This book addresses key issues related to the choice between governments regulating and enforcing society’s sustainability and social responsibility objectives, and firms reporting on their sustainable and socially responsible activities so stakeholders can exert pressure on firms to achieve...

Climate change and its implications for consumers and policymakers, have been discussed extensively. Adrian Renner provides a unique perspective on how stockholders react if companies move towards a carbon-conscious future. A multi-country event study approach was used to analyze stock market...

This book analyses various aspects of social responsibility, corporate responsibility, sustainability and governance. Rather than focusing narrowly on a single perspective, it investigates a number of problems and scenarios that can all be considered an aspect of one of these fields, and shows...

This volume deals with land degradation, which is occurring in almost all terrestrial biomes and agro-ecologies, in both low and high income countries and is stretching to about 30% of the total global land area. About three billion people reside in these degraded lands. However, the impact of...

Fokus: Die Familie des Familienunternehmens -- Erwerb von Verantwortungsbewusstsein -- Verantwortung für die Familie -- Zusammenhalt der Gesellschafter -- Bindung durch materiellen Nutzen -- Bindung durch Vermögenssicherung -- Bindung durch faire Verfassung -- Bindung durch...

Fokus: Die Familie des Familienunternehmens -- Erwerb von Verantwortungsbewusstsein -- Verantwortung für die Familie -- Zusammenhalt der Gesellschafter -- Bindung durch materiellen Nutzen -- Bindung durch Vermögenssicherung -- Bindung durch faire Verfassung -- Bindung durch...

Dieses Buch beinhaltet einen grundlegend neuen Denkansatz zum Unternehmenswachstum. Es beschreibt Grundprinzipien, Strategien, Methoden und Instrumente zur qualitativen Weiterentwicklung von Unternehmen. Weit über den üblichen Rahmen klassischer Qualitätsmanagementsysteme hinaus wird ein...

Employing a three-dimensional approach, this book discusses inclusive innovation for socio-economic growth and development, and the implications for human security within the context of developing and emerging economies. Focusing on a new and innovative area of research, Inclusive Innovation for...