Download or read book An Autecological Theory of the Firm and its Environment written by Colin Jones and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The process of firm-level adaptation and survival have historically been of great interest to researchers of firms. However, these researchers have previously been denied an ecological framework within which to study the processes through which individual firms respond to and indeed, modify their individual environments. This book remedies this situation, providing the first comprehensive introduction to organisational autecology, or, the study of individual firms and the environments they interact with and typically modify to ensure their survival. In addition to establishing the theoretical and philosophical foundations of organisational autecology, the empirical application of this new approach is demonstrated and its future application to the domain of organisational studies is contemplated.
Download or read book How to Teach Entrepreneurship written by Colin Jones and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In developing the first signature pedagogy for entrepreneurship education, Colin Jones unites the contexts of enterprise and education at the intersection of scholarship, transformational learning and student engagement. Good teaching for entrepreneurship is shown to emerge both from the educator and the students’ interest. For the educator, a process of scholarly leading is required to support student interest – from the alternate perspective, students require a willingness to welcome uncertainty and challenge the existing boundaries to effectively develop a capacity for self-negotiated action.
Download or read book Time Space and Capital written by Åke E. Andersson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this challenging book, the authors demonstrate that economists tend to misunderstand capital. Frank Knight was an exception, as he argued that because all resources are more or less durable and have uncertain future uses they can consequently be classed as capital. Thus, capital rather than labor is the real source of creativity, innovation, and accumulation. But capital is also a phenomenon in time and in space. Offering a new and path-breaking theory, they show how durable capital with large spatial domains — infrastructural capital such as institutions, public knowledge, and networks — can help explain the long-term development of cities and nations.
Download or read book Evolution of the Corporation in the United States written by Glen Atkinson and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2021-02-26 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This insightful book traces the evolution of corporate power in the United States, from social control over corporate power under early state laws to the modern liberation of the corporation serving primarily private purposes. It illustrates how the transition of attitudes towards corporations and dynamic changes in public policy have ushered in an age of financial fragility, income inequality and macroeconomic instability.
Download or read book Understanding the Blockchain Economy written by Chris Berg and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blockchains are the distributed ledger technology that powers Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. But blockchains can be used for more than the transfer of tokens – they are a significant new economic infrastructure. This book offers the first scholarly analysis of the economic nature of blockchains and the shape of the blockchain economy. By applying the institutional economics of Ronald Coase and Oliver Williamson, this book shows how blockchains are poised to reshape the nature of firms, governments, markets, and civil society.
Download or read book Entrepreneurship Education written by Paul Jones and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-06-02 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Policymakers consider enterprise education, and the skills it develops, as increasing student’s employability skills. This book delivers further insight to validate this. Authors provide evidence to inform the entrepreneurial education discipline in terms of best practice, success stories and identify its future direction for key stakeholders.
Download or read book Business and Its Environment written by David P. Baron and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best-selling Business and Society book at the graduate level, provides managerial perspective on the challenges arising in the environment of business. It provides a structured and disciplinary approach to addressing management issues of growing importance to the performance of companies. This approach brings together the disciplines of economics, political science, law, and ethics to provide a deeper understanding of the environment of business. This book is aimed for MBA and undergraduate courses in the Environment of Business, Business and Government, Business and Society, Business and Public Policy. *Contains new conceptual material on nonmarket strategy and corporate responsibility and ethics. *27 new cases on companies including Microsoft, Nike, Federal Express, Echolon, Shell, Eastman Kodak, and Advanced Technologies Laboratories. *Conceptual frameworks based on the disciplines of economics, political science, law, and ethics, and applied to the environment of business in the United States and in other countries. *Emphasizes the formulation of effective and responsible strategies for managing in the firm's environment. *Addresses international and global issues. Contains
Download or read book Driving Sustainability through Engineering Management and Systems Engineering written by Simon P. Philbin and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2021-09-08 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenge of realizing sustainability across the triple bottom line of social, environmental, and economic development remains an urgent priority. If anything, it is now imperative that we work towards achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the global challenges are significant. Many of the societal challenges represent complex problems that require multifaceted solutions drawing on multidisciplinary approaches. Engineering management involves the management of people and projects related to technological or engineering systems—this includes project management, engineering economy and technology management, as well as the management and leadership of teams. Systems engineering involves the design, integration and management of complex systems over the full life cycle—this includes requirements capture and integrated system design, as well as modelling and simulation. In addition to the theoretical underpinnings of both disciplines, they also provide a range of tools and techniques that can be used to address technological and organisational complexity. The disciplines of engineering management and systems engineering are therefore ideally suited to help tackle both the challenges and the opportunities associated with realising a sustainable future for all. This book provides new insights on how engineering management and systems engineering can be utilised as part of the journey towards sustainability. The book includes a discussion of a broad range of different approaches to investigate sustainability through utilising quantitative, qualitative and conceptual methodologies. The book will be of interest to researchers and students focused on the field of sustainability as well as practitioners concerned with devising strategies for sustainable development.
