Invisible Patterns: Ecology and Wisdom in Business and Profit

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Business and ecology, the authors assert, are bound together in ways few yet recognise. Ecology is the new megatrend, and no part of business and organisation is left untouched by it. Ecology constitutes a new world view, applicable to everything from leadership and organisational change to strategic decisions on markets, products and business ethics. This book prepares the reader for the ecological path, describing both theory and practical tools, and gives real life examples.

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"Considering the pace of technological development and growth of the world population, explicit thinking about the ecological aspects of any major business cannot be delayed. This book is an excellent contribution to an increasing awareness."- Nico Noort, senior manager of Business Development PTT Telecom, Netherlands
"Organizational Ecology, as it is presented in this book, represents a genuine contribution and a powerful practical tool for the management of change and change processes. It represents a must for serious consultants and managers in the competitive European environment of our time."- Dr. Ing W. Sihn, director and head of General Department for Company Management, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA, Stuttgart, Germany
"This book represents an interesting approach to the relationship between business and ecology, in the light of present realities and mentality. It is a hard task and great mission to find a harmonious coexistence for these seemingly contradictory concepts. Hopefully, this work, emphasizing ethics in our business and profit-oriented environment, will contribute to the realization of a vision for green prosperity. For the countries which are now entering the community of high technology, placing all their efforts of infrastructural development, the ideas expressed in the book could assist them in balancing technological progress with harmony with the environment, and even to avoid problems faced by their predecessors."- Professor Dr. Sci. G. Zintelis Minister of Communications and Informatics Member of Lithuanian Academy of Sciences
"This book should be read by all business people and teachers of business, law, ecology and psychology. It will certainly help prepare all for the future challenges of global management in the 21st century."-Barry Roberts, Professor of Law and Ethics Kenan-Flagler Business School, University of North Carolina
Hansen and Christensen, two experienced consultants, explain that business can prosper while also being ecologically correct. This provocative book is especially suited for teachers and graduate students in business, the sociology of organizations, or economic development.-Choice
"Hansen and Christensen, two experienced consultants, explain that business can prosper while also being ecologically correct. This provocative book is especially suited for teachers and graduate students in business, the sociology of organizations, or economic development."-Choice

Author Bio

JON LUND HANSEN is Director of Consens A/S, Norway. He is a psychologist and management consultant. PER A. CHRISTENSEN is Chief Executive, ODC Organisational Consultants Limited. He has consulted businesses throughout the world. The two have published books and articles on management and productivity, organizational change, and ecology.