Sustainable Business Enterprises

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Sustainable Business Enterprises

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About this course: This course will explore current challenges and opportunities facing firms in the area of environmental sustainability. It will begin with an introduction to sustainability, with a particular focus on how environmental sustainability is relevant to business. Topics such as unsustainable consumption/consumer behavior, market research sustainable product design, sustainable value chains and communications will be covered. The bottom-up approach in terms of immersion, emersion, and design as applied to sustainable business enterprise will be covered. The course concludes with a summary of insights on global challenges in business, with particular focus on poverty and the…

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When you enroll for courses through Coursera you get to choose for a paid plan or for a free plan

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About this course: This course will explore current challenges and opportunities facing firms in the area of environmental sustainability. It will begin with an introduction to sustainability, with a particular focus on how environmental sustainability is relevant to business. Topics such as unsustainable consumption/consumer behavior, market research sustainable product design, sustainable value chains and communications will be covered. The bottom-up approach in terms of immersion, emersion, and design as applied to sustainable business enterprise will be covered. The course concludes with a summary of insights on global challenges in business, with particular focus on poverty and the environment, and on the unique approach employed here in terms of bottom-up immersion, emersion, design, innovation, and enterprise. Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to: • Understand the importance of sustainability for business • Learn about specific topics consumer behavior, market research, product design, value chains and communications using the sustainability lens in business • Design solutions and develop enterprise plans for sustainable business initiatives • Apply the bottom-up approach for sustainable business initiatives in any context This course is part of the iMBA offered by the University of Illinois, a flexible, fully-accredited online MBA at an incredibly competitive price. For more information, please see the Resource page in this course and onlinemba.illinois.edu.

Created by:  University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Taught by:  Madhu Viswanathan, Diane and Steven N. Miller Professor in Business

    Department of Business Administration
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Syllabus


WEEK 1


Course Orientation
You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.


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  1. Video: Welcome to Sustainable Business Enterprises!
  2. Video: Meet Prof. Viswanathan
  3. Leyendo: Syllabus
  4. Leyendo: Glossary
  5. Leyendo: About the Discussion Forums
  6. Cuestionario de práctica: Orientation Quiz
  7. Leyendo: Updating Your Profile
  8. Cuadro de aviso de la discusión: Getting to Know Your Classmates
  9. Leyendo: Social Media


Module 1: Sustainability and Consumption



This first module begins with an introduction to sustainability. The various dimensions of sustainability are examined, with particular focus on how environmental sustainability is relevant to business. The module provides an overview of sustainable business practices through discussion and examples. Unsustainable consumption and motivations for sustainable consumer behavior will be covered. You will do a parallel project on the same topic as in the first course, but for higher-income segments in emerging markets or advanced economies. The module will focus on finalizing a specific need, geography, and beneficiaries for this project.


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  1. Leyendo: Module 1 Readings and Resources
  2. Video: Lesson 1-1.1 What Is Sustainability?
  3. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 1-1 Practice Quiz
  4. Video: Lesson 1-2.1 Project: Focus on Problem and Opportunity
  5. Video: Lesson 1-2.2 Needs Immersion
  6. Video: Lesson 1-2.3 Project Resources
  7. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 1-2 Practice Quiz
  8. Video: Lesson 1-3.1 Sustainable Consumption
  9. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 1-3 Practice Quiz

Graded: Module 1 Peer Assessment
Graded: Module 1 Quiz

WEEK 2


Module 2: Sustainable Product Design and Market Research



This module focuses on understanding how to conduct market research in the arena of sustainability. It also covers how to develop sustainable products. The bottom-up approach in terms of immersion, emersion, and design as applied to sustainable business enterprise is covered. A parallel project focuses on designing a core and augmented solution and an ecosystem.


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  1. Leyendo: Module 2 Readings and Resources
  2. Video: Lesson 2-1.1 Project Exercises
  3. Video: Lesson 2-1.2 Idea Generation
  4. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 2-1 Practice Quiz
  5. Video: Lesson 2-2.1 Sustainable Market Research
  6. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 2-2 Practice Quiz
  7. Video: Lesson 2-3.1 Sustainable Product Design
  8. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 2-3 Practice Quiz
  9. Video: Lesson 2-4.1 Bottom-Up Immersion, Emersion, and Design
  10. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 2-4 Practice Quiz

Graded: Module 2 Peer Assessment
Graded: Module 2 Quiz

WEEK 3


Module 3: Sustainable Value Chains and Communications



This module covers how sustainable offerings are delivered and communicated. It also covers topics in sustainable finance and accounting. A case analysis is used to bring out unique issues with sustainability and business. The parallel project involves the final presentation of a problem, opportunity, solution, ecosystem, enterprise plan, and outcomes.


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  1. Leyendo: Module 3 Readings and Resources
  2. Video: Lesson 3-1.1 Project Exercises
  3. Video: Lesson 3-1.2 Idea Generation
  4. Video: Lesson 3-1.3 Case Study in Bottom-Up Design
  5. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 3-1 Practice Quiz
  6. Video: Lesson 3-2.1 Sustainable Value Chains and Communications
  7. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 3-2 Practice Quiz
  8. Video: Lesson 3-3.1 Sustainable Finance and Accounting: Introduction
  9. Video: Lesson 3-3.2 Sustainable Finance and Accounting
  10. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 3-3 Practice Quiz
  11. Video: Lesson 3-4.1 Case Analysis
  12. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 3-4 Practice Quiz

Graded: Module 3 Peer Assessment
Graded: Module 3 Quiz

WEEK 4


Module 4: BOTTOM-UP ENTERPRISE



This module summarizes the course on sustainable business enterprises focusing on business, environmental, and social sustainability. It then covers a bottom-up perspective on emerging markets. It also summarizes the two courses on sustainable global business horizons focusing on global challenges in business, with particular focus on poverty and the environment. Finally, the module covers the unique approach employed here in terms of bottom-up immersion, design, innovation, and enterprise. A parallel project stream compares and contrasts the enterprise plans in the two courses and the learning from focusing on subsistence marketplaces for the purposes of upward innovation, i.e., how innovation for subsistence marketplaces influences innovation from subsistence marketplaces.


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  1. Leyendo: Module 4 Readings and Resources
  2. Video: Lesson 4-1.1 Sustainable Business Enterprises Part 1
  3. Video: Lesson 4-1.2 Sustainable Business Enterprises Part 2
  4. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 4-1 Practice Quiz
  5. Video: Lesson 4-2.1 Bottom-Up Perspective on Emerging Markets
  6. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 4-2 Practice Quiz
  7. Video: Lesson 4-3.1 Sustainable Global Business Horizons
  8. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 4-3 Practice Quiz
  9. Video: Lesson 4-4.1 Bottom-Up Immersion, Design, Innovation and Enterprise
  10. Cuestionario de práctica: Lesson 4-4 Practice Quiz
  11. Video: A Conversation about Bottom-Up Enterprises Introduction
  12. Video: Charting a Bottom-Up Journey
  13. Video: Implementing Bottom-Up Enterprises
  14. Video: Sustaining Bottom-Up Enterprises
  15. Video: Guiding Values & Lessons Learned
  16. Video: Essence of the Bottom-Up Approach

Graded: Module 4 Quiz
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