M. B. Rasmussen, B. Obel, and P. Kallehave, Sustainability & organization design, 2012.
Abstract
The global financial crisis has forced a profound rethink of the optimal form of capitalism and the relationship between business, environment and government. The current crisis has exposed systemic failures of corporate governance in administering the purpose of the firm. It has shown the failure of global governance to match the new dynamics and consequences of globalization. Governments are re-examining corporate accountability to society and how companies earn their license to operate. Furthermore companies are re-examining their code of conduct and leadership values. Thus, sustainability is an important driver in organizations and its impactImpactOrdet “impact” bruges ofte i forbindelse med bæredygtighed. Det dækker over det at have en virkning/at gøre en forskel. Dette kan både være en positiv eller negativ virkning. Ofte sker der en glorificering af ordet ligesom det sommetider sker med ordet ”grøn.” Læs mere → and effect on organization design is critical. Development of organization design, structure, processes, and human skills and values are needed to create the sustainable organization for the future. This paper discusses the requirements to be a sustainable organization. Here we follow the Global Compact criteria. The consequences for processes, structure, and human skills and values are analyzed. In particular the analysis will investigate exploration and exploitation from a holistic perspective using the principles of requisite variety and information-processing and how to maintain flexible leadership to fit current challenges as well as be agile in a dynamic world. The result of the analysis will be illustrated by public and private case studies.
BibTeX
@misc {orcid-0000000312835489-2012-34957503,
title = {Sustainability \& Organization Design},
year = {2012},
month = {12},
url = {https://pure.au.dk/portal/en/publications/b04d2f7e-dd43-4c4b-b351-8edd36067d30},
journal = {Det Danske Ledelsesakademi 2012, København, Denmark, 03/12/2012},
language = {en},
abstract = {The global financial crisis has forced a profound rethink of the optimal form of capitalism and the relationship between business, environment and government. The current crisis has exposed systemic failures of corporate governance in administering the purpose of the firm. It has shown the failure of global governance to match the new dynamics and consequences of globalization. Governments are re-examining corporate accountability to society and how companies earn their license to operate. Furthermore companies are re-examining their code of conduct and leadership values. Thus, sustainability is an important driver in organizations and its <span class="zeal-gloss" tabindex="0"><span class="zeal-gloss__term">impact</span><span class="zeal-gloss__bubble" role="tooltip"><span class="zeal-gloss__title">Impact</span><span class="zeal-gloss__body">Ordet “impact” bruges ofte i forbindelse med bæredygtighed. Det dækker over det at have en virkning/at gøre en forskel. Dette kan både være en positiv eller negativ virkning. Ofte sker der en glorificering af ordet ligesom det sommetider sker med ordet ”grøn.” </span><a class="zeal-gloss__more" href="https://zeal.dk/ordbog/impact/">Læs mere →</a></span></span> and effect on organization design is critical. Development of organization design, structure, processes, and human skills and values are needed to create the sustainable organization for the future. This paper discusses the requirements to be a sustainable organization. Here we follow the Global Compact criteria. The consequences for processes, structure, and human skills and values are analyzed. In particular the analysis will investigate exploration and exploitation from a holistic perspective using the principles of requisite variety and information-processing and how to maintain flexible leadership to fit current challenges as well as be agile in a dynamic world. The result of the analysis will be illustrated by public and private case studies.},
updated = {2025-07-10T13:34:20+00:00},
biburl = {https://zeal.dk/publications/sustainability-organization-design/},
biburl_fo = {https://zeal.fo/utgavur/sustainability-organization-design/},
urltitle = {sustainability-organization-design},
author = {Rasmussen, Morten Bygvraa and Obel, Børge and Kallehave, Pernille}
}