Contents

List of figures page xii

List of tables xvi
List of boxes xix
List of abbreviations xxi
Acknowledgments xxvi

Introduction 1
The coming of age of sustainable business development 1
Philosophy and purpose of the book 5
Notes 8
References 8

Part I Enterprise thinking, the driving forces of change,

and leadership

1 Sustainable business development: overview

and guiding principles 13
Introduction 13
The framework of the book 18
A brief history of environmental management 19
The underpinnings of SBD 28
Developing an SBD program 43
An SBD perspective on innovation management 51
Overview of LCT and LCA 62
Summary 64
Supplementary material 66
Notes 67
References 69

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2 Enterprise thinking and the strategic logic of strategic business

development 72
Introduction 72
Enterprise thinking and management 74
An enterprise management model 88
The value proposition: the essence of SBD 97
The strategic process for inventing the future 109
The strategic logic for SBD 131
Risk mitigation 138
Summary 142
Supplementary material 144
Notes 145
References 148

3 Crafting sustainable business strategies and solutions 150

Introduction 150
The linkages between analytical models and business models 153
Determining strategies for SBD 180
Performance evaluation system 196
Summary 208
Supplementary material 210
Notes 211
References 212

4 The driving forces of social-, economic-, and

environmental-related change 213
Introduction 213
Understanding the implications of the business environment 215
The analytical process for understanding the business environment 218
Social, political, and regulatory milieus 228
Primary economic considerations 238
Environmental considerations and implications 255
Summary 264
Supplementary material 266
Notes 267
References 269

5 The driving forces of markets and stakeholders’ connectedness 270

Introduction 270

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Understanding the implications of market forces 271

Understanding stakeholder expectations 285
Sustainable marketing and corporate reporting 293
Connecting to supporting entities 314
Summary 330
Supplementary material 332
Notes 333
References 335

6 Crafting a sustainable enterprise through leadership

and capabilities 336
Introduction 336
Leadership constructs for creating a sustainable enterprise 339
A dynamic view of core competencies and core capabilities 349
Managing change across the enterprise using cross-functional
and cross-company integration 361
Cultural aspects of organizational dynamics and the agile enterprise 367
Summary 375
Supplementary material 376
Notes 377
References 379

Part II Innovation management, life cycle considerations,

and insights

7 Sustainable technology management and development 385

Introduction 385
Strategic technology management 387
A generalized construct for managing technological change 401
Technological forecasting and assessment 412
Strategies for radical technological innovation, technological
innovation, and product and process innovation 416
Radical technological innovation 424
Technological innovation 430
Product and process innovation 438
Summary 439
Supplementary material 440

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Notes 441
References 443

8 Crafting and implementing sustainable business development

programs 444
Introduction 444
Selecting SBD innovation programs 446
Managing improvement programs 465
Development program management 473
Summary 503
Supplementary material 504
Notes 505
References 506

9 Life cycle thinking and framework 507

Introduction 507
Improving performance through LCT 509
Systems integration and LCT 514
LCT at the product delivery level 518
Design and development principles based on LCT 522
Creating a life cycle framework 529
Analytical research frameworks: the precursors to LCA 545
Summary 548
Supplementary material 550
Notes 550
References 551

10 Formulation of life cycle assessment: initiation and inventory

assessment 552
Introduction 552
The LCA construct 554
The contextual implications of LCA 560
The LCA framework 563
The initiation 570
Inventory assessment 586
Deploying inventory assessment 601
Summary 602
Supplementary material 603

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Notes 604
References 605

11 Implementation of life cycle assessment: impact and

improvement assessments 606
Introduction 606
Impact assessment 607
Improvement assessment 629
LCA and program evaluation 634
Summary 644
Supplementary material 645
Notes 646
References 646

12 Inventing the future through enterprise thinking and

sustainable business development 647
Introduction 647
Inventing the future through positive relationships 649
Maximizing value for customers, stakeholders, and constituencies 655
The implications of enterprise thinking and SBD 670
Learning from leading edge, global corporations 677
Concluding comments 680
Notes 687
References 688

Glossary 690
Select bibliography 718
Index 722

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