Reimagining Sustainable Organization

This open access book reimagines a deeper sustainability in dynamic organization. Offering multiple perspectives on arts, design thinking, leadership, knowledge and project management, Reimagining Sustainable Organization addresses our need for thinking and coping differently when facing the many unknowns of real-life enterprises in society.

Drawing on process philosophy, real-world case studies, and examinations of business practices as well as management research, the authors explore knowledge creation towards reimagining sustainable organization. The book includes frameworks and conceptual tools as well as insights for further explorations.

This book will be of interests to students, scholars and teachers, and practitioners who are studying sustainable organization, greener management, leadership ideas, or knowledge and project management. It covers future pressing issues also for the professionals involved in co-creative work across organizational boundaries.

This is an open access book.

Builds on a solid foundation of business philosophy theory Illustrates academic points with a rich array of practice based examples Explores how green management and leadership theories can be developed and spread This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access

Autorentext

Birgit Helene Jevnaker is Full Professor of Innovation and Economic Organization at BI Norwegian Business School, Norway. Her research focuses on strategic sustainable design, entrepreneurship, innovation and collaboration, organization development, arts, knowledge and learning, and leadership in action. She has developed and led leadership programs for business schools and for higher arts, architecture and design schools.

Johan Olaisen is Full Professor in Information and Knowledge Management at BI Norwegian Business School, Norway. His research focuses on information and knowledge management, philosophy of science and research, corporations and organizational change, leadership and project management. He has developed and led executive programs in leadership and project management for corporations, business schools and for universities in science and technology.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. Introduction: Perspectives on Reimagining Sustainable Organization.- Part I. Facing the Unknown.- Chapter2. Travelling Leadership Ideas as a Business Virus.- Chapter 3. Possibilities and Missing Links in Knowledge and Management Research.- Part II. Looking for Productive Practices in Real-Life Organization.- Chapter 4.Management as Power and Politics in Projects.- Chapter 5. Understanding Practices through an Inclusive Philosophy of Experiencing: Insights from Four Art Museums. Chapter 6. Leading for Eco-effective Business: Co-creating Sustainability Development.- Part III. Advancing Theory and Practice. Chapter 7. The Future of Knowledge Work: Working Smarter and Greener in the Age of Digitalization.- Chapter 8. Towards the Dynamic Arts of Reimagining Sustainable Organization.

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