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Business transformation for a sustainable future / edited by Samuel Petros Sebhatu, Bo Enquist, Bo Edvardsson.

Contributor(s): Sebhatu, Samuel Petros | Enquist, Bo | Edvardsson, BoMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Business transformation for a sustainable futurePublisher: New York : Routledge, 2021Edition: First EditionDescription: xx, 232 pages illustrationISBN: 9781032037431; 9781032037455Subject(s): Business | Management | Social responsibility of business | Business ethicsDDC classification: HD45 .B87 2022 Summary: "Interconnecting the concepts of sustainability, innovation and societal transformation, this book explains how organizations have successfully transformed themselves and wider society to foster a more sustainable future, and also identifies the difficulties and challenges along the way. Part of the Principle of Responsible Management Education (PRME) series, the book promotes a strong voice for meeting sustainability challenges in a globalized world through management education. A transition to a more sustainable way of doing business can only be attained by combining technology with profound system innovations and lifestyle changes. The chapters in the book, each written by a strong and well-recognised team of researchers in the field, open up the discussion about a new partnership between innovation and transformation that includes the global society (big world), the biosphere (small planet), and also requires a deep mind-shift. The book presents cases from business (including Ikea and Eataly) and other service networks, and illustrates how these organizations have transformed themselves for a sustainable future. The research perspectives are macro (policies, legislation), meso (institutional practices) and micro (business practices and individual behavior). The book is intended as a conceptual framing of transformation, innovation, and sustainability for educators, researchers, students and business, and also includes real-world case studies for business practice"--
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Books Books Gabriel Afolabi Ojo Central Library (Headquarters).
HD45 .B87 2022 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0198987

"Interconnecting the concepts of sustainability, innovation and societal transformation, this book explains how organizations have successfully transformed themselves and wider society to foster a more sustainable future, and also identifies the difficulties and challenges along the way. Part of the Principle of Responsible Management Education (PRME) series, the book promotes a strong voice for meeting sustainability challenges in a globalized world through management education. A transition to a more sustainable way of doing business can only be attained by combining technology with profound system innovations and lifestyle changes. The chapters in the book, each written by a strong and well-recognised team of researchers in the field, open up the discussion about a new partnership between innovation and transformation that includes the global society (big world), the biosphere (small planet), and also requires a deep mind-shift. The book presents cases from business (including Ikea and Eataly) and other service networks, and illustrates how these organizations have transformed themselves for a sustainable future. The research perspectives are macro (policies, legislation), meso (institutional practices) and micro (business practices and individual behavior). The book is intended as a conceptual framing of transformation, innovation, and sustainability for educators, researchers, students and business, and also includes real-world case studies for business practice"--

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