LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Executives and managers are invited to enroll in non-degree certificate programs centered on strategic corporate social responsibility (CSR) and creative problem solving, as well as travel to Japan for an immersive experience in the country’s sustainable business practices. Pepperdine University’s Graziadio School of Business and Management announces its Spring 2012 portfolio of new executive education offerings. Courses are taught by MBA-level faculty, addressing the latest best practices and current issues facing business leaders, and designed to advance learning that can be immediately applied to enhance the success of organizations.
Certificate in Strategic Corporate Social Responsibility
March 1-2,
2012
Taught by Dr. Michael Crooke, former CEO of Patagonia and
coordinator of Pepperdine’s Socially Environmentally and Ethically
Responsible (SEER) M.B.A. certification, the two-day program focuses on
the complexities of sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and
ethics, and how these tie into producing a superior product that
generates financial growth.
Certificate
in Innovative Leadership
April 2-3 and May 14-15, 2012
This
highly practical seminar series utilizes the Simplex® System of Applied
Creativity, and the work-related problems submitted by participants, to
train executives and managers in the processes, skills, and tools to
find innovative and creative solutions to business challenges.
Sustainable Business Strategy Immersion Program in Japan
April
22-27, 2012
Over five days in Japan, participants meet with top
executives of Toyota Motors and Toray Industries and immerse in local
traditions that contrasts U.S. and Japanese sustainable business
strategies, while also integrating the simplicity of Zen into business
strategy. The program is led by Patagonia’s director of Advanced
Research and Development Tetsuya O’Hara, a business professor at
Pepperdine.
For more information and enroll, visit: http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/programs/executive-education
About the Graziadio School of Business and Management
Founded on the core values of integrity, stewardship, courage, and compassion, Pepperdine University’s Graziadio (GRAT-ZEE-ah-DEE-oh) School of Business and Management has been developing values-centered leaders and advancing responsible business practice since 1969. Student-focused, experience-driven, and globally-oriented, the Graziadio School offers fully accredited MBA, Masters of Science, and bachelor’s completion business programs. More information can be found at http://bschool.pepperdine.edu/newsroom/.