SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENT AND NETWORK MANAGEMENT

The authors focus on the problem of sustainability from the standpoint of corporate management in this book. They propose that 'sustainability management not only earns profits, but also fulfills social responsibilities while considering the environment, people, and society, and enables management to continue to have the potential to survive in the future'. In that sense, it is also related to the Sustainability Development Goals. To fulfil this aim, the authors focus on how companies should implement sustainability management through considering both the theoretical aspects and practical aspects of actual companies.

From a theoretical perspective, the authors consider the construction of a business model that achieves both economic and social value, the implementation method of governance control, and the performance evaluation method. From a practical perspective, the current state of sustainability management in Japanese companies is analysed by focusing on the cases of two manufacturing companies and two service companies. In addition, since cooperation with other companies and other organizations is necessary for implementation, the authors explore the ideal form of cooperation between companies and cooperation between the private sector and local governments.

Contents:

• Business Model and Control System for Sustainability Management:
  • Building and Managing Business Models That Emphasize Sustainability: How to Manage Economic and Social Values in Relation to Each Other (Kazuki Hamada)
  • Governance Control Initiatives and Challenges: Connecting the Board of Directors and Control Theory (Johei Oshita)
  • The Function of Top Management in This Age of Sustainability (Kazuyoshi Morimoto)
  • Multi-objective Corporate Behavior Model for Sustainable Management: Evaluation Method and the Selection and Search for a Solution (Hiroshi Ozawa)
• Practical Examples of Sustainability Management in Japan:
  • The Study of Japanese Companies' Per Hour Labor Productivity (Shufuku Hiraoka)
  • Japanese Cost Management Based on Respect for the Humanity of Employees: The Case of Toyota (Noriyuki Imai)
  • Study on Semiconductor Production Equipment Companies' ROESG Management (Soichiro Higashi)
  • Healthcare Organizations and Sustainability: Current Situations and Challenges (Aiko Kageyama)
  • Diversity Management Outcomes: Quantitative Verification of the Climate for Inclusion in the Japanese Hotel Industry (Misato Tanaka, Yuri Fukaya, Runa Tsushima, Miyabi Nashiba, Ayuko Komura, and Kenichi Suzuki)
• Network Management for Symbiosis:
  • Management Accounting for Digital Twin-Driven New Product Development in a Sustainable Supply Chain (Yoshiteru Minagawa)
  • The Effects of Compliance on Sustainable Management in Japanese Waterworks Utilities (Kozo Suzuki)

Readership: For researchers who are interested in sustainability issues, and students in business and management courses.

Key Features:

• Multifaceted consideration of the relationship between economic value and social value in sustainability management
• Consideration of characteristics of management methods for implementing sustainability management, especially management methods that emphasize human aspects
• Research and analysis of the actual state of sustainability management in Japanese companies