10.2 Social Sustainability in Changing Working Life
Keywords:
Sustainability, Responsibility, Ethics, Leadership, Working LifeAbstract
Much of discussions concerning sustainability in business are emphasizing the environmental aspect. In this track, we aim to widen the discussion to also include other aspects of sustainability, namely social sustainability and ethics in organizational life. We focus specifically on the context of organizational life, and the organization, management and leadership of it. Additionally, we are interested in the role and significance of business education for socially sustainable businesses. In general, not only adaptation to rapidly evolving situations is necessary in future working life -for organizations, the governance of organizations, and individuals -, but active prediction and development of new ideas and innovations is also important.
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