Teaching the Virtues of Sustainability As Flourishing to Undergraduate Business Students

aut.relation.endpage117
aut.relation.issue2en_NZ
aut.relation.journalGlobal Virtue Ethics Reviewen_NZ
aut.relation.pages44
aut.relation.startpage73
aut.relation.volume7en_NZ
aut.researcherGrant, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorGrant, Pen_NZ
dc.contributor.authorMcGhee, Pen_NZ
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-17T21:54:55Z
dc.date.available2017-09-17T21:54:55Z
dc.date.copyright2016-05-30en_NZ
dc.date.issued2016-05-30en_NZ
dc.description.abstractBusiness leaders have a major influence over the achievement of a truly sustainable world; however to do this such leaders need knowledge, which can provide them with convictions that alter both their individual behaviour and their approach to business. Unfortunately in most business schools sustainability is presented as just another strategy for maximising profits. This article describes an undergraduate sustainability course for business students which has transformative potential. Students are exposed to the neo-classical worldview underlying business-as-usual and are challenged to examine what needs to change to reach the goal of sustainability-as-flourishing. More importantly students are helped to draw their own conclusions about the implications of this change for them personally. The uniqueness of this course lies in the fact that students are given the means and tools to action change by introducing them to a virtue ethics framework. This framework provides a blueprint for how individuals can contribute to achieving sustainability as flourishing through the daily practice of virtue and the inspiration of moral exemplars.
dc.identifier.citationGlobal Virtue Ethics Review, Vol. 7 No. 2
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10292/10802
dc.publisherSouthern Public Administration Education Foundation (SPAEF)en_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://spaef.org/article/1653/Teaching-the-Virtues-of-Sustainability-as-Flourishing-to-Undergraduate-Business-Students
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dc.titleTeaching the Virtues of Sustainability As Flourishing to Undergraduate Business Studentsen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Article
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