Sustainable Management for Managers and Engineers

Carolina Machado,J. Paulo Davim

• Editore: Wiley-ISTE
• Anno: 2020
• ISBN:
  9781119804222
• Edizione: 1
• Argomento: Commerce
• Categoria: Management

In a competitive and complex world, where requirements from different fields are ever-growing, organizations need to be responsible for their actions in their respective markets. However, this responsibility must not be deemed one-time-only but instead should be seen as a continuous process, under which organizations ought to effectively use the different resources to allow them to meet the present and future requirements of their stakeholders. Having a significant influence on their collaborators performance, the role developed by managers and engineers is highly relevant to the sustainability of an organizations success. Conscious of this reality, this book contributes to the exchange of experiences and perspectives on the state of research related to sustainable management. Particular focus is given to the role that needs to be developed by managers and engineers, as well as to the future direction of this field of research.

Indice dei contenuti

• Cover
• Table of Contents
• Title page
• Copyright
• Preface
• 1 Choice Architecture: Nudging for Sustainable Behavior
• 2 Embedding Corporate Sustainability in Human Resource Management Practice
• 3 Competency Cultivation of Mechanical Engineers in the Process of Social Sustainable Development
• 4 Essentials of Sustainability: A Roadmap for Businesses
• 5 Styles of Leadership and Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility
• 6 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: Background, Evolution and Sustainability Promoter
• 7 Integrated Management Systems Under the Banner of Sustainable Development: Risks and Opportunities
• 8 Mentoring… Really? And Why Not?
• 9 Stop Camouflaging it in Green: Do Not Confuse Corporate Social Responsibility with Sustainable Management
• List of Authors
• Index
• End User License Agreement