Applying Sustainable Operations Management in practice: case studies

This week’s topics

Applying Sustainable Operations Management in practice: case studies

1. Case analysis
2. Linking theory to practice
3. Evaluating evidence
4. The Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies by Tima Bansal - Lecture 3

What you will be able to do

• 1.2 Critically assess key dimensions of sustainability incl. environmental, social and economic as well as practices within each context.
• 1.3 Assess the relevance of different drivers of sustainability practices.
• 2.1 Evaluate the existing position of a business with regards to different sustainability practices.
• 2.3 Evaluate the sustainability and business-related implications of implementing (sustainability) practices for a business.

Activity

Start with this week’s video, then: Case-study workshop: apply the unit’s concepts to a real or realistic case and evaluate the outcome.

Study materials

Videos

• The Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies by Tima Bansal - Lecture 3 · YouTube · Saïd Business School, University of Oxford · 64 min · for registered students

Further resources

• Supply Chain Sustainability: A Practical Guide for Continuous Improvement, 2nd ed. (UN Global Compact & BSR, 2015) · PDF · Un, guidance; 76 pages · for registered students
• Guide to Corporate Sustainability: Shaping a Sustainable Future (UN Global Compact, 2014) · PDF · Un, guidance; 48 pages · for registered students
• Five Misunderstandings About Case-Study Research · Reading · Arxiv, article · for registered students