Brandon, P S (1999) Sustainability in management and organization: The key issues? Building Research & Information, 27(6), pp. 390-396. ISSN 0961-3218
Abstract
This paper provides an introduction to some of the key issues relating to the context of sustainability. It argues for a more holistic approach to sustainability built around a consensus of an agreed definition and a philosophical framework to allow a meaningful discussion to take place, leading to improved decision making. It recognizes that at this emerging stage of the topic, even these matters are research issues and that in parallel with this debate it is important that progress at the subproblem level must continue. The paper points out the issues as a means of providing context for many of the papers in these proceedings.
| Item Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | evaluation methods; framework; management; research; sustainability |
| Index terms: | holistic approach, decision-making |
| Subjects: | decision analysis, business |
| Topics: | Business Strategy, Risk Management |
| Descriptive scope: | 2 PC |
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