World Of Limited Resources Research Articles

Pragmatic ethics and the new consultant

AbstractEthical, social, and environmental concerns are beginning to take hold in many businesses, often as an extension of total quality management. Many professional firms have eluded the global trend, but social and ecological realities are catching up. What will the new professional firm look like? This article looks at how firms are finding competitive advantage in old‐fashioned integrity, combined with management techniques and a new scientific understanding of what it takes to successfully adapt in a world of limited resources.“Ethics is awareness of interdependence…” Aldo Leopold.

RISK EVALUATION AND REALISM.

The ordering of our priorities for safety and the proper husbanding of the world's limited resources depend on us having realistic understandings of the multifarious risks surrounding us. Excessive attention to some risks leaves others unattended. What risks matter? How safe should we make society? This paper progresses from everyday short-term risks such as motor accidents to the longer term risks of project management and the evolutionary risks influencing the course of work. (A)

Economics, Ecology and Sustainable Development: Are They Compatible?

The prevailing economic paradigm, in which a closed circular flow of production and consumption can be described in terms of ‘natural laws’ of the equilibrium of market forces, is being challenged by our growing knowledge of complex systems, particularly ecosystems. It is increasingly apparent that neo-classical economics does not reflect social, economic and environmental realities in a world of limited resources. The best way to understand the problems implicit in the concept of ‘sustainable development’ is provided by Ecological Economics – a new synthesis in which the traditional virtue of thrift is justified using modern ideas from systems theory and thermodynamics.

Economics, Ecology and Sustainable Development: Are They Compatible?

The prevailing economic paradigm, in which a closed circular flow of production and consumption can be described in terms of ‘natural laws’ of the equilibrium of market forces, is being challenged by our growing knowledge of complex systems, particularly ecosystems. It is increasingly apparent that neo-classical economics does not reflect social, economic and environmental realities in a world of limited resources. The best way to understand the problems implicit in the concept of ‘sustainable development’ is provided by Ecological Economics – a new synthesis in which the traditional virtue of thrift is justified using modern ideas from systems theory and thermodynamics.

Putting IT on the management agenda

Information technology does not have a divine right to an ever-growing market. It does not have a divine right to any market at all. In a world of limited resources and strong competition, IT will flourish only if it is perceived by the user as offering unique benefits compared with the other resources claiming his attention. The IT party is over!