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Informationen zum Autor Nicolas Lesca is Associate Professor at the Institut d'Administration des Entreprises of Grenoble University in France. Klappentext This work is an initial exploration of the relationship between scanning and sustainable development. In ten chapters, the authors examine the application, characteristics and implementation of scanning oriented toward sustainable development. Thus the work offers some answers to the questions "what is sustainable scanning?", "what new issues does it raise for management practice and management science?", "what forms can it take?" and "how...?" Zusammenfassung This work is an initial exploration of the relationship between scanning and sustainable development. In ten chapters, the authors examine the application, characteristics and implementation of scanning oriented toward sustainable development. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction xi Nicholas LESCA Chapter 1. Sustainable Development: a Vague and Ambiguous "Theory" 1 Yvon PESQUEUX 1.1. Introduction 1 1.2. Sustainable development as a "vague" theory 6 1.3. Company actions justified by reference to the notion of sustainable development: consequentialism tested by modern deontology 9 1.4. The dimensions of ambiguity of the notion 14 1.5. Conclusion: calling into question managerial references in relation to sustainable development 19 1.6. Bibliography 22 Chapter 2. Parameters and Particularities of Sustainable Development-oriented Strategic Scanning 25 Marie-Laurence CARON-FASAN 2.1. Introduction 25 2.2. Strategic scanning 26 2.3. Applying a sustainable development-oriented strategic scanning process 36 2.4. Conclusion 44 2.5. Bibliography 45 Chapter 3. Sustainable Development of Large Network Service Companies: Inhabiting Territories via Middle Managers, Strategic Scanners 47 Alain Charles MARTINET and Marielle Audrey PAYAUD 3.1. Introduction 47 3.2. The foundation of modeling 48 3.3. The architecture of the model 52 3.4. Middle managers: key players of sustainable development 62 3.5. Conclusion 71 3.6. Bibliography 72 Chapter 4. Small Business and Sustainable Development 77 Michel MARCHESNAY 4.1. Introduction 77 4.2. The favored SD fields 77 4.3. SB: a multiple identity 79 4.4. Strategic scanning in SBs: a specific approach 84 4.5. Types of entrepreneurs, strategic scanning and SD 87 4.6. Conclusion 98 4.7. Bibliography 99 Chapter 5. Human Resources Scanning: a Tool for the Implementation of Sustainable Development? 101 Marie-Christine CHALUS-SAUVANNET 5.1. Introduction 101 5.2. Theoretical approach, explanations and the link between HRS and SD 102 5.3. Research methodology 109 5.4. Results and discussion 111 5.5. Conclusion 124 5.6. Bibliography 125 Chapter 6. Sustainable Scanning in a Network: an Ambitious Project for Company/territory Synergies Creation 129 Magalie MARAIS, Solange HERNANDEZ and Olivier KERAMIDAS 6.1. Introduction 129 6.2. Sustainable scanning within RPISED: a "chameleon" concept locally orchestrated 131 6.3. An empirical study of sustainable scanning in the RPISED: a methodological approach 140 6.4. Empirical contributions to the theory: presentation of the main results 143 6.5. Conclusion 156 6.6. Bibliography 157 Chapter 7. The Greenhouse Gas Inventory: a Scanning Tool in the Fight Against Climate Change 161 Odile BLANCHARD 7.1. Introduction 161 7.2. Methodology for constructing a GHG inventory 163 7.3. The GHG inventory as a strategic scanning tool 173 7.4. Conclusion 180 7.5. Bibliography 182 Chapter 8. Tar...
