Journal of Business and Hotel ManagementISSN: 2324-9129

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Research Article, J Bus Hotel Manage Vol: 2 Issue: 1

Relevance of Business Sustainability Education for Hospitality Management

Zabihollah Rezaee*
Thompson-Hill Chair of Excellence & Professor of Accountancy, Fogelman College of Business and Economics 300 Fogelman College Administration Building, The University of Memphis, Memphis, USA
Corresponding author : Zabihollah Rezaee
Thompson-Hill Chair of Excellence& Professor of Accountancy, Fogelman College of Business and Economics 300 Fogelman College Administration Building, The University of Memphis, Memphis,USA
Tel: (901) 678-4652
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E-mail: zrezaee@memphis.edu
Received: June 05, 2016 Accepted: August 03, 2016 Published: August 10,2016
Citation: Rezaee Z (2016) Relevance of Business Sustainability Education for Hospitality Management. J Bus Hotel Manage 3:1.doi:10.4172/2324-9129.1000106

Abstract

Business sustainability in all dimensions of economic, governance, social, ethical, and environmental (EGSEE) performance is gaining acceptance worldwide as many global stock exchanges and regulators either encourage or require their listed companies to issue sustainability reports. More than 8, 000 public companies worldwide are disclosing some of the five EGSEE dimensions of sustainability performance and more companies are following the suite. Despite the ever-increasing importance of business sustainability practice and research, there is limited research on the status of business sustainability education (BSE). This study attempts to fill the gap in literature by examining the coverage of BSE in the Hospitality Management curriculum and presents pedagogical suggestions for the curriculum design and teaching of BSE. This paper examines the importance, relevance, benefits and delivery of BSE in Hospitality Management Schools. Hospitality Management Schools play an important and everlasting role in preparing the next generation of hotel leaders and managers who must understand the importance of business sustainability in our society, new accountability,integrated sustainability reporting and assurance.

Keywords: Sustainability performance; Business sustainability education;Hospitality management; Curriculum

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