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MHR 504.01- Introduction to Sustainability in Business-Concepts & Issues
How a company interacts with the environment and how it performs as a socially responsible corporate citizen are becoming strategic variables for all organizations – for profit corporations and non-profit organizations alike.
Sustainability captures the broad and diverse set of issues with which organizations must deal to succeed strategically and perform competitively against rising expectations for environmental stewardship and social responsibility. Often the informal metaphor "green" is used synonymously with sustainability, but as will be demonstrated in this course, sustainability is the more comprehensive term.
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MHR 504.02 - Introduction to Sustainability in Business-Applications & Solutions
In-depth look at sustainability initiatives of selected industries and strategies which initiatives support; class project gives students hand-on experience with a local business.
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504.03- Project Experience in Sustainability
This course is designed to provide students with hands-on experience in the execution of sustainable business practices to fill a need articulated by an operating public or private organization. Students may expect to spend considerable time in consultation with the project sponsor to collect information, to vet and refine ideas, and to test conclusions and recommendations.
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MBA 808 International Field Study: Sustainability in Brazil
Course will reinforce global perspective of business in Brazil and of Brazil as a major player on the international business scene. Course content will include sustainable business practices and culture and language of Brazil. For the coming years, the class will work in project teams to study sustainable business opportunities that will be associated with the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Wi Qtr 1 – 4-hr cl plus mandatory spring break study abroad. Prereq: Permission of instructor and successful completion of interview. Repeatable to a maximum of 8 cr hrs. Full-time MBA’s given first priority.
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MHR 841 - Business & the Environment
How a company interacts with the environment is becoming a strategic variable for many corporations, especially manufacturing companies or those who supply them. Strategic variables are associated with issues that convey competitive advantage. The business-environment interface contains many acute opportunities to gain -- or loose -- competitive advantage. Such opportunities pertain to image/reputation, product quality, risk management and cost reduction, just to mention a few.

Business & The Environment will teach students how to integrate consideration of the environment into thinking about business processes to improve a company’s competitive advantage. The course will revolve around the concept of environmental sustainability and will investigate two important dimensions of this concept. One will be translating the concept into operational terms and the other will be establishing the business case for sustainable business practices.
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MHR 894.63-Project Experience In Design & Development of Sustainable Business Practices
It is anticipated that students will work closely with executives from the organizations that "sponsor their project. Students may expect to spend considerable time at the locations of the project sponsor to collect information, to vet and refine ideas, and to test conclusions and recommendations.
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