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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463189403321

Autore

Lowitt Eric <1972->

Titolo

The collaboration economy [[electronic resource] ] : how to meet business, social, and environmental needs and gain competitive advantage / / Eric Lowitt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

San Francisco, : Jossey-Bass, 2013

ISBN

1-118-57332-3

1-118-71763-5

1-118-57336-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (258 p.)

Disciplina

658/.046

Soggetti

Competition

Consumption (Economics)

Sustainable development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Part One: Welcome to the Collaboration Economy   1. The Collaboration Economy : Prosperity and Social Dimensions Aligned   Part Two: Bringing the Collaboration Economy to Life and Scale   2. Renewing the Global Energy Sector / Mark Vachon and Eric Lowitt   3. Renewing the U.S. Packaging Recycling System / Kim Jeffery, Michael Washburn, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Chris Bartle, and Eric Lowitt   4. Renewing the Global Food System / Jan Kees Vis, Hal Hamilton, and Eric Lowitt   5. Responsibility as Profitability: Toward Responsible Shipbreaking / Petter Heier and Eric Lowitt   6. Renewing Consumerism / Judith Merkies MEP, Roope Mokka, and Eric Lowitt   7. Connecting the Water Drops / Bea Perez and Eric Lowitt   Part Three: Putting It All Together to Move Forward   8. Leadership in the Collaboration Economy   9. Winning in the Collaboration Economy   10. Where Do We Go from Here? -- Endnotes -- About the Author -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

How six industries are collaborating with competitors, society, and the public sector for competitive advantage  No longer can we consume the equivalent of 1.3 Earths resources and expect to remain prosperous in



perpetuity. We need a new economic paradigm, one that yields growth in a way that strengthens the global systems we rely on daily for survival, such as the global water, food, and energy systems. The Collaboration Economy-a model where the private, public, and civil sectors collaborate for prosperity that can last in perpetuity-is emerging. But what does this economic model lo