Leadership for sustainable futures: achieving success in a competitive world
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Cheltenham, UK [u.a.]
Elgar
2005
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| Physical Description: | XVI, 263 p. 24 cm |
| ISBN: | 1845421736 |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of tables viii
List of boxes ix
Preface x
Acknowledgments xvi
PART I SETTING THE SCENE
1 Towards sustainable leadership 3
Anglo/US capitalism 8
Rhineland capitalism 14
Comparing approaches 20
Broader economic context 23
Sustainable Leadership Grid 29
PART II RHINELAND LEADERSHIP PRACTICES
2 Rhineland case study enterprises 39
Aesculap: all it takes to operate 42
Allianz: global finance 43
BMW: premium brand strategy 44
Fraunhofer Gesellschaft: professional intellect 45
Holcim: cementing relationships 47
Karcher: simply clean 48
Loden Frey: bitten by the Loden Frey virus 49
Migros: the moral market 50
Munich Re: creating futures 51
Novartis: chemistry through people 53
Porsche: doing things differently 54
Rohde Schwarz: independence is a core value 55
Seele: beauty is the radiance of truth 56
wacker: there is still so much more to invent 57
ZF Friedrichshafen: owned by a city 58
What makes these organizations sustainable? 60
V
VI LEADERSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURES
3 Management and decision making 62
CEO concept 62
Decision making 67
Ethical behavior 71
Long term perspective 73
Stakeholders 77
Teams 80
4 Focus on people 84
Management development 84
Organizational culture: vision and values 89
People priority 95
Retaining staff 99
Skilled workforce 103
Uncertainty and change 107
Union management relations 111
5 Systems and processes 116
Financial markets 116
Innovation 120
Knowledge management 124
Quality 127
Social and environmental sustainability 130
Self reinforcing system 142
Rhineland public companies 144
PART III BEYOND THE RHINELAND
6 Scandinavian, South African and family businesses 149
Scandinavian companies 149
Atlas Copco: first in mind: first in choice 150
Nokia: connecting people 153
South African companies 157
Alexander Forbes Group Pty Ltd: investing in the future 158
SABMiller pic: brewing corporate values 160
Summary 161
Family businesses 162
SAS: employees matter to success 166
7 Anglo/US public companies 170
Family run public companies 170
Marriott International: the spirit to serve 172
Nordstrom: obsessed with customer service 175
Anglo/US public companies and Rhineland criteria 178
Bendigo Bank: community owned banking 179
CONTENTS VU
Colgate Palmolive: the world of care 181
Continental Airlines: working together works 184
HSBC: the world s local bank 186
IBM: rethinking the fundamentals 189
Santos: energy that drives us forward 193
PART IV THE FUTURE
8 Towards a sustainable future 199
Potential barriers 211
Making a start 213
What else can be done? 214
Notes 218
References 232
Index 249
Tables
1.1 Sustainable Leadership Grid comparing Rhineland and Anglo/
US models 30
1.2 Sustainable Leadership Grid criteria from Rhineland and Anglo/
US perspectives 32
2.1 Overview of German and Swiss case study organizations 40
5.1 Non family Rhineland organizations compared with the
Sustainable Leadership Grid 145
6.1 Nordic and South African companies compared with Rhineland
criteria on the Sustainable Leadership Grid 154
6.2 Family businesses research findings and SAS data plotted on the
Sustainable Leadership Grid 165
6.3 Employee focus and community programs at SAS, USA 167
7.1 Sustainable Leadership Grid comparing Marriott and Nordstrom
with Rhineland criteria 175
7.2 Anglo/US public companies displaying Rhineland practices 179
7.3 Sustainable Leadership Grid applied to Bendigo Bank, Colgate
Palmolive, Continental Airlines, HSBC, IBM and Santos 192
VIII
Boxes
1.1 Thailand s approach to sustainability 5
1.2 Demographic, geographic and political characteristics of the
USA 10
1.3 Demographic, geographic and political characteristics of
Switzerland and Germany 15
1.4 The Mittelstand (German SMEs) 27
1.5 Methodology for generating the Sustainable Leadership Grid 34
3.1 Four common management styles in Europe 63
3.2 Original Fraunhofer model 69
4.1 Management development process at Holcim 86
4.2 Avoiding layoffs in Rhineland companies 101
4.3 Allianz and Dresdner Bank merger 109
5.1 Financial benefits in being socially responsible 131
6.1 Background on Finland and Sweden 149
6.2 South Africa: background and King Reports 157
7.1 Rhineland elements in Australian organizations 171
8.1 World Business Council for Sustainable Development 207
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