The Palgrave Handbook of Social Sustainability in Business Education

This book provides a holistic conceptualization of social sustainability, going beyond the topics of diversity, equity, and inclusion, and showcases how the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) emphasizing social sustainability can be integrated into business studies’ curricula in different parts of the world. A unique collection of literature comprising educational principles, content, activities, and cases will guide educators, managers of business study programs, and higher education leaders in developing engaging, high-impact educational experiences that enable students to solve grand societal challenges and grow as ethical, inclusive leaders.

This handbook features a wide-range of tested teaching innovations. These cover education models addressing newest trends, such as utilizing artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies in education about-and-for socially sustainable business or skill development for enabling circular economy and sustainable production and consumption patterns. The classical, impactful yet underutilized in business studies instructional techniques such as storytelling and theatre are also discussed comprehensively.

The cross-disciplinary approach of the handbook speaks to scholars aiming to research and implement business education, which connects social, environmental, and economic dimensions in quality education that promotes sustainable development.

Ausrine Silenskyte is a Program Manager (Bachelor’s in International Business) and an Ambassador for Internationalization at the School of Management, University of Vaasa, Finland.

Miguel Cordova is Associate Professor and Internationalization Leader for the Management Department and Management School at Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú (PUCP), Peru.

Marina A. Schmitz serves as a researcher and lecturer at the Coca-Cola Chair of Sustainable Development at IEDC-Bled School of Management, Slovenia and as a senior CSR expert at Polymundo AG in Heilbronn, Germany.

Soo Min Toh is Professor of Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management at the University of Toronto Mississauga, Canada and Visiting Fellow at the University of Edinburgh Business School, UK.