ISSN 2736-1721
Global Journal of Business Management ISSN 6731-4538 Vol. 3 (6), pp. 001-009, June, 2009. © International Scholars Journals
Full Length Research Paper
The influence of stakeholders in environmental management process: A systemic complexity perspective in agribusiness
Azevedo Denise Barros, Pedrozo Eugênio Ávila, Silva Tânia Nunes and Malafaia Guilherme Cunha*
Post Graduate Program Center for Research and Studies in Agribusiness (ppga/cepan) at the Federal University of Rio Grande Do Sul (UFRGS) Porto Alegre – rs./Post Graduate Program in Administration of University of Caxias Do Sul (UCS)
Accepted 6 April, 2009
Abstract
Environmental management is a typical multidisciplinary subject. The stakeholders theory involving multiple actors and their interests, is therefore, a multidimensional phenomenon, together, they form a complex and systemic context. With this tripartite relation, the agribusiness organization must insert this logic in its decision process in order to consolidate itself in a competitive and dynamic environment. In agribusiness, the concern is not limited only to the organizations, but with several productive partnerships such as chains, networks, clusters and alliances. The article intends to present the complexity approach through a systemic viewpoint. It is based on the second law of thermodynamics as articulator of all the themes mentioned regarding environmental management and stakeholders.
Key words: Stakeholders, environmental management, strategy, systemic complexity.