Business and the Sustainability Challenge
Author | : Peter N. Nemetz |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 724 |
Release | : 2013-08-29 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781136262180 |
ISBN-13 | : 1136262180 |
Rating | : 4/5 (80 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: It is vitally important for businesses to have a holistic understanding of the many issues surrounding and shaping sustainability, from competitors to government and political factors, to economics and ecological science. This integrated textbook for MBA and senior-level undergraduates offers a comprehensive overview of the issues of sustainability as they relate to business and influence corporate strategy. It also features a wide range of cases and an extensive discussion of tools to incorporate sustainability issues into strategic decision making, helping instructors and students to build and then apply a solid understanding of sustainability in business.