ecology

(noun)

The branch of biology dealing with the relationships of organisms with their environment and with each other.

Examples of ecology in the following topics:

  • Types of Social Responsibility: Ecocentric Management

    • Ecocentric management is one type of CSR that adopts a deeply ecological view of business.
    • "Deep" ecology is a form of environmentalism that seeks to protect and improve the quality of the natural environment.
    • As a result, the ecocentric manager may argue against using ecologically damaging products, such as pesticides and nuclear power, even if these products benefit people.
  • Basic Types of Organizations

    • Most organizations fall into one of four types: pyramids/hierarchies, committees/juries, matrix organizations, and ecologies.
    • Most organizational structures fall into one of four types: pyramids/hierarchies, committees/juries, matrix organizations, and ecologies.
    • In ecologies, each business unit represents an individual profit center that holds employees accountable for the unit's profitability.
    • In an ecology organization, clearly defined, measurable objectives that reflect the business's goals are critical.
  • The PESTEL and SCP Frameworks

    • The acronym stands for political, economic, social, technological changes, ecology, and legislation.
    • Environmental factors include ecological and environmental aspects such as weather, climate, and climate change.
  • Setting Transparency Norms

    • For example, managers who voluntarily share with environmental activists information related to the firm's ecological impact are practicing disclosure.
    • Examples of decisions to increase corporate transparency include when a firm voluntarily shares information about their ecological impact with environmental activists; actively limiting the use of technical terminology, fine print, or complicated mathematical notations in the firm's correspondence with suppliers and customers; and avoiding bias, embellishment, or other distortions of known facts in the firm's communications with investors.
  • Considering the Organizational Life Cycle

    • In organizational ecology, the idea of age dependence is used to examine how an organization's risk of mortality relates to the age of that organization.
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