Spark

Igniting Organizational Change Through a Planetary Mindset
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-5292-2670-6
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

A fresh, sustainability-focused take on building organizations.

In a world facing growing social, political and environmental challenges, our organizations are no longer serving us well. This book offers a fresh framework for rethinking organizations. It is built on four generative dynamics—purposing, democratizing, cooperating and commoning— underpinned by a planetary mindset. Grounded in real-world examples and the latest research, it explores how these dynamics can spark new modes of organizing. With a focus on overcoming barriers and inspiring change, it’s a compelling call to reimagine organizations for a future that sustains people and the planet.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Thompson, Marc

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Wirtschaftsethik, Unternehmensethik
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Betriebliches Energie- und Umweltmanagement
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Organisationstheorie, Organisationssoziologie, Organisationspsychologie
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Unternehmensethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction

2. We Must Stop (Dis)organizing Like This: The need for alternative models

3. The Compass: Organizing for a sustainable future

4. Powering Change: Tensions, contradictions, paradoxes as the engines of sustainable organizing

5. Mindsets Matter for Systemic Change: The importance of a socio-ecological mindset

6. Powering Change: Values, norms and socio-cultural practice s

7. Alternatives in Action: Purposing and democratizing

8. Alternatives in Action: Cooperating and Commoning

9. Getting the Work Done: Experimental spaces, containers and socio-ecological learning

10. Getting the Work Done: Systemic change

11. Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Marc Thompson is Senior Fellow in Strategy and Organisation, Said Business School, University of Oxford.