Date of Award
1998
Document Type
Thesis
Publisher
Edith Cowan University
Degree Name
Master of Business
School
School of Business
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law
First Supervisor
Richard McKenna
Second Supervisor
Dr Pierre Horwitz
Abstract
The aim of this thesis was to explore the role of management in the movement towards ecologically sustainable development (ESD), investigating perceived responsibilities, challenges, and opportunities facing business management today. The point of departure for this study was the acknowledgement of the present paucity of references to ESD within the management literature, widespread amoral business conduct, and the dominance of economic rationalism within business science. This research provided an analytical review of ESD related literature, concentrating on the history and rise of the ESD paradigm, its ethical underpinnings, and economic implications to management practice. The paper highlighted the importance of ESD to management theory and practice, urging for a re-conceptualisation of business core values and a redirection of economic systems onto a development path that is economically, socially, and ecologically sustainable in the long-term.
Recommended Citation
Brueckner, M. (1998). The role of management in the movement towards sustainability: Perceived responsibilities, challenges, and opportunities. Edith Cowan University. Retrieved from https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/120