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Corporate Social Responsibility in China:A Vision, an Assessment and a Blueprint
Vermander, Benoit - World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
sustainability of the economic, social and ecological environment within which they operate. Corporate social responsibility has …
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Water Stewardship and Corporate Sustainability
JONES, Peter; COMFORT, Daphne; HILLIER, David - In: Economia. Seria Management 17 (2014) 2, pp. 358-372
are publicly addressing water stewardship as part of their corporate sustainability strategies. The paper begins with an … outline of the growing importance of corporate sustainability and water stewardship. The paper draws its empirical material … from the most recent information on sustainability posted on the top twelve ‘Consumer Superbrands’ corporate websites. The …
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Project Management Techniques
Anita, Mihalache; Liana, Salagean - In: Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series X (2010) 1, pp. 1151-1155
Project management is a technique that can aid in the planning, scheduling, and monitoring of complex projects characterized by numerous, non repetitive jobs called activities. Examples of projects that would use project management include: - developing a mass rapid – transit system for a...
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Approaches to the Interpretation and Classification of Opportunities in Management
Radev, Radko - In: Izvestiya (2013) 4, pp. 63-75
In the present publication there is proposed an interpretation of possibilities, which goes beyond the boundaries of the universally adopted view that those are conditioned solely by the favourable influence of the factors of the external environment. Defended is the proposition that there is...
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A clash of cultures (and lawyers): Anglo Platinum and mine-affected communities in Limpopo Province, South Africa
Farrell, Leanne A.; Hamann, Ralph; Mackres, Eric - In: Resources Policy 37 (2012) 2, pp. 194-204
The human rights related controversies surrounding Anglo Platinum's Mogalakwena mine in South Africa's Limpopo Province hit the world stage in 2008, attracting public scrutiny and instigating much debate in the realm of international business and human rights discussions. We provide an in-depth...
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NATURAL CAPITAL, HUMAN EVOLUTION AND THE PROPENSITY TOWARDS PRESERVING NATURE
MIRCEA, SAVEANU - In: Journal of Academic Research in Economics 5 (2013) 3 (December), pp. 416-433
This paper seeks to add to the growing body of research on sustainability, by bringing in an interdisciplinary view … implications on the two main paradigms of sustainability are presented. Building on these implications from other fields of study … psychology to the economics debate on sustainability. …
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IMPLICATIONS OF ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT VALUES FOR SELECTED EU MEMBERS
Saveanu, Mircea - In: CES Working Papers 5(4) (2013) December, pp. 588-599
We analyse the state of the environment for 24 EU member states, using the concept of ecological footprint. Findings suggest that 20 of the 24 analysed states are pushing their environment past its yearly regenerative limits. Of these, 10 have surpassed this value by at least two-fold. A few...
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Towards a sustainable well-being
Tanasescu, Cristina Roxana; Oprean, Camelia - In: Review of Applied Socio-Economic Research 5 (2013) 1, pp. 170-178
Given the need of a new economic paradigm for the achievement of a world of sustainable wellbeing, this paper presents the main findings from the literature on sustainable well-being. We try to identify a few approaches of measurement, highlighting strengths and weaknesses. We analyzed Romania's...
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Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security in Africa: An Overview
Kleemann, Linda - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2012
The development of the agricultural sector and the improvement of the food security situation are seen as essential components to sustainable development in Africa. However, continuing population growth, impacts of climate change and environmental degradation add to an unprecedented combination...
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The Resource Curse Hypothesis: Evidence from Ecuador
Cori, Andrea; Monni, Salvatore - 2014
The aim of this work is to evaluate the economic stability of the choices made by the Government of Ecuador regarding the management of natural resources in the context of the Revolucion Ciudadana designed to create a society based on Buen Vivir. The choice of an intensification of the mining...
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