03379nam 2200637Ia 450 991081882790332120240313115546.01-283-91918-40-19-164138-3(CKB)2670000000315428(EBL)1107708(OCoLC)823719811(SSID)ssj0000855346(PQKBManifestationID)12305780(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000855346(PQKBWorkID)10913718(PQKB)10981029(Au-PeEL)EBL1107708(CaPaEBR)ebr10644894(CaONFJC)MIL423168(MiAaPQ)EBC1107708(EXLCZ)99267000000031542820121211d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGreening business research, theory, and practice /Ian Worthington1st ed.Oxford Oxford University Press20131 online resource (297 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-953521-3 0-19-953522-1 Includes bibliography (p. [239]-272) and index.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 environmentSECTION 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; ZEnvironmental 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 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 unitBusiness enterprisesEnvironmental aspectsEnvironmental responsibilitySocial responsibility of businessEnvironmental protectionBusiness enterprisesEnvironmental aspects.Environmental responsibility.Social responsibility of business.Environmental protection.658.4083Worthington Ian1946-1206105MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818827903321Greening business4030305UNINA