Integral Design Thinking for Sustainability Management

A Framework for Organizational Culture Change and Innovation
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-3-11-170502-6
Verlag: De Gruyter

Buch, Deutsch, Englisch, 216 Seiten, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 403 g

In an era where sustainability is paramount, leaders in the field face significant challenges in implementing comprehensive organizational change. Maya Jaber’s ground-breaking new book addresses the gaps in current strategies, highlighting the fragmented approaches that hinder progress.

Many sustainability initiatives remain isolated, failing to drive broader, deeper adoption within organizations. presents a transformative, practical framework to aid sustainability leaders in accelerating the adoption of ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) by fostering agile, adaptive, and innovative organizational cultures.

Through this innovative approach to sustainability, leaders and management teams will discover how design thinking can drive innovation in sustainability practices and gain knowledge of design science and action research methodologies. Every reader will be better equipped to lead their organization toward a sustainable future, overcoming obstacles and implementing strategies that drive meaningful, long-lasting change.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Jaber, Maya

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Strategisches Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Unternehmensorganisation, Corporate Responsibility Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Management Change Management
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Bereichsspezifisches Management Betriebliches Energie- und Umweltmanagement

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Maya Jaber has over 20 years of business acumen and has spent the past decade finding innovative ways to support market transformation toward a more sustainable future. She has a background in design, strategy, and business. She started her own consultancy, M3D Consulting LLC, in 2008 and has been advising and educating C-suite and other professionals on organizational design, sustainability management, and ESG strategy development and implementation. She is a creative thinker, analyst, researcher, and tactician who sees the macro and micro to design and develop strategies for optimized solutions that are human-centric. Her methodology involves transforming organizations through a holistic vision for innovation, agile organizational practices, and foundational cultural shifts to promote sustainability.