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Book SynopsisRecent surveys of international CEOs confirm that companies increasingly see sustainability as critical to their business strategy. The rigorous academic framework for the field of sustainable business required to respond to this need is now emerging. This book presents important new work in the theory of the sustainable firm, in the application of sustainability principles to key management disciplines, in sustainable business in practice, and in the international challenges that are critical to sustainability demands.
Sustainable Business will prove invigorating for both undergraduate and graduate students on business, society and sustainability themed courses. Policymakers and practitioners will find the urgent global sustainability issues and sub-disciplines essential.
Contributors: J. Benson, J. Chia, N. Chileshe, N. Evans, E.C. Fein, S.K. Lodhia, S. Pullen, J. Ratnatunga, S. Sandhu, S.R. Sardeshmukh, J. Sawyer, C.M. Scott-Young, M.P. Shanahan, A. Sharp, J. Shen, A. Tziner, V. Waye, G. Wells, L. Wilson, G. Zillante, J. Zuo
Trade Review'This is an immensely useful and important book. By applying sustainability theory and practice to all areas of business management for firms of all sizes it has the potential to make a significant difference to the long term viability of businesses and the societies in which they operate.' --Juliet Roper, The University of Waikato, New Zealand
Table of ContentsContents: Introduction: Historical and Emerging Themes in Sustainable Business Geoffrey Wells PART I: THE SUSTAINABLE FIRM 1. Towards an Integrated Conceptual Framework for Corporate Social and Environmental Sustainability Sukhbir Sandhu 2. Developing and Communicating Social Capital for Sustainable Organizations and their Communities Joy Chia 3. The Sustainable Firm as an Ethical Construct Geoffrey Wells PART II: SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 4. Sustainability Accounting and Reporting: An Overview, Contemporary Developments and Research Possibilities Sumit Lodhia 5. Carbon Accounting and Carbon Auditing for Business Janek Ratnatunga 6. Sustainable Marketing in Principle and Practice Anne Sharp 7. Socially Responsible Human Resource Management: A Conceptual Framework Jie Shen and John Benson 8. Examining the Influence of Common Core Virtues in Leader-Member Exchange (LMX): Connecting Virtue-based Leadership Traits to Sustainable Performance in a Moderated Mediation Model Erich C. Fein and Aharon Tziner 9. Strategic Risk Assessment for Pursuing Sustainable Business in the Construction Industry: Diagnostic Models Nicholas Chileshe, Lou Wilson, Jian Zuo, George Zillante and Stephen Pullen PART III: SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS IN PRACTICE 10. Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Family Businesses Shruti R. Sardeshmukh 11. Innovation in Sustainable Business Practices: Greening the Family Firm Christina M. Scott-Young 12. Sustainability in the Retail and Services Sector Janet Sawyer and Nina Evans 13. Appraising Corporate Sustainability of Construction Contractors: Concepts and Approaches Jian Zuo, Lou Wilson, George Zillante, Stephen Pullen and Nicholas Chileshe PART IV: INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT OF SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS 14. International Trade Law, Climate Change and Carbon Footprinting Vicki Waye 15. The Economics of Climate Change: The Stern and Garnaut Reports and their Implications for Business Martin P. Shanahan Index
