Dwindling natural resources, the impact of the green house effect and infrastructure
that is resource intensive are becoming a global problem. Signs of unsustainability
can be identified in various events worldwide.
T he above poses an important quest ion: who should be responsible for the
protection of natural resources? This question is debatable when reference is ma de
to groups such as governments, consumers and business organisations. However,
the destruction of the environment cannot continue and it becomes a problem that
should be pondered by humanity at large. This leads to the role of education in
environmental protection, and in this study specifically to the education of managers.
An organisation's base rests on management's philosophy, values, vision and goals.
Clearly, a manager 's influence can have immense influence on the organisation, its
goals and involvement in environmental protect ion.
Taking the above into consideration, this study's objective is to determine if
environmental education should be included in the curriculum of management
learners on tertiary level. To achieve this objective, exploratory research-was used-to
learn more about the dilemma or problem identified. Through interviews (qualitative
research) with interest groups such as managers, lecturers and learners in
management studies, the attitude of these groups were tested regarding the above
objective.
Based on the study the following recommendations could be made:
• The state of the environment is of great concern and is a global phenomenon
affecting all humanity, not only certain groups.
• Managers can play a much greater role in the protection of the environment.
• Governments and people in leadership positions should decide and put
legislation in place that could play an important role in the protection of the
environment. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NWUBOLOKA1/oai:dspace.nwu.ac.za:10394/4155 |
| Date | January 2008 |
| Creators | Venter, Catharina Helena |
| Publisher | North-West University |
| Source Sets | North-West University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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