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Autore |
Worthington Ian <1946-> |
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Titolo |
Greening business : research, theory, and practice / / Ian Worthington |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-91918-4 |
0-19-164138-3 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (297 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Business enterprises - Environmental aspects |
Environmental responsibility |
Social responsibility of business |
Environmental protection |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliography (p. [239]-272) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; CONTENTS; LIST OF FIGURES; LIST OF TABLES; LIST OF BOXES; SECTION ONE: MAPPING THE TERRITORY; 1. Organizations and the natural environment: the two faces of business; SECTION TWO: GREENING BUSINESS IN CONTEXT; 2. The emergence of corporate environmentalism; 3. Government, business, and the natural environment: policy instruments; SECTION THREE: THEORETICAL AND EMPIRICAL PERSPECTIVES; 4. Why firms go 'green': drivers and motivations; 5. Models of corporate greening; 6. Examining the business case for corporate greening; 7. SMEs and the environment |
SECTION FOUR: GREENING BUSINESS IN PRACTICE8. Green strategies; 9. Environmental management systems; 10. Greening business functions; SECTION FIVE: CONCLUSION; 11. Towards the ecologically sustainable business organization?; REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING; INDEX; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 Business is 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 |
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