STRT 6422 — Strategy for Sustainable Transformation: Leading Organizational Change
4 semester hoursGraduateLecture
Examines strategic frameworks for integrating sustainability into organizational strategy and operations. Addresses the business case for sustainability, strategic prioritization of ESG initiatives, and methods for embedding sustainability into organizational culture. Analyzes strategic leadership and change management approaches necessary for executing sustainability transformations, including managing resistance and navigating implementation challenges. Emphasizes systems thinking and strategic diagnosis of organizational readiness through an action learning project with a real organization and a sustainability simulation. Offers students an opportunity to develop strategic visions for sustainable futures using scenario planning and change strategy architecture as they apply strategic concepts to real-world sustainability challenges. Topics include strategic stakeholder mapping, materiality assessment methodologies, scenario planning, strategic visioning, and designing multilevel intervention strategies for sustainable transformation.