21E16001 - Sustainability in Business, Lecture, 5.9.2022-13.10.2022
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Individual article reflections assignment
Due: Can be submitted between September 13th and October 18th
**We STRONGLY suggest doing these early to avoid time constraints at the end.
Reflections are a critical way to make sense of what you are learning in class; it is how connections are created between topics, how you develop your views, how you link the classroom to your real-world experience, and how you develop your sense of learning. It is very important that you provide personal reflections of the reading materials that are critical to this course. Your reflections of the critical reading material, therefore, will be your main individual assignment. Our goal is to have you engage in a spirited discussion about the academic material on sustainability in business in a way that advances your learning. We will use the following criteria for the grading:
· Write a minimum of two reflections (each are 400-500 words, in total 800-1000 words) on two articles from the provided and critical reading list below. You can write these reflections any time you like, however, please ensure that you submit your assignment all together. In other words, please provide the two reflections in a single document when you submit your assignment. In these reflections, you can take into account the below questions:
o What was the most striking argument of the authors? What did you find most compelling in the article?
o Did you agree/disagree with the authors’ arguments?
o How does the article apply to real-world problems that you have seen? Do any examples from your working life come to mind?
o How do you reflect on the shortfalls of this article?
o How can you extend one of the points from the article?
o How does the article connect with other reading materials and course discussions?
In total, the reflections of two separate articles will make up 20% of your grade. All article reflections will be given a grade of 0-10. We expect most will receive a 7, 8, or 9, with 10s being reserved for exceptionally insightful ones. Here are a few pointers that will help you get a good grade.
Reflections
Things that will help you get a good grade on your reflection:
- Rooting your reflection in-class materials and discussions
- Using real-life examples to explore the complexities of the article
- Disagreeing with the viewpoints presented in the article in a well-reasoned way. Remember, the author’s views are just one point of view, and you are encouraged to disagree with them if you see fit.
- Providing clarity about where your lingering questions and doubts are. What are you unsure of? What confuses you? Of course, there is a balance here. One has to bring a viewpoint. Perhaps you are confused because two points seem contradictory. That would be an excellent topic for reflection.
Things that do not help you to get a good grade:
- Ignoring the article’s main contributions or making it hard to see how this fits into our overall course and the article of interest
- Making an irrelevant or overly general argument
- Being overly argumentative
We identified the 9 articles below from the course material as critical readings. You can choose any of the two articles from the list below for your individual assignment.
· Rockström, J. et al. (2009). A safe operating space for humanity. Nature, 461, 472–475.
· Hahn et al. (2015). Tensions in
Corporate Sustainability: Towards an Integrative Framework. Journal of Business Ethics, 127, 297–316.
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Adams, R., Jeanrenaud, S., Bessant, J., Denyer, D., & Overy, P. (2016).
Sustainability-oriented Innovation: A Systematic Review. International
Journal of Management Reviews, 18, 180–205.
· Halme, M., & Laurila, J. (2009). Philanthropy, integration or innovation? Exploring the financial and societal outcomes of different types of corporate responsibility. Journal of Business Ethics, 84, 325–339.
· van Bommel K., Rasche A., Spicer, A. (2022). From Values to Value: The Commensuration of Sustainability Reporting and the Crowding Out of Morality. Organization & Environment, 1–28.
· Behnam, M., & MacLean, T. (2011). Where is the accountability in international accountability standards? A decoupling perspective. Business Ethics Quarterly, 21(1), 45–72.
· Bowen, F. (2014). After Greenwashing: Symbolic Corporate Environmentalism and Society (Organizations and the Natural Environment) (pp. 15–38). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
· Bocken, N., Short, S., Rana, P., & Evans, S. (2014). A literature and practice review to develop sustainable business model archetypes. Journal of Cleaner Production, 65, 42–56.
· Esposito, M., Tse, T., & Soufani, K. (2018). Introducing a Circular Economy: New Thinking with New Managerial and Policy Implications. California Management Review, 60, 5–19.
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