Handbook on the business of sustainability: The organization, implementation, and practice of sustainable growth
Publication Type
Edited Book
Publication Date
2-2022
Abstract
The Handbook uniquely focuses on the business of sustainability, offering a fresh insight and practical solutions to the challenges that businesses face in making human activity sustainable. It is organized into four distinctive themes that cut across levels of analysis and illustrate a rich set of solution contexts that will guide future research. The Handbook offers a comprehensive review of research and empirical evidence on sustainable business, exploring the importance of private sector engagement and implementation. World leading scholars cover the key areas such as organization, execution and the measurement of outcomes and social impact. The insightful case studies also provide critical context and complement the chapters highlighting emerging practices and solutions for the successful application of sustainability initiatives in business.
Keywords
Sustainability, business enterprises, social impact
Discipline
Business Law, Public Responsibility, and Ethics | Strategic Management Policy
Research Areas
Strategy and Organisation
First Page
1
Last Page
608
ISBN
9781839105333
Identifier
10.4337/9781839105340
Publisher
Edward Elgar
City or Country
Cheltenham
Citation
GEORGE, Gerard; HAAS, Martine R.; JOSHI, Havovi Heerjee; McGahan, Anita M.; and TRACEY, Paul.
Handbook on the business of sustainability: The organization, implementation, and practice of sustainable growth. (2022). 1-608.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/lkcsb_research/7208
Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781839105340