Sökning: "greening of business"

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  1. 1. Organizational approaches to greening : technocentrism and beyond

    Författare :Johan Sandström; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; organizational greening; organizational approach; technocentrism; ecocentrism; anthropocentrism; reflexivity; postmodernism; environmental management; sustainable development; symbolic agora satisfiers;

    Sammanfattning : How and why do organizations approach greening? How can we conceptualize approaches and how can we encourage reflexive dialogues on them? These are the main questions addressed in this qualitative study on organizational greening. The study sets off by discussing matters of research philosophy, arguing that our trust in science ought to be revised and that a more postmodern and constructionist philosophy might be a way to go. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Corporate Greening : Product and Production Perspectives

    Författare :Bozena Guziana; Erik Dahlquist; Eva Thorin; Birgitta Schwartz; Peter Dobers; Terrence Fel; Van Miller; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Nyckelord :Greening; ‘Green’ business; ‘Green-green’ business; Environmental leaders; Environmental profile; Environmental technology; Product and production; Communicating; CSR; Ecopreneurs; Företags miljöarbete; ’Gröna’ företag; ’Grön-gröna’ företag; Miljöledande företag och organisationer; Miljöteknik; Produkt och tillverkning; Kommunikation; CSR; Ecoprenörer; Energy- and Environmental Engineering; energi- och miljöteknik;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis describes corporate greening in general, and specifically the environmental technology (ET) sector as a green sector. The thesis has also particular focus on production and products related aspects and the influence of the environmental profile of the ET sector on the environmental engagement of companies in the sector. LÄS MER

  4. 3. The Practice of Strategy Formation – Opening the Green Box

    Författare :Magnus Rosén; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; strategic management; strategy formation; strategy-as-practice; strategy process; strategy as an emergent process; environmental management; greening of business; sustainability;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis reports the results from an in-depth longitudinal study of how a new strategy actually forms in practice. The focus is on a Swedish multinational firm called the “MECH Group” and its efforts to combine environmental and business concerns in the new strategy called “Positive Impact. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Greening Industry : Essays on industrial energy use and markets for forest raw materials

    Författare :Anna Mansikkasalo; Per Mickwitz; Luleå tekniska universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

    Sammanfattning : The overall purpose of this thesis is to investigate market developments and policy issues that influence the environmental performance of the industry sector. The analysis concentrates mainly on the industry’s input use in the form of energy and forest raw materials. The thesis consists of an introductory part, and five self-contained papers. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Corporate Environmental Management - Managing (in) a New Practice Area

    Författare :Ralph Meima; Företagsekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Commercial and industrial economics; greening; Green Squeeze; ISO 14001; EMS; ethnography; sensemaking; social construction; identity; organization theory; environmental management; Ericsson; Industriell ekonomi; Management of enterprises; Företagsledning; management;

    Sammanfattning : Adopting a phenomenological, sensemaking-based approach, this dissertation reviews and critiques a variety of theories proposed as explanations of corporate “greening” and the evolution of corporate environmental management (CEM), and then presents and analyzes an organization study to explore in greater depth how sensemaking can be used for research in this context. As its object, the ethnographically inspired organization study focuses upon CEM as an area of managerial and organizational practice. LÄS MER