Integrating Sustainability into the Administration of Business Management Curriculum: A Sustainability Competencies Map

DR NWIKO LEKIA ANDREWS; Dr. Bariere Thomas

DR NWIKO LEKIA ANDREWS Kenule Beesor Saro Polytechnic, P.m.b 20, Bori.
Dr. Bariere Thomas Rivers state University Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, port Harcourt

Keywords: sustainability, business management curriculum, competency framework, curriculum integration, institutional support, higher education

Abstract

The study examined the integration of sustainability into the administration of Business Management curricula through the development of a Sustainability Competencies Map (SCM). The study adopted a descriptive and analytical research method. The population comprised 63 academic staff and administrators from the Business Management departments of three universities in Rivers State, Nigeria. Since the population was small, a census approach was used. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 27, applying descriptive statistics and the Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (PPMCC) to test the hypotheses. Findings revealed a strong and significant relationship between sustainability competency frameworks and curriculum design effectiveness (r = 0.682, p < 0.05); between integration approaches and competency development (r = 0.711, p < 0.05); and between institutional support mechanisms and sustainability implementation (r = 0.754, p < 0.05). The study concluded that integrating sustainability into Business Management curricula requires a coherent competency framework, strategic curriculum redesign, and strong institutional support. It recommended that universities adopt internationally recognized competency-based sustainability frameworks, invest in faculty development, and implement transformational curriculum integration models.

Author Biographies

DR NWIKO LEKIA ANDREWS, Kenule Beesor Saro Polytechnic, P.m.b 20, Bori.

Department of Business Administration and management,

Dr. Bariere Thomas, Rivers state University Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, port Harcourt

Department of Business Education,

Faculty of Education,

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