Reimagining Sustainable Organization

This open access book reimagines a deeper sustainability in dynamic organization. Offering multiple perspectives on arts, design thinking, leadership, knowledge and project management, Reimagining Sustainable Organization addresses our need for thinking and coping differently when facing the many unknowns of real-life enterprises in society.

Drawing on process philosophy, real-world case studies, and examinations of business practices as well as management research, the authors explore knowledge creation towards reimagining sustainable organization. The book includes frameworks and conceptual tools as well as insights for further explorations. 

This book will be of interests to students, scholars and teachers, and practitioners who are studying sustainable organization, greener management, leadership ideas, or knowledge and project management. It covers future pressing issues also for the professionals involved in co-creative work across organizational boundaries.

This is an open access book.

“This book offers students and managers a rich conceptual understanding and research-based insights into the opportunities of imagination and organization… an important, approachable contribution elaborating perspectives on research avenues, sustainable design, power and knowledge dynamics in projects, as well as the spread of management ideas for the future.” (Rachel Cooper OBE, Distinguished Professor, Lancaster University UK.) 

“This book offers multiple perspectives on the practices of sustainable organization. The authors highlight the dynamics of knowledge, arts, design thinking, and power to realize complex project work within and between organizations. Sustainable organizations are becoming imperative in contemporary business, and I highly recommend this book to any reader interested in understanding the fundamental dynamics of such organisations.” (Professor Georg von Krogh, Chair of Strategic Management and Innovation, ETH Zurich, Germany)

“Aesthetics constitute an essential dimension of daily work in organizational contexts. Arts and the visual side of organization are more important than ever when dealing with the many unknowns in business and society. Students and practitioners will find in this interesting and fascinating book insights and suggestions for doing their own action research and using rich qualitative methods in their organization studies, as well as the invitation to engage with artful places in order to understand aesthetics, tacit knowledge, and symbolism in organizational life.” (Professor Antonio Strati, University of Trento, Italy, and i3-CRG, IP Paris, France.)

“The book gives an excellent understanding of a reimagination and recreation of leadership and organisational theory written by two outstanding professors travelling less travelled roads. Jevnaker and Olaisen present new perspectives and represent a new school of modernity and futurism based upon truly universal knowledge.” (Professor Jon-Arild Johannessen, Kristiania University College and Nord University, Norway)

Birgit Helene Jevnaker is Professor of Innovation and Economic Organization at BI Norwegian Business School, Norway. Her research focuses on strategic sustainable design, entrepreneurship, innovation and collaboration, organization development, arts, knowledge and learning, and leadership in action.

Johan Olaisen is Professor in Information and Knowledge Management at BI Norwegian Business School, Norway. His research focuses on information and knowledge management, philosophy of science and research, corporations and organizational change, leadership and project management.