Study on the Integration of the Sustainable Development Goals in Management Disciplines in Chinese Universities: A Content Analysis

Hualiang Lu (), Zhenying Xie, Guangwei Xu and Xuanwei Cao
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Hualiang Lu: Business School, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Zhenying Xie: Business School, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Guangwei Xu: Business School, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, China
Xuanwei Cao: International Business School Suzhou, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou 215123, China

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 7, 1-17

Abstract: Under the guidance of the “Education 2030 Framework for Action”, China’s higher education is moving towards internationalization, and there is an upsurge in a movement to strive for the sustainable development of education. However, the level and condition of the integration of the Sustainable Development Goals in management disciplines in Chinese higher education are not well studied. In this study, the content analysis method was used to encode and analyze the curriculum standards of management disciplines in Chinese universities to provide empirical evidence regarding the sustainable development concept of higher education in China. We concluded the following: (1) In general, the SDGs are not embedded broadly and deeply in management disciplines in Chinese universities; however, SDG 8 (decent work and economic growth) is the most significantly relevant element, being integrated broadly in many programs and courses of management disciplines. (2) There is a diverse concentration of the integration of SDGs in different management disciplines.

Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals; higher education; management discipline; content analysis; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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