Business Strategy and Sustainability

by Aras, Guler; Crowther, David

• ISBN13: 9781780527369
• ISBN10: 1780527365
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-05-24
• Publisher: Emerald Group Pub Ltd

Summary

This volume examines the word that's on everybody's lips in business, in government and in society - sustainability. There are of course many aspects of sustainability which might be considered to reflect Brundtland's three pillars of economic, environmental and social sustainability. Others of course have different definitions which include such things as governance or supply chain management. Nevertheless business has recognised the significance of the concept and is responding by developing strategies to cope, although some would say that this is little more than window dressing. The debate continues however as to just what is meant by the term sustainability as far as business is concerned and how can this be achieved. This book is designed to address this debate and set it within the context of the global business and societal environment.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
Accounting, Sustainability and Equity	p. 1
The Global Financial Crisis: A Failure of Corporate Governance?	p. 23
Sustaining Multinational Strategic Performance Through Value Chain Based Competitive Advantage	p. 45
Norms of Corporate Social Responsibility: Densification or Degeneration?	p. 67
Online Reporting of Sustainability: A Study of Global Clothing Suppliers	p. 97
Comparative Corporate Social Responsibility in the United Kingdom and Turkey	p. 115
The Relationship between CSR, Profitability and Sustainability in China	p. 155
Sustainability Strategies in Public Service	p. 177
A Sustainability Example Planning in the Spanish Public Sector	p. 203
Millennium's Dilemma: Genetically Modified Products from the Social Responsibility Perspective	p. 213
Challenges of Environmental Accounting in Tourism Destination as a Trend of Sustainable Development	p. 231
About the Contributors	p. 245
Index	p. 247
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