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Towards sustainability: required competencies of management graduates

Kar S., Lillian M. J.

Organizacja i Zarządzanie : kwartalnik naukowy

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2018

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nr 4

93--105

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India is transiting to a knowledge society where the goal of business is changing. In this knowledge era business houses are concentrating on people, planet and profit that lead the path towards prosperity, sustainability. Sustainability is developing prosperity, without compromising the life of future generations. There are three pillars of sustainability: social, environmental, and economical. Today companies are integrating ideas of sustainability in their core functions to have business success. With see changes in the country’s economy new models of business is coming up. Companies are setting up that are more resilient and thrives in the long term. In a true sense a sustainable business model is a more accepted model in today’s business place that generates profit while improving societal and environmental conditions. This has given room for many new opportunities which in turn has given way to the fresh graduates to be more productive and contribute for the development of the organization as well as the nation. To meet the goals of sustainability and sustainable business there are many challenges the management graduates particularly needs to face. The development of a country is directly connected with quality education. The education system in India has to undergo a lot of reformation to produce competent students to match the requirements to drive sustainable development. Existing courses in Management Education needs to be more realistic to realize the needs of sustainability. Currently the success factor of Universities and Colleges is to produce graduates not just with the degree but in addition to it to produce competent prospective candidates for employment or entrepreneurs who can conduct themselves productively and efficiently in the dynamic economy and bring social change. This paper reports a literature-based analysis of the coverage of the competencies required for considering sustainability aspects for management graduates. The study aims to specify the required competencies for management students to become managers with regards to sustainability, and to provide guidance on how to close the competency gap.

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Corporate Environmental Responsibility for a Sustainable Future

Mulia P., Behura A. K., Kar S.

Problemy Ekorozwoju

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2017

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Vol. 12, nr 2

69--77

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It is an imperative to find a proper way to maintain a balance between the economic development and natural environment’s carrying capacity, which is needed for the wellbeing and sustenance of human as well as non-human world. Balancing the economic growth and environmental quality has always been a challenge for business. In recent years, business has brought immeasurable wealth and prosperity. However, it has also caused unintended environmental degradation. Economic development is necessary to face the need of growing population but it should not add to a deteriorating environment. There is a need for broader ethical responses for environmental sustainability. The search for a sustainable future requires an integration of economic development with ethical objectives and scientific knowledge. Sustainability is a concept of continuance, relationships, and orientations. The paper deals with three interrelated ethical concepts, (1) corporate moral status, (2) corporate moral status to include human beings, (3) corporate moral status to include natural environment as a path of environmental sustainability.

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Imperatyw nakazujący odnalezienie właściwego sposobu na utrzymanie równowago pomiędzy rozwojem ekonomicznym a pojemnością środowiska naturalnego jest niezbędny dla dobrostanu i trwania tak ludzkiego, jak i poza ludzkiego świata. Relacje pomiędzy wzrostem ekonomicznym a jakością środowiska stanowiły zawsze wyzwanie dla biznesu. Ostatnie lata oznaczały dla biznesu niemal niezmierzone bogactwo i dobrobyt. Zarazem doprowadzono do istotnej degradacji środowiska. Rozwój ekonomiczny jest niezbędny dla sprostania potrzebom rosnącej populacji ludzkiej, niemniej nie powinien pociągać za sobą ciągłego pogarszania się stanu środowiska. Niezbędne jest uwzględnienie etyki w dyskusji o zrównoważoności środowiskowej. Jeżeli przyszłość ma być zrównoważona, niezbędna jest integracja rozwoju ekonomicznego z nakazami etycznymi i wiedzą naukową. Zrównoważoność to koncepcja kontynuacji, budowania relacji i orientacji. W artykule przedstawiono trzy wzajemnie powiązane koncepcje etyczne: (1) status moralny korporacji, (2) status moralny korporacji uwzględniający człowieka, (3) status moralny korporacji uwzględniający środowisko naturalne jako drogę do zrównoważoności.

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Categorical Imperative in Defense of Strong Sustainability

Mulia P., Behura A. K., Kar S.

