1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910829827003321

Titolo

Deciphering the universe through spectroscopy [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Regina von Berlespch

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Weinheim, Germany, : Wiley-VCH, 2010

ISBN

3-527-64385-0

1-283-14076-4

9786613140760

3-527-63485-1

3-527-63484-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (262 p.)

Collana

Reviews in modern astronomy ; ; v. 22

Altri autori (Persone)

BerlepschRegina von

Disciplina

523.10287

600

Soggetti

Astronomical spectroscopy

Spectrum analysis

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

Reviews in Modern Astronomy; Contents; Preface; Karl Schwarzschild Lecture: Dissecting galaxies with quantitative spectroscopy of the brightest stars in the Universe; Ludwig Biermann Award Lecture: Pulsations and planets: The asteroseismology-extrasolar-planet connection; Ludwig Biermann Award Lecture: Stellar archaeology: Exploring the Universe with metal-poor stars; Quantitative solar spectroscopy; Metallicity and kinematical clues To the formation of the Local Group; Probing dark matter, galaxies and the expansion history of the Universe with Lya in absorption and emission

Hypervelocity stars in the Galactic haloSchwarzschild modelling of elliptical galaxies and their black holes; Star and protoplanetary disk properties in Orion's suburbs; Molecular gas at high redshift; X-ray spectroscopy and mass analysis of galaxy clusters; High-fidelity spectroscopy at the highest resolution; Spectroscopy of solar neutrinos; Open clusters and the galactic disk; VLT-CRIRES: "Good Vibrations" Rotational-vibrational molecular spectroscopy in astronomy; Index of Contributors; General Table of Contents; General Index of Contributors



Sommario/riassunto

This 22nd volume in the series contains 15 invited reviews and highlight contributions from outstanding speakers presented during the 2009 annual meeting of the Astronomical Society on the subject of ""Deciphering the Universe through Spectroscopy"", held in Potsdam, Germany.Topics range from the measurements of magnetic fields on the surface of the sun via detailed measurements of abundances in stellar atmospheres to the kinematics of the universe at its largest scales. The result is a systematic overview of the latest astronomical and cosmological research.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910970473803321

Autore

Prakash Aseem

Titolo

Greening the firm : the politics of corporate environmentalism / / Aseem Prakash

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2000

ISBN

1-107-11855-7

1-280-42094-4

0-511-31095-1

0-511-15218-3

0-511-49186-7

0-521-66487-X

0-511-04899-8

0-511-17317-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 181 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

658.4/08

Soggetti

Environmental policy

Industrial management - Environmental aspects

International business enterprises - Environmental aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 162-174) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

; 1. Greening the firm: an introduction -- Beyond-compliance: an overview -- "Unpacking" the firm -- Research design and methods -- Case selection -- Organization of the book -- ; 2. Environmental



policymaking within firms -- New-institutionalism -- Nature of goods and services -- Notions of efficiency and capital budgeting -- Firms as composite actors -- ; 3. Baxter and Lilly: evolution of environmental programs -- Baxter: an overview -- Evolution of environmental programs -- Organizational structure -- Eli Lilly: an overview -- Evolution of environmental programs -- Organizational structure -- Baxter and Lilly: a comparison of environmental organization -- ; 4. Baxter and Lilly: case studies -- Underground storage tanks -- The Toxic Release Inventory and the 33/50 programs -- Responsible Care -- "Green products" -- Environmental audits -- ISO 14000 environmental management standards -- ; 5. Beyond-compliance: findings and conclusions -- Theoretical implications -- Policy implications -- Limitations and future research.

Sommario/riassunto

Over the last two decades environmental issues have become important in public and business policy. This book asks why firms sometimes voluntarily adopt environmental policies which go beyond legal requirements. It employs a new-institutionalist perspective, and argues that existing explanations, especially from neoclassical economics, concentrate on external factors at the expense of internal dynamics. Prakash argues that 'beyond-compliance' policies are due to two types of intra-firm processes, which he describes as power- and leadership-based. His argument is supported by analysis of ten cases within two firms - Baxter International Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company - including interviews with managers, and access to meetings and documents. This book therefore examines the internal working of firms' environmental policy in a theoretically rigorous way, providing a significant contribution to the theory of the firm. It will be valuable for students of business and environmental studies, as well as political economy and public policy.