Greening Business Research, Theory, and Practice

Name: Greening Business Research, Theory, and Practice
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ISBN: 9780199535224

ISBN-10: 0199535221

ISBN-13: 9780199535224

Edition: 2012

Authors: Ian Worthington

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Environmental protection has increasingly become a business issue at both the strategic and operational level for businesses of all sizes and across all continents.Greening Businessis a comprehensive and highly contemporary analysis of the business/natural environment interface.Supported by numerous examples of current environmental practices in industry and commerce, the book examines why, when, and how businesses have responded to the growing pressures from governments, citizens, and other stakeholders to improve on their environmental performance. Focusing on the firm as the primary unit of analysis, the book examines the major drivers of corporate ecological responsiveness and…

Book details

List price: $52.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 11/22/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 7.48" wide x 9.65" long x 0.65" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English



List of Figures


List of Tables


List of Boxes



Mapping the Territory



Organizations and the natural environment: the two faces of business



Greening Business in Context



The emergence of corporate environmentalism



Government, business, and the natural environment: policy instruments



Theoretical and Empirical Perspectives



Why firms go 'green': drivers and motivations



Models of corporate greening



Examining the business case for corporate greening



SMEs and the environment



Greening Business in Practice



Green strategies



Environmental management systems



Greening business functions



Conclusion



Towards the ecologically sustainable business organization?


References and Further Reading


Index