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TY - JOUR
T1 - Ecological embeddedness (with W H Cooper)
AU - Whiteman, Gail
AU - Cooper, William H.
PY - 2000/12/1
Y1 - 2000/12/1
N2 - The construct of social embeddedness has helped explain some of the ways in which individuals and organizations form and sustain alliances. We introduce the construct of ecological embeddedness, or the extent to which a manager is rooted in the land. Ecological embeddedness is illustrated by an ethnographic study of a Cree tallyman, or beaver trapper, in James Bay, northern Quebec. To be ecologically embedded as a manager is to personally identify with the land, to adhere to beliefs of ecological respect, reciprocity, and caretaking, to actively gather ecological information, and to be physically located in the ecosystem. We conclude by drawing some implications for sustainability.
AB - The construct of social embeddedness has helped explain some of the ways in which individuals and organizations form and sustain alliances. We introduce the construct of ecological embeddedness, or the extent to which a manager is rooted in the land. Ecological embeddedness is illustrated by an ethnographic study of a Cree tallyman, or beaver trapper, in James Bay, northern Quebec. To be ecologically embedded as a manager is to personally identify with the land, to adhere to beliefs of ecological respect, reciprocity, and caretaking, to actively gather ecological information, and to be physically located in the ecosystem. We conclude by drawing some implications for sustainability.
KW - Ecology
KW - Executives
KW - Sustainable development
KW - Strategic alliances (Business)
KW - Organizational behaviour
KW - Management research
KW - Management science
KW - Reciprocity (Commerce)
KW - Decision making
KW - Traditional ecological knowledge (TEK)
M3 - Journal article
VL - 43
SP - 1265
EP - 1282
JO - Academy of Management Journal
JF - Academy of Management Journal
SN - 0001-4273
IS - 6
M1 - 43
ER -