Matt Kingston
Contact
ATS Assistant Lecturer, Alberta School of Business - Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Management
- mwk3@ualberta.ca
Biological Tech, Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sci - Renewable Resources Dept
- mwk3@ualberta.ca
Courses
EXASB 6107 - Corporate Sustainability
This course examines business strategies for sustainable development. Business sustainability is defined as managing the triple bottom line - designing mission driven enterprises that provide a thriving future for business, society and the planet. To achieve this, managers must adopt a fresh understanding of the role of the business enterprise. The course will draw from successful sustainability efforts of leading business organizations, both locally and internationally, by identifying key success factors that encourage sustainable business practices. It will also place current understandings of sustainability in a wider context by exploring the historical roots of current sustainability practices and examining their implications for key stakeholders of the business enterprise.
SEM 310 - Introduction to Management, Organization and Entrepreneurship
Introduces students to the fundamentals of human resource management, strategy and organizational theory, and entrepreneurship/innovation. Topics include: motivating employees, designing jobs, staffing, ethics and decision making, leadership and managing teams; developing and implementing an organization's strategy, structure, control systems, and change initiatives; and identifying and evaluating opportunities, launching and growing a business, establishing networks and legitimacy. Pre-requisite *3 junior level English. Open only to students in the Faculty of Business. Not to be taken by students with credit in SEM 200 or 301.
SEM 638 - Corporate Sustainability
This course examines business strategies for sustainable development. Business sustainability is defined as managing the triple bottom line - designing mission driven enterprises that provide a thriving future for business, society and the planet. To achieve this, managers must adopt a fresh understanding of the role of the business enterprise. The course will draw from successful sustainability efforts of leading business organizations, both locally and internationally, by identifying key success factors that encourage sustainable business practices. It will also place current understandings of sustainability in a wider context by exploring the historical roots of current sustainability practices and examining their implications for key stakeholders of the business enterprise.