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MGMT 736 001 (CRN: 27055)

LEADERSHIP IN A WORLD ON FIRE

Long Title: LEADERSHIP IN A WORLD ON FIRE
Department: Management
Instructor: Windsor, Duane
Meeting: 2:15PM - 3:45PM TR (18-MAR-2025 - 24-APR-2025) 
Part of Term: MBA Term II
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 1.5
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
 
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Program(s):
MBA Hybrid
MBA for Professional Extended
MBA for Professionals
MBA for Professional Weekend
MBA - Executive Program
MBA
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Graduate Quadmester
Section Max Enrollment: 45
Section Enrolled: 44
Enrollment data as of: 27-DEC-2024 7:31AM
 
Additional Fees: None
 
Final Exam: GR Course-Dept Schedules Exam
 
Description: The course examines strategic and moral perspectives on grand challenges and social-environmental problems facing businesses. Examples of such issues include: pandemic, accelerating climate change, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and citizenship, bottom of the pyramid, inequality, and demands for justice. Through active discussion, the course focuses on implications of grand challenges for business leadership.