Download or read book Economic Theory for Environmentalists written by John Gowdy and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2020-02-10 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Economic Theory for Environmentalists is a much-needed and heralded new book that examines the implications of neoclassical economic theory and how it relates to the environment and environmental activity. It addresses the ongoing conflict between market forces and environmental integrity and explains how neoclassical economic theory views the relationship between economic activity and the natural world. Each chapter outlines the concepts of economic theory and the relevance of its environmental and policy implications. It focuses on both micro and macro-economics. Policy tools such as price and income elasticities, consumer surplus and methods for measuring the economic value of environmental resources are discussed. A case study which examines a range of policy options is presented. Examples are also given throughout the text to illustrate regional and international policy questions. Presented in a simple and easy to understand manner, this valuable book is suited for anyone dealing with environmental, economic, or policy issues.
Download or read book Managing the Business Case for Sustainability written by Stefan Schaltegger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 626 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The difficulties in moving towards corporate sustainability raise the question of how environmental and social management can be integrated better with economic business goals. Over the last decade, the relationship between environmental and economic performance, and more recently the interaction between sustainability performance and business competitiveness, have received considerable attention in both theory and practice. However, to date, only partial aspects of the relationship between sustainability performance, competitiveness and economic performance have been studied from a theoretical as well as an empirical perspective. And, to date, no unique relationship has prevailed in empirical studies. A number of explanations have been put forward to explain this, including methodological reasons, such as the lack of statistical data, the low quality of that data, or the fact that such data is often available for short time periods only. Other theoretical explanations have been developed, such as the influence of different corporate strategies or the relatively small influence of environmental or sustainability issues as one factor among many on the economic or financial success of firms. So, how should the business case for sustainability be managed? This is the starting point for this book, which compiles insights on a large number of aspects of the link between sustainability performance, business competitiveness and economic success in an attempt to provide a comprehensive and structured view of this relationship. The book provides an unrivalled body of knowledge on the state of theory and practice in this field and identifies prospective future fields of work. The book includes: conceptual frameworks for the interaction of social, environmental and economic issues in business environments; case studies of companies that have successfully integrated social, environmental and economic issues; analyses of the causal and empirical relationship between environmental and/or social performance, business performance and firm-level competitiveness; concepts and tools useful for improving business value with proactive operational strategies; assessment of the factors influencing operational sustainability strategies and their economic impact; and comparisons of interactions between sustainability performance and firm competitiveness across industry sectors and countries. Managing the Business Case for Sustainability is the definitive work in its field: the most comprehensive book yet published on the theory and practice of managing sustainability performance, competitiveness, environmental, social and economic performance in an integrated way. It will be essential reading for managers, academics, consultants, fund managers, governments and government agencies, NGOs and international bodies who need a broad and comprehensive overview of the business case for sustainability.
Download or read book Organizations and the Business Environment written by David J. Campbell and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1997 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a comprehensive core text covering the syllabus for units on business organizations and the external business environment. It is ideal for students studying these units on business degrees, HNC/Ds in business and finance and CMS and DMS courses. Organizations and the Business Environment is divided into three sections. Firstly a study of Business Organizations covers topics from organizational and managerial theories, objectives and culture to an examination of the various functions in a modern business organization. Then the Micro Business Environment looks at various aspects of a business in relation to its immediate environment i.e. its industry competitors, suppliers and customers. Finally the Macro Business Environment looks at the political environment, including a detailed study of the structures, objectives and influences of the European Union, then goes on to examine legal structures, macroeconomic, sociological and technological influences. covers substantially more material than other texts in this area all chapters contain in-chapter questions, activities and assignments a strong emphasis on case materials to enable students to witness how theory is worked out in business organizations
Download or read book The Enterprise and Its Environment written by Albert Kenneth Rice and published by . This book was released on 1963 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Business and Its Environment written by Keith Davis and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Textbook on environmental factors in private enterprise business organization in the USA - covers business in its historical setting, the foundations of modern business, management, human relations, public interest, industrial research, innovation, decision making, marketing, labour relations, community relations, etc. Bibliography, references and case studies.
Download or read book Alternative Theories of the Firm written by Michael Pirson and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Theory of the Firm is commonly viewed as axiomatic by business school academicians. Considerations spanning organizational structures, their boundaries and roles, as well as business strategies all relate to the theory of the firm. The dominant theory of the firm poses that markets act perfectly to maximize the well-being of society when people act to maximize the personal utility of their individual purchases and firms act to maximize financial returns to their owners. However, burgeoning evidence and discourse across the scientific and policy communities suggests that the economic, social, and environmental consequences of accepting and applying this theory in the organization of business and society threatens the survival of the human species, among countless others. This book provides the latest thinking on alternatives to the theory of the firm as cornerstone of managerial decision making. Authors explore and elucidate theories that help us understand a firm differently and suggest alternatives to the theory of the firm. This book will be of value to researchers, academics, practitioners, and students interested in leadership, strategic management, and the intersection of corporate interests and the wellbeing of society"--
Download or read book Modern Organizational Theory written by Anant R. Negandhi and published by [Kent, Ohio] : Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1973 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Contemporary Issues in the Business Environment written by Dean Ludwig and published by Edwin Mellen Press. This book was released on 1992-01-01 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume presents theory and empirical research on ethical and social issues in business. Topics include: philosophical ethics in the international marketplace; strategic environmental management; an analysis of government regulation of the alcohol industry; the stakeholder theory of the firm; corporate political strategy; and legitimacy in tobacco industry strategy.
Download or read book Business Its Nature and Environment written by Raymond E. Glos and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 682 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
