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MBA-SFO - Sustainable Fashion Operations

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62 Master of Business Administration

Formal Title

Sustainable Fashion Operations

Degree Type

Master of Business Administration

Overview

The Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Sustainable Fashion Operations at Lasell University will help you become a leader who drives innovation in sustainability in the fashion industry.  You will gain awareness of the main challenges of sustainable fashion and use innovative thinking to develop future-oriented solutions. If you are seeking to advance your career in the sustainable fashion industry and want to help make a change towards sustainability while also being ethically responsible, this program will instill the knowledge you need to be successful.  

What you will learn:

  • Become a successful leader that continually evolves, innovates and implements new business strategies, ideas and practices

  • Plan and apply critical skills of project management to ensure projects are on time, on budget and meet business goals

  • Examine the supply chain and quality of sustainable fashion development 

  • Explore and analyze the Fashion industry's triple bottom line, sustainable sourcing issues, fair trade and ethical practices, resource efficiency, and waste and surplus reduction

  • Develop effective frameworks and emergent innovative sustainable approaches in the fashion industry and product lifecycle management

  • Adopt innovative and visionary approaches to building a sustainable fashion brand's identity, awareness, recognition, loyalty, equity and retention.

Advance your career 

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the fashion industry generates more than 10 million tons of textile waste per year in the U.S. alone. Because the consumer is more aware than ever before about the negative impact the fashion industry has on the environment, they are looking to buy from brands who are ethical with their sourcing, develop sustainable products and operations. As this trend of sustainability accelerates,  so will the demand for employees to have the knowledge and skills to lead a fashion brand in the right direction.  Your graduate degree will give you the qualifications to fill  roles such as:

  • Ethical Trade/ Sustainable Sourcing Manager

  • Sustainability Managers

  • Product Innovation Manager

  • Product Sustainability Manager

  • Corporate Social Responsibility Manager

  • Project Managers

  • Executive Managers

  • General Manager

  • Operations Manager

  • Director of Operations

  • Executive Officer

  • Supply Chain managers

  • Marketing Manager

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Goal 1: Organizational Understanding

Objective

Upon completion of the core requirements of the MBA curriculum, students will be able to: describe organizations and their cultures; demonstrate how organizations work and how they fit into and interact with a broader complex of economic, market, political, socio-cultural and technological environments; apply various theories of effective management practices and explain the impact on individual and organizational performance

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Goal 2: Strategic Management

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Upon completion of the major program of study in Management, students will be able to: develop management strategies that support organizational goals and are responsive to internal, external, and global changes; develop ethical decision-making abilities that support employment practices, policies, procedures, and integrity within an organization; apply analytical, technical, and research skills to assess and measure the effectiveness of management goals and performance within an organization; demonstrate they have gained breadth and depth of understanding of key organizational management concepts and theories and leadership models and applications.

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Goal 3: Managerial Self-Development

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Upon completion of the major program of study in Management, students will be able to: assess their own approaches and commitment to learning and their obligation to personal and professional growth; demonstrate an ability to motivate individuals and teams toward organizational goals through the application of leadership practices.

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Goal 4: Communication

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Upon completion of the major program of study in Management, students will be able to: effectively use communication skills to convey management policies and practices throughout an organization; exhibit poise and confidence in verbal and written communication demonstrating strong higher-order critical thinking and analysis.

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Goal 5: Diversity and Global Awareness

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Upon completion of the major program of study in Management, students will be able to: develop management practices that foster an appreciation for multiple cultures, ethnicities, and other diverse populations; understand how technology links nations and individuals, as well as how it enables the global economy; understand the interconnectedness of the global economy; analyze how the global economy impacts political decision-making - including the formal and informal pacts nations enter into; analyze the social, environmental, and micro-economic impacts of global decisions made by both national and international (e.g. the UN, the IMF) organizations; understand how cultural differences (e.g. beliefs, traditions, religions) impact personal and national participation at the global level; understand the impact of ideology and culture on national decisions about access to and use of technology; participate in the global society through interactions with persons in another country or culture.