Assignment: Course Reflection
Complete the following readings early in the module:
• Read the overview/online lectures for Module 1
• From the textbook, Capitalism at the Crossroads: Next Generation Business Strategies for a Post-Crisis World, read the following chapters:
o From obligation to opportunity
o Worlds in collision
• From the Argosy University online library resources, read:
o LaBarre, P. (2007, June). Leap of faith. Fast Company, 116, 97-103, 18.
• From the Internet, read:
o Gelbspan, R. (2007, March 1). One path to climate peace. DeSmogBlog.
Suggested Readings:
• Epstein, M. (2008). Making sustainability work: Best practices in managing and measuring corporate social, environmental and economic impacts. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers. ISBN: 1576754863.
Instructions:
Each module of this course will cover a different aspect of sustainable business practice and theory or model for achieving sustainable business practice.
Respond to the following:
• What is your understanding of sustainability when applied to a business?
• What are examples of business sustainability that you are aware of, either from experience or through media, others?
• If asked for your current opinion about sustainability in business, what would you say and what would you show to support that opinion?
Write your initial response in 300-500 words.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also Include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.