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Society and democracy are ever threatened by the fall of fact.
Rigorous analysis of facts, the hard boundary between truth and
opinion, and fidelity to reputable sources of factual information
are all in alarming decline. A 2018 report published by the RAND
Corporation labeled this problem "truth decay" and Andrew J.
Hoffman lays the challenge of fixing it at the door of the academy.
But, as he points out, academia is prevented from carrying this out
due to its own existential crisis—a crisis of relevance.
Scholarship rarely moves very far beyond the walls of the academy
and is certainly not accessing the primarily civic spaces it needs
to reach in order to mitigate truth corruption. In this brief but
compelling book, Hoffman draws upon existing literature and
personal experience to bring attention to the problem of academic
insularity—where it comes from and where, if left to grow
unchecked, it will go—and argues for the emergence of a more
publicly and politically engaged scholar. This book is a call to
make that path toward public engagement more acceptable and
legitimate for those who do it; to enlarge the tent to be inclusive
of multiple ways that one enacts the role of academic scholar in
today's world.
Join teacher John R. Ehrenfeld and his former student now
professor, Andrew J. Hoffman as they discuss how to create a
sustainable world. This book goes beyond the typical stories that
we tell ourselves about repairing the environmental damages of
human progress. Through their dialogue and essays that open each
section, the authors uncover two core facets of our culture that
drive the unsustainable, unsatisfying, and unfair social and
economic machines that dominate our lives.
This book offers a glimpse into the future. The companies it
describes are pioneers, the first-movers in market shifts that will
eventually become mainstream. These hybrid organizations or what
others call values-driven or mission-driven organizations operate
in the blurry space between the for-profit and non-profit worlds.
They are redefining their supply chains, their sources of capital,
their very purpose for being; and in the process they are changing
the market for others."
Re-engaging with Sustainability in the Anthropocene Era applies
organization theory to a grand challenge: our entry into the
Anthropocene era, a period marked not only by human impact on
climate change, but on chemical waste, habitat destruction, and
despeciation. It focuses on institutional theory, modified by
political readings of organizations, as one approach that can help
us navigate a new course. Besides offering mechanisms, such as
institutional entrepreneurship, social movements, and policy
shifts, the institutional-political variant developed here helps
analysts understand the framing of scientific facts, the
counter-mobilization of skeptics, and the creation of archetypes as
new social orders.
"Flourishing: A Frank Conversation about Sustainability" invites
you into a conversation between a teacher, John R. Ehrenfeld, and
his former student now professor, Andrew J. Hoffman, as they
discuss how to create a sustainable world. Unlike virtually all
other books about sustainability, this one goes beyond the typical
stories that we tell ourselves about repairing the environmental
damages of human progress.
Through their dialogue and essays that open each section, the
authors uncover two core facets of our culture that drive the
unsustainable, unsatisfying, and unfair social and economic
machines that dominate our lives. First, our collective model of
the way the world works cannot cope with the inherent complexity of
today's highly connected, high-speed reality. Second, our
understanding of human behavior is rooted in this outdated model.
Driven by the old guard, sustainability has become little more than
a fashionable idea. As a result, both business and government are
following the wrong pathOCoat best applying temporary, less
unsustainable solutions that will fail to leave future generations
in better shape.
To shift the pendulum, this book tells a new story, driven by being
and caring, as opposed to having and needing, rooted in the beauty
of complexity and arguing for the transformative cultural shift
that we can make based on our collective wisdom and lived
experiences. Then, the authors sketch out the road to a flourishing
future, a change in our consumption and a new approach to
understanding and acting.
There is no middle ground; without a sea change at the most basic
level, we will continue to head down a faulty path. Indeed, this
book is a clarion call to action. Candid and insightful, it leaves
readers with cautious hope.
Business leaders have tremendous power to influence our society,
how it operates, whether it is fair, and the extent to which it
impacts the environment. And yet, we do not recognize or call out
the responsibility that comes with that power. This book is meant
to challenge future business leaders to think differently about
their career, its purpose, and its value as a calling or vocation,
one that is in service to society. Its message is for current and
prospective business students, business leaders thinking anew about
the role of business in society, and the business educators that
train all these people. We face great challenges as a society
today, from environmental problems like climate change and habitat
destruction, to social problems like income inequality,
unemployment, lack of a living wage, and poor access to affordable
health care and education. Solutions to these challenges must come
from the market (as comprised of corporations, the government, and
nongovernmental organizations, as well as the many stakeholders in
market transaction, such as the consumers, suppliers, buyers,
insurance companies, and banks), the most powerful institution on
earth, and from business, which is the most powerful entity within
it. Though government is an important and vital arbiter of the
market, business is the force that transcends national boundaries,
possessing resources that exceed those of many nations. Business is
responsible for producing the buildings that we live and work in,
the food we eat, the clothes we wear, the forms of mobility we
employ, and the energy that propels us. This does not mean that
only business can generate solutions or that there is no role for
government, but with its unmatched powers of ideation, production,
and distribution, business is positioned to bring the change we
need at the scale we need it. Without business, the solutions will
remain elusive. Indeed, if there are no solutions coming from the
market, there will be no solutions. And without visionary and
service-oriented leaders, business will never even try to find
them.
