Toward an Environmentally Sensitive Ecophilosophy for Business Management

Although values and philosophy can influence a company's environ mental management practicees, they are overlooked by managers and business scholars. In this article, a classification scheme of three types of ecophilosophies—"unrestrained economic growth," "social con sciousness," and "environmental consciousness"— is explained. The authors propose that a company's ecophilosophy forms the basis for its behaviors toward the natural environment. Through these actions, the organization's ecophilosophy may influence its eventual environ mental performance and its effectiveness.