Problemy Ekorozwoju

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2016

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Vol. 11, nr 2

29--36

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Strong sustainability defends that certain forms of natural capital (environment) are critical and therefore, non-substitutable. There is an increasing concern for conserving the natural environment due to its unique contribution for sustenance and wellbeing of all living beings. The development process which does not preserve its natural capital is bound to lead towards an unsustainable growth path. In the wake of strong sustainability, it is an imperative to preserve the natural environment as it is degrading beyond its threshold limit. The ethical aspect of strong sustainability raises the ethical question what is right thing to do and emphasizes on ethical relations of humans with natural environment. The paper defends strong sustainability from Kant’s Categorical Imperative. Categorical Imperative motivates every human to act out of duty. Actions done for the sake of duty alone are morally worthy. A duty is the relationship between one’s moral action and his autonomy of the will. Concerning the sustenance and wellbeing of the present and the future generation, it is the moral duty of the humans to preserve the natural environment.

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Silna zrównoważoność oznacza, że niektóre formy kapitału naturalnego (środowiska) są krytyczne i dlatego nie podlegają substytucji. Troska o ochronę naturalnego środowiska z uwagi na jego wyjątkowy udział w podtrzymywaniu i pomyślności wszystkich żywych stworzeń rośnie. Proces rozwojowy, który nie ochrania naturalnego kapitału oznacza wkroczenie na ścieżkę pozbawioną zrównoważenia. Podążając za silną zrównoważonością za imperatyw należy uznać ochronę środowiska naturalnego, które obecnie podlega degradacji przekraczającej próg akceptacji. Etyczny aspekt silnej zrównoważoności odnosi się do pytania co należy czynić i podkreśla znaczenie etycznych relacji pomiędzy ludźmi a ich środowiskiem naturalnym. Artykuł stanowi próbę obrony silnej zrównoważoności w oparciu o imperatyw kategoryczny Kanta. Motywuje on ludzi do podejmowania działań płynących z obowiązku. Takie działania określane są jako moralnie wartościowe. Obowiązek to relacja pomiędzy działaniami podejmowanymi przez jednostkę a autonomia woli. Biorąc pod uwagę postulat podtrzymania pomyślności obecnych i przyszłych pokoleń, moralnym obowiązkiem ludzi jest ochrona środowiska naturalnego.

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Group decision making using interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy soft matrix and confident weight of experts

Das S., Kar S., Pal T.

Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing Research

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2014

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Vol. 4, No. 1

57--77

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This article proposes an algorithmic approach for multiple attribute group decision making (MAGDM) problems using interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy soft matrix (IVIFSM) and confident weight of experts. We propose a novel concept for assigning confident weights to the experts based on cardinals of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy soft sets (IVIFSSs). The confident weight is assigned to each of the experts based on their preferred attributes and opinions, which reduces the chances of biasness. Instead of using medical knowledgebase, the proposed algorithm mainly relies on the set of attributes preferred by the group of experts. To make the set of preferred attributes more important, we use combined choice matrix, which is combined with the individual IVIFSM to produce the corresponding product IVIFSM. This article uses IVIFSMs for representing the experts’ opinions. IVIFSM is the matrix representation of IVIFSS and IVIFSS is a natural combination of interval-valued intuitionistic fuzzy set (IVIFS) and soft set. Finally, the performance of the proposed algorithm is validated using a case study from real life.

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Dynamical downscaling approach for wintertime seasonal-scale simulation over the Western Himalayas

Tiwari P., Kar S., Mohanty U., Dey S., Sinha P., Raju P., Shekhar M.

Acta Geophysica

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2014

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Vol. 62, no. 4

930--952

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The performance of RegCM4 for seasonal-scale simulation of winter circulation and associated precipitation over the Western Himalayas (WH) is examined. The model simulates the circulation features and precipitation in three distinct precipitation years reasonably well. It is found that the RMSE decreases and correlation coefficient increases in the precipitation simulations with the increase of model horizontal resolutions. The ETS and POD for the simulated precipitation also indicate that the performance of model is better at 30 km resolution than at 60 and 90 km resolutions. This improvement comes due to better representation of orography in the high-resolution model in which sharp orography gradient in the domain plays an important role in wintertime precipitation processes. A comparison of model-simulated precipitation with observed precipitation at 17 station locations has been carried out. Overall, the results suggest that 30 km model produced better skill in simulating the precipitation over the WH and this model is a useful tool for further regional downscaling studies.