pyramid with Alternative Models

AJ Session – Synchronous (5.00-6.00 pm) Case 2: KIVA.ORG and the power of a story (This case is not included in the course pack. It will be made available on Canvas) Individual Online Quiz 4 on Canvas, Due 5.00 pm

Week 6

Ecological Challenges

Please read (No submission requirement) How we got into this Predicament, Senge, P. M. (Chapter 2), The Necessary Revolution, Double Day, New York, 2008, (Available on Library Online Course Reserve with a Web Link on Canvas)

Ecological Challenges

AJ Session – Synchronous (5.00-6.00 pm)

Natural Capitalism

Article 4 for Write-Up, Due 5.00 pm A Road Map for Natural Capitalism (2007), Harvard Business Review, Lovins, A. B., Lovins, L. H., & Hawken, P. July/August 2007, Vol. 85 Issue 7/8, p. 172-183

Role of Standards in Driving Change

Building the Green Way, Harvard Business Review (2006), Lockwood, C. June 2006, Vol. 84 Issue 6, p129-137.

October 21, 2021 (Thursday)

Week 7 October 26, 2021 (Tuesday) Week 7 October 28, 2021 (Thursday)

Week 8 November 2, 2021 (Tuesday)

Week 8 November 4, 2021 (Thursday)

Week 9

Sustainability Initiatives in Organizations

Individual Online Quiz 5 on Canvas, Due 5.00 pm Written Group Submission to Case Questions, Due 5.00 pm Case 3: WAL-MART’S Sustainability Strategy (Available in the Ivey Course Pack)

READING BREAK

November 9 (Tuesday) AND November 11 (Thursday) Week 10

Social Inclusion

AJ Session – Synchronous (5.00-6.00 pm)

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November 16 (Tuesday)

Case 4: MICHELIN’S Strategic Partnership with Indigenous People (A). (This case is not included in the course pack. It will be made available on Canvas) Individual Online Quiz 6 on Canvas, Due 5.00 pm (Small Group Discussion on Case Questions)

Week 10 Group Project Submissions due Thursday, November 18 at 5.00 pm

November 18 (Thursday) Week 11 November 23 (Tuesday) Week 11 November 25 (Thursday) Week 12 November 30 (Tuesday) Week 12 December 2 (Thursday) Week 13 December 7 (Tuesday)

Group Project Presentation

Synchronous (5 pm – 6.30 pm)

Group Project Presentation

Synchronous (5 pm – 6.30 pm)

Group Project Presentation

Synchronous (5 pm – 6.30 pm)

Group Project Presentation

Synchronous (5 pm – 6.30 pm)

Group Project Presentation

Synchronous (5 pm – 6.30 pm)

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The above course schedule is subject to change by the Instructor. Any changes would be notified to the students in advance.

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