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ORGANIZATION & ENVIRONMENT
Volume 26, Issue 3, Pages 281-297Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC
DOI: 10.1177/1086026613498755
Keywords
socio-ecological systems; direct ecological impact; social mechanisms; literature review; socio-ecological nexus; adaptability; system boundaries; environmental strategy; ecosystem dynamics
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This article argues that direct ecological impact needs to be incorporated into research on organizations and the natural environment, as complementary to conceptualizations of ecological impact as a social construction. Building on work in analytical sociology, it proposes to study socio-ecological mechanisms and thus enhance the understanding of processes of organizing within dynamic ecosystems. Three categories of socio-ecological mechanisms are introduced and illustrated with examples. The article concludes with reflections on the expected increase of direct ecological impact on organizations.
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