MBA - Leadership and Sustainability (Robert Kennedy College)
The importance of sustainability in business has never been more critical, due to the pressure on companies to be seen to be conscientious custodians through a responsible approach to sustainability, as demonstrated by their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) standards; this programme is designed to increase the ESG awareness of leaders, and to improve their management capabilities in critical areas.
Designed for your success, the MBA Leadership and Sustainability creates distinctive managers with a solid understanding of business functions, such as organisational behaviour, marketing and financial management, combined with comprehensive knowledge of the latest developments of increasing importance to organisations of sustainable development, with modules in leadership and sustainability.
Course Overview
The overall aims of the programme are as follows:
On this course you will...
- Further develop relevant management and organisation knowledge, both academic and professional, in line with postgraduate standards/benchmarks and in the context of leadership and sustainability
- Develop critical reflection skills and engagement with leadership theory to understand, and where appropriate, challenge existing individual and organisational perspectives and practices
- Develop, and where appropriate apply, new knowledge to add value into organisational capability, with a particular focus on leadership and sustainability, while being cognisant of the opportunities through Artificial Intelligence and related Industry 5.0 technologies
- Develop an understanding of an organisation’s strategic focus and environment, and the impact of the inter-relationship between the organisation’s resources and clients in the evolving global environment by applying innovative leadership theories
- Develop commitment to continuous personal and professional development, independence and reflective learning, in the context of leadership and sustainability
- Develop particular expertise and understanding in the fields of leadership and sustainability, enabling a critical engagement with contemporary discourses in sustainability and the social responsibility of organisations, that will promote a personal and professional reflection on leading change
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