Sustainable Management for Managers and Engineers

Book description


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 organization's 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.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title page
  3. Copyright
  4. Preface
  5. 1 Choice Architecture: Nudging for Sustainable Behavior
    1. 1.1. Choice architecture and nudging
    2. 1.2. Theoretical roots and applications around the word
    3. 1.3. Nudging for sustainability
    4. 1.4. Challenges and final remarks
    5. 1.5. References
  6. 2 Embedding Corporate Sustainability in Human Resource Management Practice
    1. 2.1. Introduction
    2. 2.2. Corporate social responsibility and corporate sustainability
    3. 2.3. Human resource management
    4. 2.4. The nexus of human resource management and corporate sustainability
    5. 2.5. Embedding corporate sustainability in HRM practices
    6. 2.6. Conclusion
    7. 2.7. References
  7. 3 Competency Cultivation of Mechanical Engineers in the Process of Social Sustainable Development
    1. 3.1. The importance of the basic qualities of mechanical engineers for the sustainable development of society
    2. 3.2. Mechanical engineers must observe ethics and laws
    3. 3.3. Mechanical engineers shoulder responsibility for environmental protection
    4. 3.4. Mechanical engineers must be familiar with traditions and learn to innovate
    5. 3.5. Mechanical engineers should pay attention to product quality management and quality assurance systems
    6. 3.6. Mechanical engineers should have a time view, a cost view and a risk view
    7. 3.7. Mechanical engineers should have a global vision
    8. 3.8. Conclusion
    9. 3.9. Acknowledgements
    10. 3.10. References
  8. 4 Essentials of Sustainability: A Roadmap for Businesses
    1. 4.1. Introduction
    2. 4.2. Definition of sustainability
    3. 4.3. History of sustainability
    4. 4.4. Sustainability entrepreneurship
    5. 4.5. Sustainable business
    6. 4.6. Sustainability leadership and culture
    7. 4.7. Sustainability innovation
    8. 4.8. Conclusion
    9. 4.9. References
  9. 5 Styles of Leadership and Perceptions of Corporate Social Responsibility
    1. 5.1. Introduction
    2. 5.2. Styles of leadership and SR perceptions
    3. 5.3. Method
    4. 5.4. Results
    5. 5.5. Discussion of the results
    6. 5.6. Conclusion
    7. 5.7. References
  10. 6 Corporate Social Responsibility Reporting: Background, Evolution and Sustainability Promoter
    1. 6.1. Introduction
    2. 6.2. A brief history of CSR development and conceptualization
    3. 6.3. Corporate social reporting – standardization and policy
    4. 6.4. Analysis of the GRI reporting enterprises between 2007 and 2017 . . .
    5. 6.5. Conclusion
    6. 6.6. References
  11. 7 Integrated Management Systems Under the Banner of Sustainable Development: Risks and Opportunities
    1. 7.1. Introduction
    2. 7.2. Evolution of approaches for management systems
    3. 7.3. Conclusion
    4. 7.4. References
  12. 8 Mentoring… Really? And Why Not?
    1. 8.1. Introduction
    2. 8.2. Concept of mentoring
    3. 8.3. Conclusion
    4. 8.4. References
  13. 9 Stop Camouflaging it in Green: Do Not Confuse Corporate Social Responsibility with Sustainable Management
    1. 9.1. Introduction
    2. 9.2. Ecological Economics
    3. 9.3. Sustainable Management
    4. 9.4. Corporate Social Responsibility
    5. 9.5. Where do the concepts match and mismatch?
    6. 9.6. Conclusion
    7. 9.7. References
  14. List of Authors
  15. Index
  16. End User License Agreement

Product information

  • Title: Sustainable Management for Managers and Engineers
  • Author(s): Carolina Machado, J. Paulo Davim
  • Release date: March 2021
  • Publisher(s): Wiley-ISTE
  • ISBN: 9781786304391