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An Analysis of Sustainability Integration in Business School Curricula: Evidence from Korea
- Title
- An Analysis of Sustainability Integration in Business School Curricula: Evidence from Korea
- Authors
- Jun, Hannah; Moon, Seoyoung
- Ewha Authors
- Hannah Jun(전희경)
- SCOPUS Author ID
- Hannah Jun
- Issue Date
- 2021
- Journal Title
- SUSTAINABILITY
- ISSN
- 2071-1050
- Citation
- SUSTAINABILITY vol. 13, no. 5
- Keywords
- business school curriculum; Korea; sustainability; sustainability education; sustainability integration
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Indexed
- SCIE; SSCI; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- Given the growing importance of corporate sustainability in the academic literature and in practice, this study investigates to what extent business schools in South Korea have been reflecting sustainability-linked themes in the curriculum. Based on a review of 20,507 course syllabi from ten sample universities between 2013 and 2019, our findings show an increase in the absolute number and proportion of sustainability-linked courses in Korean business schools, increasing from 12.9% of total courses in 2013 to 14.7% in 2019. The most prominent sustainability keywords were "ethics" and "corporate social responsibility," with most courses reflecting sustainability keywords by allocating a few weeks to sustainability issues (sustainability-inclusive) rather than sustainability serving as the major theme of the course (sustainability-focused). In terms of degree program, sustainability-linked courses accounted for nearly 15% of total courses at the undergraduate and Master of Business Administration (MBA) levels, respectively, and just 7% of graduate (Master's/Ph.D.) programs in Business Administration. While our findings suggest overall progress in incorporating sustainability themes in business schools, course offerings are fragmented and generally focus on a narrow concept of ethics rather than constituting a comprehensive curriculum that weaves sustainability throughout functional majors.
- DOI
- 10.3390/su13052779
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- 국제대학원 > 국제학과 > Journal papers
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