Sustainability in business education: a systematic review and future research agenda

IF 2 Q3 BUSINESS
Maria Teresa Beamond, Marina Schmitz, Miguel Cordova, Maria Vasileva Ilieva, Shasha Zhao, Daria Panina
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Abstract

Purpose

This paper aims to clarify how business education has and should incorporate more resources, policies and stakeholder engagement towards the incorporation of sustainability, by conducting a literature review on sustainability in business and international business education and proposing future opportunities for researchers and practitioners.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors take a systematic, qualitative analysis approach to evaluate multidisciplinary literatures on sustainability in business education. The authors identify 192 qualifying papers published in 68 journals between 2015 and 2023.

Findings

The authors propose five categories of education solutions. Four of them are integrated, in two macro–micro levels: university (stakeholders and shared-mindset change) and student (pedagogical methods and curriculum); and one at meso level: international business (holistic integration) serving to unify the university and student levels.

Research limitations/implications

The review highlights the value of applying a holistic approach and interdisciplinary pedagogical methods in future research on sustainability education in business school to effectively prepare future business leaders to contribute to a more sustainable future.

Practical implications

Insights from this review can usefully guide scholars and programme directors in their future research and administrative efforts towards business curriculum design, stakeholder management and policy-making.

Social implications

The findings highlight how by embracing holistic perspectives, proper policies and self-awareness, business education shapes the mindsets and skill sets of the next generation of socially conscious practitioners.

Originality/value

The review stands out as one of the few that offers a forward-looking trajectory for the adaptation of international business education in response to sustainability challenges, through a holistic perspective.

商业教育的可持续性:系统回顾与未来研究议程
本文旨在通过对商业和国际商业教育中的可持续发展进行文献综述,阐明商业教育如何以及应该如何纳入更多的资源、政策和利益相关者的参与,以实现可持续发展,并为研究人员和从业人员提出未来的机遇。研究结果作者提出了五类教育解决方案。研究局限/启示该综述强调了在未来商学院可持续发展教育研究中应用整体方法和跨学科教学方法的价值,以有效培养未来的商界领袖,为更可持续的未来做出贡献。社会意义研究结果强调了商学教育如何通过采用整体视角、适当的政策和自我意识,塑造下一代具有社会意识的从业者的思维方式和技能组合。 原创性/价值本综述是为数不多的通过整体视角为国际商学教育应对可持续性挑战提供前瞻性调整轨迹的综述之一。
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期刊介绍: In recent years, the business practices and management philosophies of global enterprises have been subject to increasingly close scrutiny by commentators in the fields of journalism and academia. Such scrutiny has been motivated by a growing desire to examine the nature of globalisation, its impact on specific communities and its benefits for society as a whole. Coverage includes, but is not restricted to, issues of: ■Globalization ■Production and consumption ■Economic change ■Societal change ■Politics and power of organizations and governments ■Environmental impact
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