Similarly, without theories in which the form of an answer is contained, we cannot carry out a useful, action-oriented analysis of a process, product, company, policy, etc. In other words, we need to know approximately how the answer should look in order to complete an analysis. The most rational, efficient, and preventive solutions are often not implemented in organizations, and some quite irrational solutions are. This is a management problem, has a great deal to do with how people interact in organizations, has no final solution, and must be continually worked with whenever it arises. And again, even when rational solutions are implemented, it never happens automatically.
Good management is part of the explanation.
The long-term task of corporate environmental management is thus the total incorporation and integration of environmental concerns into the full scope and complexity of the business world. To achieve that, one must be an entrepreneur, a manager, a business analyst, and more. A course text and a compendium of articles and cases will be issued at the start of the course. Some of the readings in the compendium are mandatory, while others are supplementary and can be read if the student wants to gain a deeper understanding of a topic. They will not repeat in depth what can be read in assigned readings nor attempt to teach what can only be learned in practical exercises.