Sustainable Business Management
Zusammenfassung
This comprehensive textbook gives an insight into all relevant aspects of business administration, as they are all subject to fundamental changes due to the transformation to a more sustainable economy. It starts with the background on sustainability and the scientific classification of sustainable business administration. Next, it sheds light on the boundary conditions regarding environmental economics and social responsibility. The next section deals with management functions, from strategy and international management to change management, legal implications and HR management. The last part focuses on value creation. Here, the authors shed light on the influence of sustainability in all areas of the corporate value chain, from procurement on to production and ending with marketing and sales. Also addressed are expert functions such as environmental management or sustainable product design, which are essential in driving sustainable innovation in a dynamically changing environment.
Schlagworte
- 1–12 Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis 1–12
- 13–14 Accompanying Words 13–14
- 15–16 Foreword 15–16
- 17–30 1 Sustainable Business Management 17–30
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 History of Sustainable Business Management
- 1.3 Sustainable Business Management
- 1.4 Sustainable Corporate Success
- 1.5 "Nuertingen Model" of sustainable business management
- 31–40 2 Sustainability - An Introduction 31–40
- 2.1 Development of the concept of sustainability
- 2.2 Importance for companies
- 41–62 3 Economic Perspective and Environmental Economics 41–62
- 3.1 Need for Action and Adaptation for Companies from an Economic Point of View
- 3.2 Economics as a Discipline for Steering Scarcities
- 3.2.1 Economics and Sustainable Development
- 3.2.2 Economic Mechanisms for Steering Systems
- 3.3 Conflicting SDGs, Strategies and Options for Action
- 3.3.1 Conflicting Goals as a Challenge for the Management of Sustainable Development
- 3.3.2 Resource Consumption and Climate Crisis
- 3.3.3 Strategic Approaches to Solving the Climate Crisis and Their Pitfalls Economic Perspective
- 3.4 Innovations and social entrepreneurship: start-ups for sustainable development
- 3.4.1 Enterpreneurship for Sustainable Development
- 3.4.2 Opportunities through and for sustainable start-ups
- 3.5 Environmental Economics
- 3.5.1 Basic Considerations and Principles of a State Market Correction
- 3.5.2 The Environmental Economic Toolbox
- 3.6 State Support for Environmental Industries: "Green growth
- 3.6.1 The State as an "Enabler" for Environmental Innovations
- 3.6.2 Green Future Markets in Germany
- 3.7 Conclusion
- At a Glance
- Literature
- 63–76 4 Social Responsibility: From Profit to the Common Good - and Back Again 63–76
- 4.1 The Social Meaning and Purpose of Companies
- 4.2 Systemic Relevance, Sustainability, and Purpose
- 4.3 Three Ethical-Normative Signposts for Companies
- 4.3.1 License to Operate
- 4.3.2 Shared Value, Public Value
- 4.3.3 Impact
- 4.4 Orientation Toward the Common Good as a (New?) Business Ethic
- 4.5 Sustainable Corporate Governance: The "4 R" Factors for Success
- 4.5.1 Relevance
- 4.5.2 Resilience
- 4.5.3 Resonance
- 4.5.4 Reputation
- 4.6 Outlook
- 77–90 5 Understanding Transformation 77–90
- 5.1 Transformation: Briefly Explained
- 5.2 Transformation and Sustainability
- 5.3.2 Phase Model of Transformation
- 5.3.3 Resistance in Transformation Processes
- 5.3.4 Getting the Ball Rolling
- 5.4 Outlook
- 91–112 6 Strategic Sustainability Management 91–112
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Classification Strategic Sustainability Management
- 6.3 Dimensions Strategic Sustainability Management
- 6.4 Organizational Purpose and Sustainability
- 6.5 Strategy Process
- 6.5.1 Strategic Thinking
- 6.5.2 Strategy Formation and Strategic Innovation
- 6.5.3 Strategy Implementation / Strategic Change
- 6.6 Strategy Content
- 6.6.1 Business Level Strategy
- 6.6.2 Corporate Level Strategy
- 6.6.3 Network Level Strategy
- 6.7 Strategic Context
- 6.7.1 Organizational context
