Management for a small planet : strategic decision making and the environment
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Management for a small planet : strategic decision making and the environment
Sage Publications, c1992
- : cloth
- : pbk.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-201) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This innovative book is the first on environmental issues aimed at management students and practitioners. Its purpose is to help managers make strategic decisions that are both economically successful and sensitive to the Earth's natural environment. The book is designed to: educate managers about current national and global environmental issues, particularly as they relate to economic activities; introduce a range of social, scientific, psychological and economic concepts related to environmentally sensitive strategic decisions; and offer a new strategic decision-making framework to help achieve long-term economic success within the limits of the ecosystem.
Table of Contents
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION TO A SMALL PLANET
It's Time for a Change
Purpose of the Book
A Basic Model of Business and the Ecosystem
The Earth is a Small Planet
The Need for a New Economic Paradigm
Influencing Strategic Decision Makers
Plan of the Book
The Issue Wheel
Population and the Growth Mentality at the Hub
Resource Depletion and Pollution Radiating from the Hub
The Wheel of Misfortune
Conclusions
PART TWO: FRAMEWORK FOR A SMALL PLANET
Management Happens on Earth
The Earth is a Living System
Thermodynamics and Economic Activity
Energy and Industry
Conclusions
We are What We Value
Perceptions, Values and Strategic Decision Making
Valuing the Commons in Strategic Decisions
Conclusions
Economics as if the Planet Mattered
Current Economic Assumptions
Shoes that Don't Fit
Why Don't the Shoes Fit? Misplaced Concreteness
New Economic Models
Conclusions
PART THREE: MANAGING ON A SMALL PLANET
Toward the New Management
The Emerging Management Paradigm
Including the Earth in the New Paradigm
Conclusions
Values for a Small Planet
The Manager's Divergent Dilemma
Sustainability
The Transcendent Core Value
Instrumental Values for Achieving Sustainability
Conclusions
The Green Stakeholders
What Do We Mean by `Green'?
The Greening of the Immediate Business Environment
Conclusions
Strategic Management for a Small Planet
Strategic Management and Sustainability
Sustainability via Total Quality Management
Barriers Implementing Sustainability Strategies
Toward the Future
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