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Assignment
Which of the nine principles for sustainability do most organizations or companies find the most difficult to follow in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia?
Why do customs or laws make it difficult to achieve this one principle? Does Saudi Vision 2030 address this issue adequately? Why or why not?
Post your comment with the rationale or an example why the principle you listed is the most difficult to follow.
• Embed course material concepts, principles and theories, which require supporting citations along with at least one scholarly peer reviewed reference in supporting your answer unless the assignment calls for more. Keep in mind that these scholarly references can be found in the Saudi Electronic Library by conducting an advanced search specific to scholarly references.
• You need to reply to at least two peers' discussion question post answers to this weekly discussion question. These post replies need to be substantial and constructive in nature. They should add to the content of the post and evaluate/analyze that post answer.
Normal course dialogue doesn't fulfill these two peers' replies but is expected throughout the course. Answering all course questions is also required.
• Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.
Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing all sources referenced. Post your initial response early, and check back often to continue the discussion. Be sure to respond to your peers' posts as well.
Module Introduction
Readings
Note: The following readings may require you to be logged in to the Saudi Digital Library. You may do that here.
Required
• Introduction and Chapter 1 in Making Sustainability Work
• Alshuwaikhat, H. M., & Mohammed, I. (2017). Sustainability matters in national development visions-evidence from Saudi Arabia's Vision for 2030. Sustainability, 9(3).
• Bhattacharya, C., &Polman, P. (2017). Sustainability lessons from the front lines. MIT Sloan Management Review, 58(2), 70-78.
• Schwarzmüller, T., Brosi, P., Stelkens, V., Spörrle, M., &Welpe, I. M. (2017). Investors' reactions to companies' stakeholder management:
The crucial role of assumed costs and perceived sustainability. Business Research, 10(1), 79-96.
Recommended
• Al Surf, M. S., & Mostafa, L. A. (2017). Will the Saudi's 2030 Vision raise the public awareness of sustainable practices? Procedia Environmental Sciences, 37, 514-527.
Learning Outcomes
1. Examine the importance of improving social and financial performance in corporations.
2. Explore the purpose and function of the corporate sustainability model.
3. Discuss the need for corporate accountability when dealing with sustainability issues.
4. Analyze the need to identify corporate stakeholders when looking at corporate sustainability.