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Radical Business Perspectives for Sustainability Transitions
Focusing on society’s transitions towards sustainability from a business perspective, this inspiring book encourages radical development in solving major sustainability challenges. It addresses the key question: what needs to radically change in businesses to thrive while also respecting the natural environment and contributing to building social foundations?
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Critical Acclaim
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Focusing on society’s transitions towards sustainability from a business perspective, this inspiring book encourages radical development in solving major sustainability challenges. It addresses the key question: what needs to radically change in businesses to thrive while also respecting the natural environment and contributing to building social foundations?
A diverse collection of contributing authors present conceptualizations of radicality, and pave the way for the operationalization of radical perspectives in sustainability transitions. Chapters focus on three central institutional dimensions – cognitive, normative, and regulatory – and examine key theories such as corporate degrowth, stewardship and spirituality in business. They emphasize the importance of accelerating the most-needed sustainability developments to resolve challenges at the intersection of business, society, and ecology.
Scholars and students focusing on corporate social responsibility, environmental management, innovation and business studies will find this book to be highly beneficial. It is also crucial for business leaders hoping to anticipate changes related to sustainability transitions.
A diverse collection of contributing authors present conceptualizations of radicality, and pave the way for the operationalization of radical perspectives in sustainability transitions. Chapters focus on three central institutional dimensions – cognitive, normative, and regulatory – and examine key theories such as corporate degrowth, stewardship and spirituality in business. They emphasize the importance of accelerating the most-needed sustainability developments to resolve challenges at the intersection of business, society, and ecology.
Scholars and students focusing on corporate social responsibility, environmental management, innovation and business studies will find this book to be highly beneficial. It is also crucial for business leaders hoping to anticipate changes related to sustainability transitions.
Critical Acclaim
‘Without a doubt, Radical Business Perspectives for Sustainability Transitions is occupying vital territory in the scholarship on how best to put into effect sustainability transitions in the context of climate change and other wicked challenges.’
– David Cabrelli, University of Edinburgh, UK
‘Given our failure to meet contemporary sustainability challenges, let alone future ones, it is high time to think more radically. This wide ranging book offers welcome stimulation on everything from degrowth, to spirituality, to managerless organisations and unseating dominant theoretical perspectives. This is recommended reading for stimulating beyond the ‘same old’ thinking.’
– Laura Spence, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
– David Cabrelli, University of Edinburgh, UK
‘Given our failure to meet contemporary sustainability challenges, let alone future ones, it is high time to think more radically. This wide ranging book offers welcome stimulation on everything from degrowth, to spirituality, to managerless organisations and unseating dominant theoretical perspectives. This is recommended reading for stimulating beyond the ‘same old’ thinking.’
– Laura Spence, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK
Contents
Contents
Preface xi
1 Introduction: radical business perspectives for
sustainability transitions 1
Nicolas Chevrollier, Aikaterini Argyrou, and Ronald Jeurissen
PART I RADICAL CONCEPTIONS FOR CHANGE IN
THE COGNITIVE-CULTURAL DIMENSION
2 How can a business respect nature? 12
Martin Drenthen and Ronald Jeurissen
3 Corporate-degrowth intrapreneurship 31
Jennifer Wilkins
4 Management spirituality and religion as a field of
research, and spirituality as an emerging discipline 65
Sharda S. Nandram, Puneet K. Bindlish, Gunjan Joshi,
and Arjun Kumar Shrestha
PART II RADICAL CONCEPTIONS FOR CHANGE IN
THE NORMATIVE DIMENSION
5 Stewardship: a new frontier in thinking and acting on
sustainability 93
Mark de Lat and André Nijhof
6 Understanding and managing the complexities of
resilience for sustainability 113
Stefanie Beninger
7 On the scalability of middle managerless organisations 136
Joost Minnaar, Nicolas Chevrollier, Brian Tjemkes, and
Svetlana N. Khapova
PART III RADICAL CONCEPTIONS FOR CHANGE IN
THE REGULATORY DIMENSION
8 Sustainable entrepreneurship considering the needs of
future generations 164
Aikaterini Argyrou and Harry Hummels
9 Revisiting agency theory: a radical rethinking of
allocation of responsibility, accountability and liability 194
Beate Sjåfjell
10 Concluding reflections: pathways to radical sustainability
perspectives 222
Aikaterini Argyrou, Nicolas Chevrollier, and Ronald
Jeurissen
Preface xi
1 Introduction: radical business perspectives for
sustainability transitions 1
Nicolas Chevrollier, Aikaterini Argyrou, and Ronald Jeurissen
PART I RADICAL CONCEPTIONS FOR CHANGE IN
THE COGNITIVE-CULTURAL DIMENSION
2 How can a business respect nature? 12
Martin Drenthen and Ronald Jeurissen
3 Corporate-degrowth intrapreneurship 31
Jennifer Wilkins
4 Management spirituality and religion as a field of
research, and spirituality as an emerging discipline 65
Sharda S. Nandram, Puneet K. Bindlish, Gunjan Joshi,
and Arjun Kumar Shrestha
PART II RADICAL CONCEPTIONS FOR CHANGE IN
THE NORMATIVE DIMENSION
5 Stewardship: a new frontier in thinking and acting on
sustainability 93
Mark de Lat and André Nijhof
6 Understanding and managing the complexities of
resilience for sustainability 113
Stefanie Beninger
7 On the scalability of middle managerless organisations 136
Joost Minnaar, Nicolas Chevrollier, Brian Tjemkes, and
Svetlana N. Khapova
PART III RADICAL CONCEPTIONS FOR CHANGE IN
THE REGULATORY DIMENSION
8 Sustainable entrepreneurship considering the needs of
future generations 164
Aikaterini Argyrou and Harry Hummels
9 Revisiting agency theory: a radical rethinking of
allocation of responsibility, accountability and liability 194
Beate Sjåfjell
10 Concluding reflections: pathways to radical sustainability
perspectives 222
Aikaterini Argyrou, Nicolas Chevrollier, and Ronald
Jeurissen
