Project managers are faced with increasing demands for sustainability across projects today. Sustainability in project management is most often viewed as the environmental aspect of a project. However, two other aspects of sustainability - economic and social - are more prominent in project management. At the same time, it is important to note that sustainability is also significantly written into project management itself, especially in the area of knowledge transfer. Project managers need to act not only as project leader/manager but also in accordance with ethical behaviour, i.e. they need to be able to identify and resolve ethical dilemmas. The ethical dimension mentioned above promotes the cohesion of the project team and, indirectly, of the institution, ensuring employee satisfaction and process efficiency and innovation, as envisaged by ambidextrous organizations (two-faced organizations). One pursues efficiency, that is, routine, standards and stability, and the other pursues innovation, that is, flexibility, creativity and openness to change, which may bring risks. It is in this space that ethical issues of sustainability fall. It is therefore necessary to develop project management practices and adopt methods to manage/resolve these issues. These realities place demands on project managers beyond those found in the project triple bottom line and require additional professional and cross-cutting competencies from project managers. This course is specifically aimed at expanding knowledge and skills in sustainability and ethics.
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