Journal Articles

The articles in this list are the sources of pioneering work in the fields of strategic sustainable development, organizational learning and leadership. Highly recommended reading if you're interested in these topics...

• Ackoff, R. L. 1998. A Systemic View of Transformational Leadership. In Systemic Practice and Action Research 11(1): 23-36.
• Anderson, R. 1999. Mid-Course Correction: Towards a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model. Atlanta: Peregrin Press.
• Anderson, R.C. 2006. Speech delivered at the Chicago Climate Exchange, June 14th, 2006.
• Argyris, C. 1991. Teaching Smart People How to Learn. In Harvard Business Review May-June.
• Azar, C., J. Holmberg and K. Lindgren. 1996. Socio-ecological indicators for sustainability. Ecological Economics 18: 89-112
• Broman, G.I., S.H. Byggeth, and K-H. Robert. 2002. Integrating Environmental Aspects in Engineering Education. International Journal of Engineering Education 18(6): 717-724.
• Byggeth, S. and E. Hochschorner. 2006. Handling trade-offs in Ecodesign tools for sustainable product development and procurement. Journal of Cleaner Production 14(15-16): 1420-1430.
• Collins J. C. and Porras J. I. 1994. Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies. New York: HarperBusiness.
• Goleman, D. 2002. Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence. Boston: Harvard Business School Publishing.
• Hardin, G. 1968. The Tragedy of the Commons. Science 162:1243-1248.
• Hawken, P., A. Lovins, and L.H. Lovins. 1999. Natural capitalism – creating the next industrial revolution. Snowmass CO: Rocky Mountain Institute.
• Holmberg, J. and K-H. Robèrt. 2000. Backcasting from non-overlapping sustainability principles: a framework for strategic planning. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 7: 1-18.
• Holmberg, J., U. Lundqvist, K.-H. Robèrt, and M. Wackernagel. 1999. The ecological footprint from a systems perspective of sustainability. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology 6: 17-33.
• Jaworski, J. 1999. Leadership - Six Essential Elements. Perspectives on Business and Global Change - World Business Academy 13(1).
• Kahane, A. 2004. Introduction: The Problem with Tough Problems and Conclusion: An Open Way. In Solving Tough Problems: An Open Way of Talking, Listening, and Creating New Realities. Berrett-Koehler Publishers Ltd. pp 1-4, 129-132.
• Kahane, A. 2004. Solving Tough Problems: An Open Way of Talking, Listening, and Creating New Realities. Berrett-Koehler Publishers Ltd.
• Korhonen, J. 2004. Industrial ecology in the strategic sustainable development model: strategic applications of industrial ecology. Journal of Cleaner Production 12: 809-823.
• Kranz, D. and Burns, S. 1997. Combining the Natural Step and ISO 14001. Perspectives on Business and Global Change 11(4): 7-20.
• MacDonald, J. 2004. Strategic Planning for Sustainability using the ISO 14001 Standard. Journal of Cleaner Production.
• Max-Neef, M. 1995. Economic growth and quality of life: a threshold hypothesis. Ecological Economics 15:115-118.
• Max-Neef, M. 1991. Human Scale Development. New York: The Apex Press.
  Maxwell, D., and R. van der Vorst. 2003. Developing sustainable products and services. Journal of Cleaner Production 11: 883-895.
• McDonough, W. 2002. Cradle-to-Cradle: remaking the way we make things. New York: North Point Press.
• Meadows, D. 1999. Leverage Points – Places to Intervene in a System. Hartland VT: The Sustainability Institute.
• Meadows, D., J. Randers, and D. Meadows. 2004. A Synopsis: Limits to Growth – The 30-Year Update. Hartland VT: The Sustainability Institute.
• Mintzberg, H., B. Ahlstrand, and J. Lampel. 1998. Strategy Safari: The Complete Guide Through the Wilds of Strategic Management. London: Prentice Hall. pp 1-21.
• Morecroft, J. D. and J. D. Sternman, eds. 1994. Modelling for learning organizations. Portland OR: Productivity Press.
• Ny, H, JP MacDonald, G Broman, R Yamamoto and K-H Robert. 2006. “Sustainability Constraints as System Boundaries: An Approach to Making Life-Cycle Management Strategic”. Journal of Industrial Ecology 10(1-2): 61-77.
• Robèrt, K.-H., B. Schmidt-Bleek, J. Aloisi de Larderel, G. Basile, L. Jansen, R. Kuehr, P. Price Thomas, M. Suzuki, P. Hawken and M. Wackernagel. 2002. Strategic sustainable development: selection, design and synergies of applied tools. Journal of Cleaner Production 10(3): 197-214.
• Robert, K.H., H. Daly, P. Hawken and J. Holmberg. 1997. A Compass for Sustainable Development. International Journal for Sustainable Development and World Ecology 4: 79-92.
• Robèrt, K.-H., J. Holmberg, and E.U. Von Weizsäcker. 2000. Factor X for subtle policymaking: objectives, potentials and obstacles. Greener Management International 31: 25-38.
• Robèrt, K-H. 2000. Tools and concepts for sustainable development, how do they relate to a general framework for sustainable development, and to each other? Journal of Cleaner Production 8: 243 – 254.
• Robèrt, K-H. 1999. The Hope of Our Hidden Leadership. Perspectives on Business and Global Change 13(2).
• Robert, K-H., H. Daly, P. Hawken and J. Holmberg. 1997. A Compass for Sustainable Development. International Journal for Sustainable Development and World Ecology 4: 79-92.
• Schein, E. H. 1994. The Process of Dialogue: Creating Effective Communication. The Systems Thinker 5(5):1-4.
• Senge P. 1990. The Fifth Discipline. New York: Currency Doubleday.
• Senge, P. M. 1990. The leaders new work: building learning organizations. MIT Sloan Management Review. 32(1).
• Senge, P., C. O. Scharmer, J. Jaworski, and B. S. Flowers. 2004. Presence: Human Purpose and the Field of the Future. Cambridge: The Society of Organizational Learning. P. 8-10.
• Senge, P.M. and G. Carstedt. 2001. Innovating our Way to the Next Industrial Revolution. In MIT Sloan Management Review. 42(2): 24-38.
• Von Weizsäcker, E.U., A. B. Lovins and L. H. Lovins. 1997. Factor four: doubling wealth -halving resource use. London: Earthscan
• Waage, Sissel, ed. 2003. Ants, Galileo and Ghandi. Sheffield UK: Greenleaf Publishing
• Willard, B. The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line. Gabriola Island B. C.: New Society Publishers.