- 6.7.2 Industry Context
- 6.7.3 International Context
- 6.7.4 Ecological Context
- 113–128 7 Agile Leadership 113–128
- 7.1 Leadership: Briefly Explained
- 7.2 Agile Leadership and Sustainability
- 7.3 Conception of Agile Leadership
- 7.3.1 Framework Conditions of Agile Leadership
- 7.3.2 Prerequisites of Agile Leadership
- 7.3.3 Characteristics of Agile Leadership
- 7.3.4 The Continuum of Human Resource Management
- 7.4 Advantages of Agile Leadership
- 7.5 Outlook
- 129–144 8 Legal Foundations of Responsible Corporate Governance 129–144
- 8.1 Basics of Sustainability
- 8.2 Corporate Social Responsibility
- 8.2.1 Definition
- 8.2.2 Historical Roots
- 8.2.3 Legal Implications of CSR
- 8.3 Corporate Governance
- 8.3.1 Definition
- 8.3.2 Historical Roots
- 8.3.3 Principal Agent Model
- 8.3.4 Corporate Objectives and Corporate Governance: Stakeholder Versus Shareholder Approach
- 8.3.5 Legal Basis
- 8.3.6 The German Corporate Governance Code (GCGC)
- 8.3.7 Regulation of Corporate Governance at EU Level
- 145–158 9 Corporate Compliance 145–158
- 9.1 Dimensions of Corporate Compliance
- 9.1.1 Compliance: Briefly Explained
- 9.1.2 Compliance With Government Regulation and Business Self-Regulation
- 9.1.3 Integrity as the Basis for Compliance
- 9.1.4 Social and Environmental Responsibility
- 9.2 Compliance and Sustainability
- 9.3 Compliance Management Systems
- 9.3.1 Compliance Management as Legal Risk Management
- 9.3.2 Compliance Management: Obligation or Freestyle?
- 9.3.3 Compliance Management System Standards
- 9.3.4 The Compliance Management Loop
- 9.4 Corporate Compliance in Practice
- 9.5 Outlook
- 159–172 10 International Management and Sustainability 159–172
- 10.1 Introduction
- 10.1.1 International Corporate Activities - An Overview
- 10.1.2 International Character of the Sustainability Issue
- 10.1.3 Impact of international Business on Sustainability
- 10.2 International Specifics of Sustainability Aspects
- 10.2.1 Greater Room for Maneuver
- 10.2.2 Supranational Regulations on Sustainability Aspects
- 10.2.3 Other Supranational Sustainability Drivers
- 10.3 Approaches and Understanding of Sustainability in Different Countries
- 173–190 11 Integral Management - New Perspectives for Sustainable Development 173–190
- 11.1 Problem: Complexity and its Consequences
- 11.2 The Integral Approach
- 11.2.1 Holons
- 11.2.2 Statements
- 11.2.3 Development Stages
- 11.2.4 Development Lines
- 11.2.5 Typologies
- 11.2.6 Four Quadrant Model
- 11.3 The field of Tension of Integral Management
- 191–208 12 Marketing and Sustainability 191–208
- 12.1 Marketing: Briefly Explained
- 12.2 Marketing and Sustainability
- 12.3 Sustainable Marketing Concept
- 12.3.1 Components of the Marketing Concept
- 12.3.2 Product Policy
- 12.3.3 Pricing Policy
- 12.3.4 Distribution Policy
- 12.3.5 Communication Policy
- 12.4 Sustainable Marketing in Practice
- 12.5 Outlook
- 209–226 13 Sustainable Procurement and Logistics Management 209–226
- 13.1 Basics
- 13.1.1 Definitions
- 13.1.2 Pressure to Adapt
- 13.1.3 Ecological Sustainability in Procurement and Logistics
- 13.2 Procurement and Procurement Logistics
- 13.2.1 Strategies and Structures
- 13.2.2 Processes
- 13.2.3 Technologies
- 13.3 Distribution and Distribution Logistics
- 13.3.1 Strategies and Structures
- 13.3.2 Processes
- 13.3.3 Technologies
- 227–244 14 Sustainable Production 227–244
- 14.1 Concept of Production
- 14.2 Concept of Sustainable Production
- 14.2.1 Vision of 100% Sustainable Production
- 14.2.2 100% Sustainable Use of Materials
- 14.2.3 100% Sustainable Energy Use
- 14.3 On the Way to Sustainable Production
- 14.3.1 Compliance with Environmental Regulations (Level 1)
- 14.3.2 Application of Environmental Standards and Guidelines (Level 2)
- 14.3.3 Fixing of Sustainable Production in the Company (Level 3)
- 14.3.4 Introduction of Sustainable Production in the Company (Level 4)
- 14.3.5 Implementation of Sustainable Production in the Company (Level 5)
- 14.4 Measuring Sustainability of a Production
- 14.5 Outlook
- 245–274 15 Sustainable Product Management 245–274
- 15.1 Why Sustainable Product Management?
