Managing Natural Resources

Edited by Gerard George, Michael Brown Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, McDonough School of Business and Director of the Georgetown Entrepreneurship Initiative, Georgetown University, US and Simon J.D. Schillebeeckx, Assistant Professor of Strategic Management, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, Singapore Management University, Singapore

'This book is an invaluable resource for all those studying natural resources. The splendid collection of chapters shows the diverse ways in which natural resources impact management studies. Comprehensive in character, this text advances fruitful avenues of inquiry and sets a high bar for all that follows.'--Andreas Rasche, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark'An innovative and well-researched book on the importance of managing natural resources from a strategic point of view. This judiciously edited volume provides coverage of a fresh collection of important issues and of a number of rigorous approaches to analyse them. This book is of great interest to all business scholars in the fields of sustainability, environmental management, corporate social responsibility, and natural resource dynamics.'--J. Alberto Aragon-Correa, University of Granada, Spain and University of Surrey, UK'Economic theory has so seriously warped the meaning of ''nature'' that we now view natural resources as an impediment. We speak blithely of the ''natural resources curse'' and the ''Dutch disease'' as if nature is the enemy of human progress. Thankfully, Managing Natural Resources: Organizational Strategy, Behaviour and Dynamics offers a much-needed shift in the conversation. The editors have drawn together 11 delightful chapters that re-enchant the concept of nature as the antidote to an increasingly hyper-rationalized view of the natural environment. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding how natural and human resources are intimately connected.'--Roy Suddaby, University of Victoria, Canada and Newcastle University, UK

• Contents:Introduction: Developing Thought Leadership on Managing Natural Resources1. The Management of Natural Resources: An Overview and Research AgendaGerard George, Simon J.D. Schillebeeckx and Teng Lit LiakPart I Risk and Uncertainty in the Natural Environment2. Scarcity in the Twenty-First Century: How the Resource Nexus Affects ManagementSimon J.D. Schillebeeckx, Mark Workman, and Charles Dean3. A raw materials transition for a low-carbon economy: Challenges and opportunities for management in addressing the trilemma of competitiveness, supply security and sustainabilityRoh Pin Lee, Ronny Reinhardt, Florian Keller, Sebastian Gurtner, and Lutz Schiffer4. Risk Management and Adaptation in Oil and Gas Commodity Resource MarketsConnie Van der Byl and Birgitte GrøgaardPart II Natural Resources and Interorganizational Relationships5. Arrangements to Access Natural Resources: The roles of localness and interdependenceKarin Andrea Wigger and Marta Bystrowska6. Natural Imprinting and Vertical Integration in the Extractive IndustriesForough Zarea Fazlelahi and J. Henri BurgersPart III Natural Resource Dynamics inside Organizations and Over Time7. The Giving River: How organizational actorhood and history have shaped the management of waterBrett Crawford, Siddharth Mehra, and Yulong Hu8. Natural Resources and the Resource-Based ViewBettina Bastian, Ulf Henning Richter, and Christopher L. Tucci9. A Human Leap of Ecological Faith: The Role of Indeterminacy and Irreversibility in Ecological Sensemaking Jason GoodPart IV Sustainability Today and Tomorrow: Rebuilding Failing Institutions10. Sustainability Science and Water Usage: Science as a Method for the Corporate Governance of Natural ResourcesVan V. Miller and Michael J. Pisani11. Towards a Global Climate Strategy: Reconciling Ecological, Entrepreneurial and Social Elements of SustainabilityAndré C. Presse and Falko PaetzoldIndex