Though the scientific community largely agrees that climate change
is underway, debates about this issue remain fiercely polarized.
These conversations have become a rhetorical contest, one where
opposing sides try to achieve victory through playing on fear,
distrust, and intolerance. At its heart, this split no longer
concerns carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, or climate modeling;
rather, it is the product of contrasting, deeply entrenched
worldviews. This brief examines what causes people to reject or
accept the scientific consensus on climate change. Synthesizing
evidence from sociology, psychology, and political science, Andrew
J. Hoffman lays bare the opposing cultural lenses through which
science is interpreted. He then extracts lessons from major
cultural shifts in the past to engender a better understanding of
the problem and motivate the public to take action. How Culture
Shapes the Climate Change Debate makes a powerful case for a more
scientifically literate public, a more socially engaged scientific
community, and a more thoughtful mode of public discourse.
This is a pathbreaking account of how the environmental movement
has led to profound changes in the perceptions and practices of
large-scale corporations, as shown here in the chemical and
petroleum industries. The book traces how market, social, and
political pressures drive corporations to respond to environmental
issues, analyzes the cultural frames that organizations use to come
to terms with these external influences, and describes the
resulting changes in organizational culture and structure. For this
expanded edition, the author has written a new chapter that brings
his original assessment up to date, expands and modifies the model
and data used in the original edition, and offers a broad picture
of the current state of corporate environmentalism and where it is
going.
Flourishing: A Frank Conversation about Sustainability invites you
into a conversation between a teacher, John R. Ehrenfeld, and his
former student now professor, Andrew J. Hoffman, as they discuss
how to create a sustainable world. Unlike virtually all other books
about sustainability, this one goes beyond the typical stories that
we tell ourselves about repairing the environmental damages of
human progress. Through their dialogue and essays that open each
section, the authors uncover two core facets of our culture that
drive the unsustainable, unsatisfying, and unfair social and
economic machines that dominate our lives. First, our collective
model of the way the world works cannot cope with the inherent
complexity of today's highly connected, high-speed reality. Second,
our understanding of human behavior is rooted in this outdated
model. Driven by the old guard, sustainability has become little
more than a fashionable idea. As a result, both business and
government are following the wrong path-at best applying temporary,
less unsustainable solutions that will fail to leave future
generations in better shape. To shift the pendulum, this book tells
a new story, driven by being and caring, as opposed to having and
needing, rooted in the beauty of complexity and arguing for the
transformative cultural shift that we can make based on our
collective wisdom and lived experiences. Then, the authors sketch
out the road to a flourishing future, a change in our consumption
and a new approach to understanding and acting. There is no middle
ground; without a sea change at the most basic level, we will
continue to head down a faulty path. Indeed, this book is a clarion
call to action. Candid and insightful, it leaves readers with
cautious hope.
"Deftly employing the tools of institutionary theory, the authors
in this edited collection link natural and organizational
environments in a variety of new and challenging ways.
Theoretically rich and analytically sophisticated, Organizations,
Policy and the Natural Environment is a veritable treasure trove of
useful approaches and strategies that should appeal to researchers
and practitioners in organizational behavior, management studies,
environmental sociology and public administration."--John Hannigan,
Professor of Sociology, University of Toronto and author of
Environmental Sociology: A Social Constructionist Perspective
"Organizations, Policy, and the Natural Environment is a much
welcomed and timely contribution to the growing body of literature
on corporate environmentalism and environmental policy. Not only do
the contributors to this volume clearly demonstrate the
applicability of institutional theories of organization in
analyzing environmental issues, they use environmental issues to
extend theory in organizational sociology and strategy. Positioned
at the intersection of environmental sociology, environmental
policy studies and management, and organization theory, this book
provides insights relevant and important for audiences in all these
fields."--Susse George, Department of Organization and Industrial
Sociology, Copenhagen Business School
Environmental issues now loom large on the social, political, and
business agenda. Over the past four decades, "corporate
environmentalism" has emerged and been constantly redefined, from
regulatory compliance to more recent management conceptions such as
pollution prevention, total quality environmental management,
industrial ecology, life cycle analysis, environmental strategy,
environmental justice, and, most recently, sustainable development.
