Building an Industry-Oriented Business Sustainability Curriculum in Higher Education

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Title:	Building an Industry-Oriented Business Sustainability Curriculum in Higher Education
Authors:	Chen, Mei-hui Wu, Yenchun Jim Tsai, Kune-muh
Contributors:	Chia Nan Univ Pharm & Sci, Dept Cosmet Sci Natl Taiwan Normal Univ, Grad Inst Global Business & Strategy Natl Kaohsiung Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Logist Management
Keywords:	industrial needs concept mapping importance-performance analysis business sustainability curriculum higher education
Date:	2018-12
Issue Date:	2019-11-15 15:46:07 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	MDPI
Abstract:	In the past, research addressing the issues reflecting industrial needs for sustainability-related curriculum design in higher education has been limited. To narrow this gap and to provide students with better business sustainability curricula, we propose employing a mapping concept to extract the opinions and needs of industrial professionals. A total of 14 industrial professionals were invited to brainstorm on topics of business sustainability to be included in the curriculum, and we were able to obtain 52 topics. The participants were then asked to group the topics on the basis of their own perception of similarity, and rated their importance and difficulty levels. To associate the topics into clusters, we conducted multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis. We achieved five clusters: resource usage reduction and management, corporate governance and labor safety, business sustainability practices, employee rights and community involvement, and knowledge of the regulations. A derived importance-performance analysis (dIPA) was later implemented to further categorize the topics on the basis of the distinct levels of importance and difficulty of each topic. The four quadrants in dIPA could act as guidelines for designing a series of progressive courses on business sustainability in higher education.
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Relation:	Journal of Molecular Medicine-Jmm, v.10, n.12, 4698
Appears in Collections:	[Dept. of Cosmetic Science and institute of cosmetic science] Periodical Articles

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