Frond Lake: An Environmental Policy Role-Play

In: Journal of management education: the official publication of the Organizational Behavior Teaching Society, Band 16, Heft 2, S. 146-162

Abstract

Traditionally, the North American economic paradigm has been predicted on self-interest and growth. The newly emerging environmental paradigm, based on assumptions of finite limits to growth, is additionally concerned with issues of conservation, preservation, and replenishment of resources. Differences between these paradigms raise many serious policy issues requiring the development of new guideposts or managers. The role-play detailed in this study enables students to experience how environmental and ethical issues often cut across management process types and increase the levels of uncertainty and complexity. The role-play can also be used effectively in focusing on specific managerial process issues as well.