Reading List

Here is the reading list for the Spring 2009, Semester 1 Presidio MBA classes.

SUS6010 - Principles of Sustainable Management 

 

Thinking in Systems: A Primer Thinking in Systems: A Primer
by Donella Meadows

(Received)

 

 

The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm ShiftThe Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift
by Andres R. Edwards
(Read)

 

 

Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive AdvantageGreen to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage
by Daniel Esty
(Read)

 

 

Natural Capitalism: The Next Industrial RevolutionNatural Capitalism: The Next Industrial Revolution
by Hawken, P., Lovins, Amory, & Lovins, L. Hunter.
Also available from www.naturalcapitalism.info

(Read)

 

 

Sustainable Value: How the World's Leading Companies Are Doing Well by Doing Good Sustainable Value: How the World's Leading Companies Are Doing Well by Doing Good
by Chris Laszlo

(Received)

 

 

Unbowed: A Memoir (Vintage) Unbowed: A Memoir (Vintage)
by Wangari Maathai

(Ordered)

 

 

Power Politics (Second Edition)Power Politics (Second Edition)
by Arundhati Roy

(Getting from Jeannie, free)

 

 

The Next Sustainability Wave: Building Boardroom Buy-in (Conscientious Commerce)The Next Sustainability Wave: Building Boardroom Buy-in (Conscientious Commerce)
by Bob Willard

(Buying from Marilyn, $15)

 

 

Pre-Readings

None

 

SUS6195 - Effective Management, Communication & Action

 

The Emotionally Intelligent Team: Understanding and Developing the Behaviors of Success The Emotionally Intelligent Team: Understanding and Developing the Behaviors of Success
by Marcia Hughes

(Received)

 


Leadership and Liberation: A Psychological Approach Leadership and Liberation: A Psychological Approach
by Sean Ruth

(Buying from Keith)

 

 

Learning for Sustainability Learning for Sustainability
by Peter Senge; Joe Laur; Sara Schley; Bryan Smith
Out of print. Downloadable version for $15 from Sol Online

(Read)

 

 

Appreciative Team Building: Positive Questions to Bring Out the Best of Your Team Appreciative Team Building: Positive Questions to Bring Out the Best of Your Team
by Diana Whitney
(Read)

 

 

Pre-Readings:

  • (DONE) Fill out and submit this learning inventory survey for immediate scoring: http://www.engr.ncsu.edu/learningstyles/ilsweb.html.
  • (DONE) Print out or save the results and bring them to the first residency
  • (DONE) Email a copy of the results to the faculty member at by Friday, January 9.

 

SUS6000 - Managerial Accounting

 

Accounting: What the Numbers Mean Accounting: What the Numbers Mean
by David Marshall
(Reading)

(This might not be the correct edition. Reading list specifies 8th edition, ISBN: 0073011219)


 

 

Total Responsibility Management: The Manual Total Responsibility Management: The Manual
by Sandra Waddock; Charles Bodwell; Jennifer Leigh
(Read)

 

 

Pre-Readings:

  • (DONE) Accounting: What the numbers mean, chapters 1-4

 

SUS6020 - Managerial Economics 

 

Managerial Economics & Business Strategy + Data Disk Managerial Economics & Business Strategy + Data Disk
by Michael Baye

(Instructor's Note: Please note that I require an older version (4th ed.) of Baye because it is as good as the current version and costs much less.)

(Have)

 

 

The Essentials of Business Statistics I (Essential Series) The Essentials of Business Statistics I (Essential Series)
by Louise J. Clark
(Read)

 

 

 

Microeconomics in Context Microeconomics in Context
by Neva Goodwin

(Have)

 

Pre-Readings:

  • Managerial Economics and Business Strategy, chapters 1 & 2
  • Microeconomics in Context, chapters 1-5

 

 

Revised on August 18, 2010 20:31:12 by Max Dunn (206.13.51.240)