Organizational Change for Corporate Sustainability

The fourth edition of this trailblazing book on corporate sustainability provides new insights into how organizations can transition towards a more responsible way of conducting their business. It charts new thinking on value creation, business models and organizational purpose, as the basis of a broader-based transition to a sustainable society.

List of contents

Part I: Towards third wave corporations
1 Setting the agenda for corporate sustainability
2 The drivers of change
Part II: Managing the persistent past: dealing with first wave corporations
3 Compliance and beyond . . . management tools and approaches
Part III: The dominant current reality: understanding and reconstructing second wave corporations
4 Achieving sustainable operational efficiencies
5 Sustainability: the strategic advantage
6 The sustaining corporation
Part IV: Pathways to sustainability: towards third wave corporations
7 Pathways to sustainability
8 Leading towards sustainability
Appendix: The corporate sustainability checklist

About the author

Suzanne Benn is Professor of Sustainable Enterprise in the Management Discipline Group at UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Melissa Edwards is a Senior Lecturer in the Management Discipline Group at UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Tim Williams is a Lecturer in the Management Discipline Group at UTS Business School, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

Summary

The fourth edition of this trailblazing book on corporate sustainability provides new insights into how organizations can transition towards a more responsible way of conducting their business. It charts new thinking on value creation, business models and organizational purpose, as the basis of a broader-based transition to a sustainable society.

Product details

• Authors: Benn, Suzanne Benn, Suzanne (University of Technology Benn, Suzanne Edwards Benn, Benn Suzanne, Melissa Edwards, Melissa (University of Technology Sydney Edwards, Tim Williams, Tim (PhD Williams, Tim (University of Technology Sydney Williams
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781138665903
• ISBN: 978-1-138-66590-3
• No. of pages: 354
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Business > Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development, Business & Economics / General, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Organizational Behavior, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate Governance, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business, Corporate Governance, Organizational theory & behaviour, Organizational theory and behaviour