As a result, understanding the intersection of business activity
and environmental protection has become increasingly complex, and
there has emerged a focus in academic research on business
decision-making, firm behavior, and the protection of the natural
environment. This handbook reviews the state of the field as it
grows into a mature area of study within management science, its
achievements, and its future avenues of research. It brings
together original contributions in the field along several lines of
enquiry. The first six focus on disciplines as delineated in
contemporary business schools: business strategy; policy and
non-market strategies; organizational theory and behavior;
operations and technology; marketing; and accounting and finance.
The seventh section reviews emergent and associated perspectives,
whilst a concluding section, written by long-standing leaders in
the field, discusses the future outlook for research.
Environmental issues now loom large on the social, political, and
business agenda. Over the past four decades, "corporate
environmentalism" has emerged and been constantly redefined, from
regulatory compliance to more recent management conceptions such as
"pollution prevention," "total quality environmental management,"
"industrial ecology," "life cycle analysis," "environmental
strategy," "environmental justice," and, most recently,
"sustainable development."
As a result, understanding the intersection of business activity
and environmental protection has become increasingly complex, and
there has emerged a focus in academic research on business
decision-making, firm behavior, and the protection of the natural
environment. This handbook reviews the state of the field as it
grows into a mature area of study within management science, its
achievements, and its future avenues of research. It brings
together original contributions in the field along several lines of
enquiry. The first six focus on disciplines as delineated in
contemporary business schools: business strategy; policy and
non-market strategies; organizational theory and behavior;
operations and technology; marketing; and accounting and finance.
The seventh section reviews emergent and associated perspectives,
whilst a concluding section, written by long-standing leaders in
the field, discusses the future outlook for research.
"Climate change's impacts cut across all functional areas of a
business. The systematic approach proposed in this report will be
very helpful to business managers concerned with integration of
business activities in operations, marketing, finance, and human
resources to support a consistent, pro-active strategic response to
climate change."--Karen Flanders, Director, Corporate
Responsibility, The Coca-Cola Company ""Carbon Strategies" captures
the risks, and opportunities, for companies in an increasingly
carbon-constrained marketplace. This book will be invaluable to any
executive seeking insight into strategies for success in this
changing business climate."--William L. Thomas, Americas
Environment Head, Clifford Chance US LLP "For any manager who has
been charged by the CEO to develop a climate change strategy, this
book is for you. It offers plainspoken wisdom garnered from over 30
companies on how best to address climate change as a business
issue. It takes much of the guesswork and expense out of testing
unproven ideas, and puts you on the right path towards addressing
this critical issue in a way that benefits the bottom line and the
environment."--Fred Krupp, President, Environmental Defense "In
order to preserve the stability and growth of the world's economy
and all of the opportunities it affords, we must protect the global
environment. Climate change represents one of the most significant
issues of risk and reward facing CEOs and investors today. Hoffman
offers a very helpful framework for the analysis."--Michael Klein,
Chairman and Co-Chief Executive Officer, Citi Markets & Banking
Vice Chairman, Citibank International PLC "Future generations will
look back with eitheradmiration or despair, judging how well we, in
these early years of the twenty-first century, addressed critical
climate-change issues. Over the past six years, even as Entergy's
sales increased more than 20 percent, our emissions have been held
to near 1990 levels. We applaud Andy Hoffman and the Pew Center's
success in creating a fact-based constructive dialogue among
various stakeholders, while offering effective solutions to meet
the needs of future generations. With the best intentions of
everyone, we can give our grandchildren a planet that we changed
for the better."--J. Wayne Leonard, Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, Entergy Corporation "While climate change presents a
daunting array of potential challenges, there are also real
opportunities if you know where to look for them. "Carbon
Strategies" provides approachable, pragmatic, and actionable
guidance for companies who are ready and willing to turn
climate-related risks from a liability into a competitive
advantage."--Brian M. Storms, Chairman and CEO, Marsh Inc. "We hear
far too often that the constraints of 'business as usual' prevent
real action on global warming. In this important and timely book
Andrew Hoffman demonstrates that real action is already under way
in many of the world's leading corporations. Moving far beyond
simple anecdotes to detailed analysis and careful case history,
Hoffman lays out a practical road map to enduring corporate
change."--Rebecca M. Henderson, Eastman Kodak LFM Professor, MIT
Sloan School "Carbon Strategies" describes specific steps any
business can take to implement sound, practical, climate-related
corporate policies. Based on Andrew J. Hoffman's widely praised
report from the PewCenter on Global Climate Change, and
significantly revised in light of subsequent developments, "Carbon
Strategies" teaches practitioners and students about the importance
of timing policy implementation, establishing appropriate levels of
internal and external commitment, influencing beneficial policy
development, and creating new business opportunities based on
climate policy. Hoffman presents real-life "lessons learned" at
each step of the climate-strategy development process and concludes
this concise guidebook with six case studies (Cinergy, Swiss Re,
DuPont, Alcoa, Shell Group, and Whirlpool) that demonstrate the
principles of corporate climate policymaking in action.
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