| Abstract [eng] |
GRUNDA, Rokas. (2007) Strategic Management Process of Business Transformation into Sustainable Business. MBA Graduation Paper. Kaunas: Kaunas Faculty of Humanities, Vilnius University. 70 p. Humanity is using the Earth’s services in a way, that they cannot renew naturally, economic systems are overexploiting the natural resources, the gap between the poor and the rich is widening, and these are the main global and local problems, fostering the discussion of business role in the world’s sustainable development. As these global issues become more and more significant, the number of business sustainable development tools, strategies, models, methods and concepts is constantly increasing, while the researchers tent to focus only on the limited number of these tools. Because of this, there is a need to develop a holistic approach, which would try to embrace all the available solutions for businesses to move towards sustainable development, in other words an approach to help business manage transformation towards sustainable business. Object: applicability of business sustainable development tools, strategies, models, methods and concepts in business strategic change management process. Aim: to structure business sustainable development tools, strategies, models, methods and concepts according to business strategic change management process. Tasks: 1. To reveal the essence of sustainable development. 2. To define the conception of sustainable business. 3. To form a broad-brush business strategic change management process. 4. To structure business sustainable development tools, strategies, models, methods and concepts according to change management process. 5. To create a business transformation to sustainable business strategic management model. Scope: 71 pages, 13 pictures, 3 tables, 7 appendixes, 101 scientific literature sources and 12 information sources. Results: Business can apply the transformation strategic management process towards sustainable business, which will guide the company through three-step transformation process: change planning, change implementation, and evaluation of results. |
