Recognizing a Black Swan Event with the Foresighted Self-Renewal Concept

We understand organizations as social systems continuously seeking assignments, objectives, and purposes for self-preservation and in this sense, are simultaneously means and purpose. Ergo, an organization is a product of itself, funneling all of its energy into accommodating its continuing existence and if necessary, altering its assignments and meaning to sustain its existence. As social…

Municipal Utilities at the Intersection of Ecological, Economical and Social Requirements

Energy turnaround, civic participation, transparency, profitability, viability – during decision-making processes, key players in municipal utilities must meet up with numerous requirements. Making those managerial decisions are closely tied to ecological, economical and social aspects that in turn, are also characterized by divergent interests. To reach balanced decisions, the “municipal utilities” organizational type is confronted…