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Corporate Strategy in the Age of Responsibility by Peter McManners 9780367606176

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As the era of ever expanding markets and ample resources ends, governments and business will have to behave differently. The world is facing weak economic growth, limits to affordable resources and increasing concerns about environmental consequences. During the boom times, governments championed de-regulation and business responded by adopting an anything-goes attitude. In these straitened times, strategic analysis has to engage with the challenges that society faces to create resilient corporations fit for the 21st century. In Corporate Strategy in the Age of Responsibility, Peter McManners, who has for nine years run strategy workshops on the Henley MBA focusing on the global business environment, sets about providing a strategic framework for navigating the new economic environment. Chief Sustainability Officers (CSOs) now exist, but they struggle to find the strategic rationale for the improvements they champion. The author argues that their good intentions often lack traction, partly because others in management don't get it, but also because they are not ambitious enough. The book is not about preaching semi-charitable behaviour or how to enhance the reputation of the corporation instead it is about surviving and thriving in a challenging and changing environment. A corporate audience familiar with strategy books will relate to this book, but will find it steers them towards radically new strategic thinking suitable for a turbulent period of transition.

About the Author
Peter McManners works as a consultant and author and is a Visiting Fellow at Henley Business School. Peter's career as a military engineer, surveyor and mapping expert took him to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He was COO of the Oxford Trust, where his focus was on spinning technology out of academia. He has taught all over Northern Europe under the auspices of Henley Business School, Reading University. He writes a monthly column in Sustainable Business magazine and is the author of the acclaimed book Fly and Be Damned. Peter is a Life Fellow of the RSA (Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, a Member of the Institute of Directors and of the Green Economics Institute. He has been a speaker at the Institute's Oxford Conferences for several years.

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'A refreshing, thought-provoking and long-awaited new perspective. McManners engages directly with the looming impact of the Sustainable Revolution, and challenges business leaders to take off the blinkers of orthodox corporate strategy. Exploring the role of business and the dramatically changing world context, McManners offers refreshing and practical insights into how the strategy development process needs to be re-modelled.' Malcolm Kirkup, University of Edinburgh Business School, UK 'This book is a valuable addition to the growing field of strategic management which seeks to integrate a concern with the bottom-line with a reconceptualised model of the role of the corporation in 21st-century capitalism. It is a remarkable contribution, given its sensitivity to looming problems of resource scarcity and the gathering momentum behind the sustainable revolution. It is a must-read for practitioners and theorists alike.' Gordon L. Clark, University of Oxford, UK and Monash University, Australia 'This book is a must-read for practitioners and theorists alike. It encourages practitioners to include novel strategic options in the management of their organisation. It contributes to theoretical insights on the (business) road to sustainable development. It offers a major help for consultants, unions, and consumers, and it is a most interesting supporting text for business school teaching.' International Journal for Environment and Pollution, vol. 57, no. 1/2, 2015



Book Information
ISBN 9780367606176
Author Peter McManners
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g

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