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Abstract
Given the growing importance of corporate sustainability in the academic literature and in practice, this study investigates to what extent business schools in South Korea have been reflecting sustainability-linked themes in the curriculum. Based on a review of 20,507 course syllabi from ten sample universities between 2013 and 2019, our findings show an increase in the absolute number and proportion of sustainability-linked courses in Korean business schools, increasing from 12.9% of total courses in 2013 to 14.7% in 2019. The most prominent sustainability keywords were “ethics” and “corporate social responsibility,” with most courses reflecting sustainability keywords by allocating a few weeks to sustainability issues (sustainability-inclusive) rather than sustainability serving as the major theme of the course (sustainability-focused). In terms of degree program, sustainability-linked courses accounted for nearly 15% of total courses at the undergraduate and Master of Business Administration (MBA) levels, respectively, and just 7% of graduate (Master’s/Ph.D.) programs in Business Administration. While our findings suggest overall progress in incorporating sustainability themes in business schools, course offerings are fragmented and generally focus on a narrow concept of ethics rather than constituting a comprehensive curriculum that weaves sustainability throughout functional majors.
Highlights
When it comes to business programs, the rationale for incorporating sustainability themes into the curriculum has been built on decades of discourse on business ethics, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability on the one hand [1,2], and acute awareness that business practitioners play a crucial role in shaping the global sustainability agenda on the other [3]
To address whether the integration of sustainability-related courses at business schools has reflected the urgency of sustainability issues raised in industry and in academia, this paper examined to what extent Korean business schools have been incorporating sustainability-linked themes in the curriculum
This study provided a unique, in-depth review of the state of sustainability education at Korean business schools through an analysis of three major areas: (1) sustainability keywords; (2) course classifications; and
Summary
When it comes to business programs, the rationale for incorporating sustainability themes into the curriculum has been built on decades of discourse on business ethics, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability on the one hand [1,2], and acute awareness that business practitioners play a crucial role in shaping the global sustainability agenda on the other [3]. This push to embed sustainability, or “development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” [4]
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