Business Issues and Trends 306
BUS306: Revision
Lecture Week 12:
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Recognition of Traditional owners and Indigenous cultures
Charles Darwin University acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we’re meeting and pays respect to Elders both past and present and extends that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
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Learning objectives (cont’d)
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Learn about the key challenges that undermine activities and practices towards a natural capitalism goal.
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Week 2: The 21st Century Business & COVID-19
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Describe and examine the historical developments that shaped business, as well as major interpretive debates among scholars of business history.
Understand how past pandemics affected businesses.
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Learning objectives
Analyze the interactions of economic, political, technological, and social developments on the 21st century business.
Understanding the implications of COVID-19 for the 21st century business
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Week 3: Corporate Social Responsibility
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Distinguish the various expectations and demands that emanate from stakeholders on business firms.
Understand what the social roles of businesses are, corporate social responsibility debates, and why they matter
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Understand and explain the implications of CSR approaches on organizational supply chain.
Examine the key elements of CSR reports and why corporations undertake such reporting.
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Week 4: Stakeholders & Business Ethics
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Understand the nature of stakeholder relations to the corporation and the core ethical concerns.
Examine ethical problems and dilemmas arising in the relation between companies and their stakeholders
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Understand and explain the implications of ethical problems on stakeholder-corporate relations.
Share perspectives on how stakeholders can influence the operations of corporations towards sustainable futures.
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Week 5: The Quest for Sustainability
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Understand and explain what sustainability and sustainable development are; and the underlying pillars.
Learn about what sustainability in business is; what constitutes a sustainable business and practical route map to getting there.
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Understand ways by which sustainability is good for business; and how businesses can thrive and grow while simultaneously solving societal problems.
Develop broad awareness and understanding of the economic, social, and environmental changes and challenges that businesses are faced with today.
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Week 6: The Quest for Sustainability
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Learn about what sustainability metrics are and which aspects of sustainability that organisations should measure.
Understand the key methodological issues raised by measuring sustainability.
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Understand why measuring sustainability is important for businesses and society.
Understand how companies link sustainability metrics to their organisational performance measurement and management systems.
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Week 7: The Quest for Sustainability
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Learn about what circular economy is, the core principles of such an economy, and key benefits of circularity.
Understand how the circular economy work and some key examples of circularity.
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Examine the role of business in circular economy, examples of business circular model, and the business value of circular economy.
Understand the key enablers and barriers to the implementation of a circular economy models.
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Week 8: Circular Economy & SDGs – Case Studies
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Understand how circular economy business models create advantage – from waste to wealth.
Learn about the interconnection between Circular Economy and its potential in implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs).
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Learn about some key circular economy case studies that explain the importance of systems based approaches to identifying effective circular transformations.
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Week 9: Technology & Innovation
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Examine the key emerging technologies and innovations in the business space.
Understand what the new tech-driven innovation trends in business are, and why they matter.
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Examine the core principles and key challenges of tech-driven innovation trends in business.
Understand and explain the implications of tech-driven innovations on businesses.
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Week 10: Digital Transformation
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Understand what digital transformation is and its key elements.
Examine the prospects and challenges of digital transformation among businesses.
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Learn about the emerging approaches and strategies for managing the digital transformation transition process in businesses.
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Week 11: Natural Capitalism
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Understand natural capitalism as a business trend, and its basic principles.
Examine the business case for natural capitalism and why companies must pay attention to it.
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Learning objectives
Upon completion of this week’s topic, students should be able to:
Learn about the key challenges that undermine activities and practices towards a natural capitalism goal.
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Revision Week: Assessment Discussion
All the very best!!!
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