Oregon State University - College of Business

Business Analytics - Corvallis

http://pdxmba.oregonstate.edu/corvallis/business-analytics/

Business Analytics - Portland

http://pdxmba.oregonstate.edu/portland/business-analytics/

Innovation Management - Corvallis

http://pdxmba.oregonstate.edu/corvallis/innovation-management

Innovation Management - Portland

http://pdxmba.oregonstate.edu/portland/innovation-management

Supply Chain and Logistics Management - Corvallis

http://pdxmba.oregonstate.edu/corvallis/supply-chain-and-logistics-management

Supply Chain and Logistics Management - Portland

http://pdxmba.oregonstate.edu/portland/supply-chain-and-logistics-management

Corporate Finance

http://pdxmba.oregonstate.edu/corvallis/corporate-finance

Organizational Leadership in Portland/Bend

http://pdxmba.oregonstate.edu/portland/organizational-leadership

Courses in Sustainability

Yes

Sustainability course is

Required

Description

BA 532 (Environmental Law and Sustainable Business): Explores fundamental business, legal, and policy issues raised by environmental law, sustainable business practices, and clean energy policies, and their impact on business and management practices. Considers sustainable management practices, sustainable supply chain and the “triple bottom line,” and the challenge of balancing environmental sustainability and profits. Covers federal environmental statutes including the Clean Air Act and the Clean Water Act. Uses business case studies to consider management responses to environmental and related legal risks. BA 531 (Business Law: Technology/New Ventures): Includes a unit dedicated to fiduciary duty and the myth that shareholder primacy (prioritization of profits to shareholders) is legally obligated; covers stakeholder theory, the challenge of managing to the triple bottom line, and the use of benefits companies as a sustainable business model. Covers risk management, regulatory compliance, and operational liabilities including environmental compliance. BA561, Supply Chain Management - We discuss the impact of Lean on resource management, and concepts including triple bottom line, Natural Step Framework, closed loop supply chain, and environmental strategies. This course considers key supply chain management issues from two perspectives: process efficiency and system effectiveness. The goal is to expand your knowledge of supply chain management and operations management. Topics will be covered in such a manner that the information should be applicable to managing and improving the operations of firm’s global supply chains. We use Harvard Business School Cases and guest speakers from Oregon companies to illustrate such concepts. Students will be able to apply key topics to actual supply chain decisions and environmental strategies in operations and understand the linkages between key supply chain member and structural characteristics of supply chain. MGMT 559 - Managing Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility The course introduces students to contemporary issues managers face making ethical and socially-responsible decisions in an increasingly competitive, transparent, and global environment. The class uses practical examples and cases, as well as contemporary behavioral ethics research and theory to help students understand the ambiguous, difficult and often intractable problems facing modern business professionals. Students apply knowledge of the resource conflicts and stakeholder demands that often inhibit CSR and ethical choices in critical analyses of organizations. They also analyze the impact of decisions and actions on stakeholders including interpersonal, societal, environmental, and organizational considerations. Specifically, the course focuses on maximizing shared value for social and competitive benefit, covering topics including: strategizing for triple bottom line performance; leveraging effectuation approaches to CSR to maximize impact; rethinking supply chain strategy to mitigate unanticipated risks; and the development and planning of social entrepreneurial ventures.

Research Opportunities in Sustainability

Yes

Description

The MBA Research Thesis option is intended to offer students and College of Business faculty with joint research interests an opportunity to engage in research as part of the student’s MBA program. Students can design, execute and report on business research problems and their solutions. These may include an analysis of existing academic literature and the formulation of research questions and research plans. Students may also collect and analyze data and report on research findings in both an oral and written formats.

School's environmental commitment 1:

Graduates of the Supply Chain and Logistics Management option will be able to design appropriate management plans for global supply chains that are lawful, ethical and environmentally and socially responsible http://pdxmba.oregonstate.edu/corvallis/supply-chain-and-logistics-management

School's environmental commitment 2:

Our Innovation Management track in the MBA program offers opportunities for students to bring new clean technologies to market. http://pdxmba.oregonstate.edu/corvallis/innovation-management

School's environmental commitment 3:

Our Managing Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility course, MGMT 559 Introduces students to contemporary issues managers face making ethical and socially-responsible decisions in an increasingly competitive, transparent, and global environment. http://catalog.oregonstate.edu/CourseDetail.aspx?subjectcode=MGMT&coursenumber=559