Corporate crises are becoming more frequent and devastating for corporations. The Bhopal disaster cost Union Carbide Corporation over half a billion dollars and forced it into a restructuring that reduced its size by one half.

Technology breakthroughs in sustainable renewable energy and energy conservation technologies require that there be a strong institutional ecosystem in place which supports innovation, but the nature of this foundation and how it works is not well-known. Becoming a leader necessitates new forms...

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction - Paul Shrivastava and Matt Statler -- Creatively -- 1. Truth, Beauty, and the Financial Crisis: Evaluating What Works - Robert Richardson and Matt Statler -- 2. Aesthetic Leadership: Walking Toward Economic Recovery - Ralph Bathurst and...

"This book provides a set of decision and organizational models for the advancement of sustainability in higher education. International authors present how universities and colleges have attempted to advance sustainability both within and outside of their institutions, and how institutions of...