- 15.2 What is Product Management?
- 15.3 What is Product Success from a Business Perspective?
- 15.4 How are Products Made Successful from a Business Perspective?
- 15.5 What is sustainable product management?
- 15.6 What motivates companies to implement sustainable product management?
- 15.7 How can products be improved sustainably?
- 15.8 What is the Difference Between the Business Perspective and the Sustainability Perspective?
- 15.9 At What Points Do Decisions Have to be Made?
- 275–288 16 Sustainable Innovation Management 275–288
- 16.1 Innovation Management: Briefly Explained
- 16.2 Innovation Management and Sustainability
- 16.3 Conception of a Sustainable Innovation Management
- 16.3.1 Innovation Processes
- 16.3.2 Culture of Innovation
- 16.3.3 Innovation Manager
- 16.4 Sustainable Innovation Management in Practice
- 16.5 Outlook
- 289–304 17 Sustainability Controlling 289–304
- 17.1 Controlling: Briefly Explained
- 17.2 Controlling and Sustainability
- 17.3 Management of Operational Sustainability
- 17.4 Organizational Integration of Sustainability Management
- 17.5 Guiding Strategies for Sustainability Management
- 17.6 Measuring Sustainability
- 17.7 Sustainability Communication
- 17.8 Outlook
- 305–322 18 Sustainability - Disclosure and Audit 305–322
- 18.1 Introduction
- 18.2 CSR Directive 2014/95/EU
- 18.3 Audit of the non-Financial Statement
- 18.3.1 Review by the Supervisory Board
- 18.3.2 Development of the Audit of Sustainability Reports
- 18.3.3 Sustainability Reporting Auditor
- 18.3.4 Statutory Auditors' Mandatory Approach to the non-Financial Statement
- 18.3.5 Effects on the Audit Opinion
- 18.3.6 Audit Procedures
- 18.4 Critical Appraisal
- 323–336 19 Sustainable Financial Management 323–336
- 19.1 Financial Management: Briefly Explained
- 19.2 Financial Management and Sustainability
- 19.3 Conception of a Sustainable Financial Management
- 19.3.1 Sustainable Investment Calculation
- 19.3.2 Financing
- 19.3.3 Sustainable Company Value
- 19.3.4 Risk Management
- 19.4 Sustainable Financial Management in Practice
- 19.5 Outlook
- 337–350 20 Sustainable Investing 337–350
- 20.1 Sustainable Investing
- 20.2 Specific Opportunities for Sustainable Investments
- 20.2.1 Definition According to GICS Sub Industries
- 20.2.2 Definition According to the Thomson Reuters ESG Score
- 20.2.3 Definition According to an Exclusion List
- 20.2.4 Investments in Sustainability Themed Investments
- 20.2.5 Best-in-Class Investments
- 20.3 Effects of a Sustainable Investment Concept on Risk and Performance
- 351–370 21 Operational Environmental Management 351–370
- 21.1 Development of Environmental Management
- 21.2 Environmental Management According to DIN EN ISO 14001
- 21.3 Environmental Management According to EMAS
- 21.4 Procedure and Implementation for the Introduction of an EMS
- 21.4.1 Steps 1 and 2: Environmental Assessment and Establishment of the EMS
- 21.4.2 Step 3: Internal Audit and Environmental Audit
- 21.4.3 Step 4: Management Review and Environmental Statement
- 21.4.4 Step 5: Verification by External Auditors or Environmental Verifiers
- 21.4.5 Step 6: Award of ISO 14001 Certificate or Registration and Publication of the Environmental Statement
- 21.5 Simplified System Approaches
- 21.5.1 Existing EMS Approaches
- 21.6 Further Development of Environmental Management
- 21.6.1 Energy Management Systems According to DIN ISO 50001
- 21.6.2 European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM)
- 371–378 22 Enterprise Future: A Utopian Retrospective Back from the Year 2050 371–378
- 22.1 It Will Once Have Been … the Fulfilled Future
- 22.2 The "Great Transformation": Off to New Territory!
- 22.3 A Tour Through the Year 2050: The city of the Future
- 22.4 Better Different: How we Live and Work in 2050
- 22.5 Alternative Futures: "By Design or by Disaster"?
- 22.6 Restart: Because Tomorrow Today is Already Yesterday
- 379–386 List of Authors 379–386
- 387–394 Glossary 387–394
- 395–398 Index 395–398
