Description
(Short description)
This comprehensive textbook gives an insight into all relevant aspects of business administration, as they are all subject to fundamental changes due in 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.
(Text)
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.
(Table of content)
1. Sustainable Business Management2. Sustainability - An Introduction3. Economic Perspective and Environmental Economics4. Social Responsibility: From Profit to the Common Good - and Back Again5. Understanding Transformation6. Strategic Sustainability Management7. Agile Leadership8. Legal Foundations of Responsible Corporate Governance9. Corporate Compliance10. International Management and Sustainability11. Integral Management - New Perspectives for Sustainable Development12. Marketing and Sustainability13. Sustainable Procurement and Logistics Management14. Sustainable Production15. Sustainable Product Management16. Sustainable Innovation Management17. Sustainability Controlling18. Sustainability - Disclosure and Audit19. Sustainable Financial Management20. Sustainable Investing21. Operational Environmental Management22. Enterprise Future: A Utopian Retrospective Back from the Year 2050
(Author portrait)
Prof. Dr. Dr. Dietmar Ernst lehrt Corporate Finance an der European School of Finance der Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt (HfWU) in Nürtingen.Prof. Dr. Ulrich Sailer lehrt an der Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt in Nürtingen. Er leitet den Masterstudiengang Controlling und beschäftigt sich insbesondere mit Controlling, Nachhaltigkeit und Komplexität.Prof. Dr. Robert Gabriel lehrt Nachhaltige Unternehmensführung an der Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt in Nürtingen und hat über 100 internationale Unternehmen bei der Entwicklung und Umsetzung ihrer Nachhaltigkeitsstrategien unterstützt.
