Synopsis
Large Systems Change (LSC) is a field of study and action that is characterized by its focus on transformational pathways towards a participative, flourishing future through inter- and trans-disciplinary approaches that value engagement with practitioners and those aspiring for such futures. Its emergence holds great promise for addressing critical issues. Advancing its development requires aggressiveness to cross the many disciplinary, institutional and other boundaries and build the necessary scale of effort; however, humbleness is also required to recognize that although we have substantial knowledge and methodologies for approaching LSC, we are still at early stages of their development. The papers in this Special Issue of The Journal of Corporate Citizenship focus on the question of how to scale to the field of LSC. We can see the contributors and editors reflect on this at the three levels: broadening by increasing the numbers of people and organizations identified with it; going up and out with a more receptive environment arising with failures of traditional management approaches; and deepening of knowledge and methods for supporting LSC. This Special Issue will be essential reading for those researching in this emerging field, and practitioners looking for the latest thinking on how LSC may be a solution to global challenges.
À propos des auteurs
Malcolm McIntosh is Professor and former Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia. He started teaching and writing on corporate responsibility and sustainability in 1990, has worked at the universities of Warwick and Coventry, and been a Visiting Professor at the universities of Bath, Bristol, Stellenbosch, Waikato and Sydney. He is the producer, author or co-author of more than 20 books and numerous articles, and has been a frequent commentator on television and radio around the world on social issues, business responsibility and sustainable enterprise. He has been a special adviser to the UN Global Compact and is the founding editor of the Journal of Corporate Citizenship.
Sandra Waddock is Galligan Chair of Strategy, Carroll School Scholar of Corporate Responsibility, and Professor of Management at Boston College's Carroll School of Management. Waddock is author, co-author, or editor of twelve other books and more than 140 articles and chapters on topics related to intellectual shamanism, difference making, corporate responsibility, multi-sector collaboration, and management education. She recently received the 2016 Lifetime Achievement CSR Award.
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