Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Environmental, Social, and Governance online

The course is designed to offer management accounting and costing tools for decision-making and business strategy. Some examples of these tools are: cost-volume-profit analysis, product costing, incremental analysis, investment and operational budgeting, and standard costing. Real world cases and examples will be used extensively. Students will learn how financial and non-financial information can be integrated in areas such as strategic positioning and value-chain analysis to gain and enhance competitive advantage in the market place.

This course deals with the environment in which international business is conducted, including economic and financial relations, environmental and strategic factors that affect business operations within different nations. Topics include international trade, the balance of payment, exchange rate determination, hedging of foreign exchange exposure, tariffs and other trade restrictions, economic development, economic integration, and international economic organizations within different nations. Also reviewed are the economic, political and cultural conditions that influence international business.

l learning project where they apply various skills in their area of professional interest. Students may choose to investigate an issue at their place of work, undertake research that will lead them to new fields, or create proposals for business models or start-ups. The capstone experience will provide students with direct exposure into various industries and also serve as a basis for planning and advancement. Finally, the course will also help MBA candidates establish their professional identities through reflective assignments and self-assessments as guided by their instructor. The course is taken in the MBA student’s last semester, or after completing the majority of upper core and major courses. 

The course studies strategic management from the perspective of environmental sustainability, with an emphasis on the impact of innovation on corporate social responsibility. Sustainable Strategic Management refers to strategic management policies and processes that seek competitive advantages consistent with a core value of environmental sustainability. Firms that pursue sustainable strategic management base the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of their strategies on an analysis of the ecological issues they face, the values they hold that support sustainability, and the ecological interests of their stakeholders

Managers need resources to succeed and successful managers tend to negotiate well to give themselves the best chance to succeed; they negotiate with customers and suppliers for better prices; they negotiate with internal functions to get better support and key resources to deliver value to both internal and external stakeholders; as managers move up the corporate ladder, they negotiate with their team members for better commitment and they negotiate with their superiors for domain independence. This course will focus on managers’ need to influence others, manage conflict, and negotiate agreements in a wide range of business scenarios both within and outside the organization. Students will be introduced to basic theories of negotiation, practices and frameworks of negotiation. Students will be provided with opportunities to reshape their understanding of negotiation, discover their own negotiation styles, and apply negotiation principles to critical issues. The course takes a view that negotiation is also a life skill that comes in handy in career growth and addresses the managers need to understand that influencing often occurs without formal power or authority. The course uses a combination of lectures, discussions, role-play exercises, cases, and exams.

This course provides an in-depth study of current practices in business sustainability reporting and analysis. Topics covered include reporting practices, regulatory requirements, reporting frameworks, reporting standards, rating agencies, investment products, activist investing and non-governmental organizations (NGOs). The class format combines lectures, interactive discussions, cases studies and project presentations.

This course will explore the interconnections between the environment and the economy. We will analyze a range of environmental issues and consider various viewpoints on both environmental and economic analysis. The course will introduce students to both mainstream and critical approaches. Alongside an in-depth examination of economic theories and policies related to the environment, students also study relevant current environmental events. The focus will be on policy tools, with attention given to international challenges, global environmental issues, and economic development.

This course introduces MBA students to the dynamic and evolving fields of sustainable finance and impact investing. Students will explore how Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors are integrated into investment strategies and how impact investing can generate both, positive financial returns and positive societal outcomes. Topics will cover public and private market investing, sustainable debt, climate finance, and impact measurement frameworks, with a focus on practical applications through discussions, hands-on learning exercises, and case studies.

This course emphasizes the importance of sustainability management from a systems perspective.  We explore strategies for managers and leaders to pursue environmental, social, and governmental (ESG) goals in their organizations while contributing to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We discuss governance practices including the role of the board of directors, shareholders, and top management team. We also examine main metrics and sustainability reporting standards, the role of key actors in the ESG industry, and the use of emerging technologies in sustainability management. This course addresses how organizations build on sustainability management to create shared value and communicate this value to stakeholders.

This course provides a broad overview of the many facets of leadership, ethics, and change management in business, government, and other organizational settings. The course also provides an integrated analysis of the major concepts, theories and functional viewpoints that are shaping today’s dramatically changing business environment. Emphasis is placed upon four areas: first, to assess and manage one’s own leadership style; second, to develop practical leadership skills and insights that will help build one’s career and drive organization goals; third, to create awareness and act ethically while navigating through multiple and often conflicting contemporary business goals; and fourth, to understand the psychology of change and change model applications. Students will benefit by developing ethical leadership and change management plans required in meeting modern-day organizational challenges relative to competition, innovation, power and politics, career advancement, social responsibility and global concerns.