1st Edition

Ecocentrism for Knowledge Management and Sustainability Theoretical and Practical Studies in the Post-industrial Era

282 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

282 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

282 Pages 15 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Through theoretical-practical studies, this book explains the foundational concepts of ecocentrism, knowledge management, and sustainability and advances the understanding of how ecocentric paradigms can be leveraged for the process of knowledge management and knowledge creation, showcasing various applications of this practice and illustrating advantages and disadvantages of adopting an... Read more

1. Foundational concepts: An introduction to ecocentrism, knowledge management, and sustainability

David Israel Contreras-Medina, Elia Socorro Díaz Nieto, Sergio Ernesto Medina-Cuéllar and Noé Aguilar-Rivera

 

2. Ecocentrism paradigms as a way of knowledge management for sustainability in post-industrial organizations in the 21st century

Sergio Ernesto Medina Cuéllar

 

3. Knowledge management for a posture of ecocentrism and organizational sustainability

Elia Socorro Díaz Nieto

 

4.Theoretical concepts and generic tools to incorporate sustainability via knowledge management into post-industrial organizations in the 21st century

David Israel Contreras-Medina and Verónica Cerroblanco-Vázquez

 

5. The importance of the aeroponic cultivation technique in sustainable agriculture, a study carried out with the cultivation of Phaseolus vulgaris L. Var Opus

Jessica A. Araujo Rodríguez, Coral Martínez Nolasco, José A. Padilla Medina, Alejandro I. Barranco Gutiérrez, Juan Prado Olivarez and Juan J. Martínez Nolasco

 

6. Historical development of sustainable energy technologies

Alejandro Espinosa-Calderón, Héctor Juan Carlos López-Tapia, Miguel Ángel Velázquez-Alejos, Esteban Aguirre-Reynoso, Georgina Rico-Ojeda and Saúl Fuentes-Reyes

 

7. Decent work, knowledge management and sustainability in a technology-based company: A case of study

María Catalina Rangel-León, Abraham Olivares-Arriaga and Sergio Cano-Andrade

 

8. Management strategies for transitioning from conventional industries to green and low-carbon production systems

Noé Aguilar-Rivera

 

9. Relationship of innovative sustainable business strategies with dynamic capabilities in the apple production chain in Southern Brazil

Maria Emilia Camargo, Aprígio Teles Mascarenhas Neto, Walter Priesnitz Filho, Angela Isabel dos Santos Dullius, Beatriz Lúcia Salvador Bizotto and Angela Pellegrin Ansuj

 

10. Sustainable and ecocentric change for knowledge management in the telecommunications subsector

Leonardo Andrés Carvajal Alvarez

 

11. University social responsibility, evaluation and impact on student satisfaction as an opportunity for knowledge management and sustainability

María del Consuelo Gallardo Aguilar, María Teresa de la Garza Carranza, Salustia Teresa Cano Ibarraa, Mónica Servín Cervantes

 

12. Sensors and signal processing used to increase knowledge management of algae production

Luis Miguel Contreras-Medina, Diana Victoria Melo-Sabogal, Daphne Ojeda-Rodríguez and Guadalupe Esmeralda Contreras-Morales

 

13. Wine tourism as a driver of knowledge management practices and the sustainability of the new rurality

Margarete Luisa Arbugeri

 

14. Assessing environmental awareness in the organizational culture and its mediating role in integrating an ecocentric paradigm into Mexican companies' knowledge management and governance systems in Guanajuato

Margarita Schmitt Revilla

 

15. Environmental responsibility and knowledge management in post-industrial organizations of the 21st century

Julia Pérez Bravo and Martha Salvador Ledesma

 

16. Challenges and alternatives of ecocentrism, knowledge management and sustainability in post-industrial organizations in the 21st century

Sergio Ernesto Medina-Cuéllar, Elia Socorro Díaz Nieto, David Israel Contreras-Medina and Noé Aguilar-Rivera

Biography

David Israel Contreras-Medina is Research Professor at Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico, and Member of the Mexican National System of Researchers.

Elia Socorro Díaz Nieto is Research Professor at Autonomous University of Queretaro, Mexico, and Member of the Mexican National System of Researchers.

Sergio Ernesto Medina-Cuéllar is Research Professor at Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico, and Member of the Mexican National System of Researchers.

Noé Aguilar-Rivera is Research Professor at Veracruzana University, Mexico, and Member of the Mexican National System of Researchers.