Training Future Managers to Address the Challenges of Sustainable Development: An Innovative, Interdisciplinary, and Multiregional Experience on Corporate Sustainability Education

• Published in: World (Basel) Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 155 - 172
• Main Authors: Anholon, Rosley, Sigahi, Tiago F. A. C., Cazeri, Gustavo Tietz, Siltori, Patricia Fernanda da Silva, Lourenzani, Wagner Luiz, Satolo, Eduardo Guilherme, Caldana, Adriana Cristina Ferreira, Moraes, Gustavo Hermínio Salati Marcondes de, Martins, Vitor William Batista, Rampasso, Izabela Simon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Action research; Climate; College professors; Colleges & universities; Community; corporate social responsibility; corporate sustainability; Curricula; Decision making; Dissemination; Economic growth; Educational objectives; Environmental stewardship; Higher education; Infrastructure; Innovations; Interdisciplinary aspects; Interdisciplinary subjects; Knowledge; management education; Professional training; Professionals; Research methodology; Society; Stakeholders; Students; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Teaching; training for managers; World problems; Brazil

This paper presents an innovative experience involving students and professors from diverse backgrounds and regions that was designed to integrate corporate sustainability (CS) knowledge into undergraduate programs. An action research approach was adopted, with the course running over one semester....