This study provides evidence on the clean-up and development of properties in Cook County that have completed the two Illinois brownfield voluntary clean-up programmes (VCPs) since 1989. Real estate and environmental databases are merged to allow analysis of development trends for a sample of...

Many countries allow lawsuits to hold responsible parties liable for the environmental harm they cause. Such litigation remains largely untested in most biodiversity hotspots and is rarely used in response to leading drivers of biodiversity loss, including illegal wildlife trade. Yet, liability...

How can businesses leverage contractual relationships with supply chain partners to achieve positive environmental and social benefits? To answer this question, this chapter reports on the initial work of the Model Environmental Supply Change Contract Working Group (Working Group), which was...

This study focuses on the relationship between business strategy, organization structure, and diagnostic control systems. The project analyzes data from 75 field studies to illustrate how managers adjust span of accountability and span of control to motivate different levels of innovation and...

Tensions of organization design -- Aligning span of attention -- Unit structure -- Diagnostic control systems -- Interactive networks -- Shared responsibilities -- Adjusting the levers : three examples -- Designing organizations for performance.