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A concrete, action-based look at the ways businesses can become sustainable as moving towards a sustainable world becomes more and more important.

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Author:   C. Wankel ,  Kenneth A. Loparo
Publisher:   Palgrave Macmillan
Imprint:   Palgrave Macmillan
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.296kg
ISBN:  

9780230104051

ISBN 10:   0230104053
Pages:   218
Publication Date:   23 March 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"PART I: EXPLORING POSSIBILITIES FOR CHANGE Introduction: Exploring New Frameworks, Practices, and Initiatives for a Sustainable World; J.A.F.Stoner  & C.Wankel ""SOAR"" from the Mediocrity of Status Quo to the Heights of Sustainable Development; J.M.Stavros  & J.R.Sprangel, Jr. PART II: INNOVATIONS IN FINANCIAL THINKING AND ACTION - BEYOND THE PRIMACY OF TODAY'S STOCK PRICE Sustainable Wealth Creation beyond Shareholder Value; M.A.Lundqvist  & K.Williams Limits of Shareholder Value to Achieving Global Sustainability; F.Figge & T.Hahn Green Chemistry and EVA: A Framework for Incorporating Environmental Action into Financial Analysis; G.Archer, A.Larson, M.White,  & J.G.York PART III: EXPLORING NEW MODELS FOR MOVING TOWARD A SUSTAINABLE WORLD Monkey See, Monkey Do: Resource Dependence. Knowldege Exchange, and Sustainable Innovations in Zoos; N.A.M.Horstman, F.G.A.de Bakker, E.Masurel,  & P.P.van Hemert Toward Environmental Sustainability: Developing Thinking and Acting Capacity within the Canadian Oil and Gas Industry; L.P.Milton  & J.A.F.Stoner PART IV: SOWING THE SEEDS FOR A VIABLE FUTURE Designing Undergraduate Education on ""Managing for Sustainability""; P.Shrivastava, D.E.Allen & T.Bunn Hiller The Sustainability Coordinator: A Structural Innovation for Managing Sustainability; G.Rands, B.Ribbens  & D.Connelly"

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CHARLES WANKEL is an Associate Professor at St. Johns University, USA.   JIM STONER is a Professor at Fordham University, USA.

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