Balancing continued economic progress and conservation of our biosphere is the challenge of our time. It’s a dilemma of the anthropocene epoch. Without corporation to the mix, our endeavor is fruitless. Increasingly, corporations have adopted prescriptive, piecemeal and mechanistic environmental management techniques as a response to sustainability discourse. However, in light of the complexity, uncertainty, ambiguity and dynamic nature inherent in the sustainability challenge, at some bifurcation point in the organizational change process, these prescriptive and piecemeal solutions may not adequately account for the emerging multiple levels of environmental, social and financial conflict. A paradigm shift is thus essential: a behavioral change is thus called for. This presentation provides an explanation to the issue and a formulation to tackle challenge head-on: a behavioral competence that builds viable, equitable and responsible corporation resolving issues of sustainable business and sustainable world.
11. …needs an integrative purview…
..a realization about..
Grand Unity of Cosmic Order: an
“interconnected human and natural system”
(Singh, 1993; Nath & Kazashka-Hristozova, 2005; Muniapan & Dass, 2008)
12. ..a conception of harmonious whole…
a behavioral competence that bring
together human and natural system
13. it is human Spirit..
wisdom, ingenuity & brilliance
..that creates hope
..hope of better future
14. it’s our quest for progress..
that entwined
human & natural system
…a dilemma of
anthropocene epoch…
16. …without Sustainable Corporation to the mix
..balancing economic progress
and conservation of biosphere is incomplete
…a fruitless endeavor otherwise
17. Get the picture..
only 200 top corporations’ revenue is bigger
than combined GDP of entire world excluding
top 10 GDP.. (Anderson & Cavanagh, 2000)
18. Behavior that a corporation exhibits impacts
Our World…….our common survival
Society
Corporation
World Nations
Biosphere
19. the good, the bad and the ugly…
outcome at our own behest…
21. it starts with cultural intervention
a proactive and creative response
an enduring epitome
22. a measurable approach..
a formulation ….
that builds capability within to meet
multiple stakeholders’ needs & demands
23. a postulation that bring together
human values and institution..
“OCBS” (Chowdhury, 2011)
(Organizational Citizenship Behavior
towards Sustainability)
a behavioral competence model developed from
Prof Denis Organ’s OCB (Organizational Citizenship Behavior)
(Organ, 1988; Organ, 1990; Organ, 1997; Organ, Podsahoff & MacKenzie, 2006)
25. a discernible latent construct
a universally applicable behavioral attribution
a connotation for
Sustainable Business & Sustainable World
26. Thank You
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Dhiman Deb Chowdhury
27. Reference
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