Sustainable Management: Coping with the Dilemmas of Resource-Oriented Management

Sustainable Management: Coping with the Dilemmas of Resource-Oriented Management
ISBN-10
3642191657
ISBN-13
9783642191657
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
239
Language
English
Published
2011-06-17
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Author
Georg Müller-Christ

Description

In this book, a resource-oriented perception of sustainable management is presented. Firms that decide to act more sustainable have to bear in mind that they do not only need resources for economic activities today, but that they will need these tomorrow as well. This leads to contradictory management rationalities firms must deal with. The author presents his findings as regards the development of environmental and social responsibility and introduces a theory of management ecology. He takes a close look at the contradictions businesses have to face when governing their activity towards sustainability. Moreover, he identifies different notions of the resource term in management studies and develops a “sustainable resource management” which could help businesses redirect their economic activities from a solely profit-oriented to a resource-oriented way of operating.

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