Ecocentrism for Knowledge Management and Sustainability

Theoretical and Practical Studies in the Post-industrial Era

David Israel Contreras-Medina, Elia Socorro Díaz Nieto, Sergio Ernesto Medina-Cuéllar, Noé Aguilar-Rivera, David Israel Contreras-Medina, Elia Socorro Díaz Nieto, Sergio Ernesto Medina-Cuéllar, Noé Aguilar-Rivera

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2024
• Print ISBN:
  9781032731704
• eBook ISBN:
  9781040110850
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Business General
• Index: Business

Through theoretical-practical studies, this book explains the foundational concepts of ecocentrism, knowledge management, and sustainability and advances the understanding of how ecocentric paradigms can be leveraged for the process of knowledge management and knowledge creation, showcasing various applications of this practice and illustrating advantages and disadvantages of adopting an eco-centric approach. With a focus on the three themes of sustainability, knowledge management, and ecocentrism, this edited volume presents practical case studies from various organizational contexts, illustrating how sustainability-related practices make use of knowledge management to meet their business objectives from an ecocentric perspective and highlighting the transversal application of this approach to various types of contexts. The book also addresses cases of how post-industrial organizations of the 21st century are using knowledge management in advancing the Sustainable Development Goals with reflections on ecocentrism. There is practical, theoretical, and methodological content, making this valuable to researchers, academics, and advanced students in the fields of knowledge management, sustainability, organizational studies and strategic management.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Series
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• List of figures
• List of tables
• List of contributors
• 1 Foundational concepts: an introduction to ecocentrism, knowledge management and sustainability
• 2 Ecocentrism paradigms as a way of knowledge management for sustainability in post-industrial organizations in the 21st century
• 3 Knowledge management for a posture of ecocentrism and organizational sustainability
• 4 Theoretical concepts and generic tools to incorporate sustainability via knowledge management into post-industrial organizations in the 21st century
• 5 The importance of the aeroponic cultivation technique in sustainable agriculture: a study carried out with the cultivation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. Var Opus
• 6 Historical development of sustainable energy technologies
• 7 Decent work, knowledge management and sustainability in a technology-based company: a case study
• 8 Management strategies for transitioning from conventional industries to green and low-carbon production systems
• 9 Relationship of innovative sustainable business strategies with dynamic capabilities in the apple production chain in Southern Brazil
• 10 Sustainable and ecocentric change for knowledge management in the telecommunications subsector
• 11 University social responsibility: evaluation and impact on student satisfaction as an opportunity for knowledge management and sustainability
• 12 Sensors and signal processing used to increase knowledge management of algae production
• 13 Wine tourism as a driver of knowledge management practices and the sustainability of the new rurality
• 14 Assessing environmental awareness in the organizational culture and its mediating role in integrating an ecocentric paradigm into Mexican companies’ knowledge management and governance systems in Guanajuato
• 15 Environmental responsibility and knowledge management in post-industrial organizations of the 21st century
• 16 Challenges and alternatives of ecocentrism, knowledge management and sustainability in post-industrial organizations in the 21st century
• Index