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Foundations of sustainable business : theory, function, and strategy / Nada R. Sanders and John D. Wood.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2020Edition: Second editionDescription: xxviii, 289 pages : illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781119577553
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.4083 Sa563f 23
LOC classification:
  • HD30.255 .S265 2020
Contents:
Introduction to sustainable business -- Perspectives -- Leadership, change management, and corporate governance -- Legal frameworks for sustainability -- Metrics, tools, and reporting: the role of finance and accounting -- Risk management -- Marketing -- Supply chain management -- Operations management
Summary: "Every chapter begins with a vignette in the chapter opener that introduces a central concept of the chapter with one or more business example. Cross-linkages between chapters refer readers to other portions of the text that expand upon the topic under discussion. This feature allows readers to approach concepts from more than one perspective, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of the subject. Every chapter includes at least one of all of the following call-out boxes: Leadership, ethical decisions, global insight, and managerial insight. These boxes provide concrete examples, quotes from industry decision-makers, and thought-provoking statistics that motivate the text. At least one call-out box in every chapter is dedicated to issues unique to small- and mid-sized enterprises"-- Provided by publisher.
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Books Books Main Library Graduate School Library GRD 658.4083 Sa563f 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1-1 Available 026291

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to sustainable business -- Perspectives -- Leadership, change management, and corporate governance -- Legal frameworks for sustainability -- Metrics, tools, and reporting: the role of finance and accounting -- Risk management -- Marketing -- Supply chain management -- Operations management

"Every chapter begins with a vignette in the chapter opener that introduces a central concept of the chapter with one or more business example. Cross-linkages between chapters refer readers to other portions of the text that expand upon the topic under discussion. This feature allows readers to approach concepts from more than one perspective, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of the subject. Every chapter includes at least one of all of the following call-out boxes: Leadership, ethical decisions, global insight, and managerial insight. These boxes provide concrete examples, quotes from industry decision-makers, and thought-provoking statistics that motivate the text. At least one call-out box in every chapter is dedicated to issues unique to small- and mid-sized enterprises"-- Provided by publisher.

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