Essays On Sustainability And Management: Emerging Perspectives (india Studies In Business And Economics)
by Runa Sarkar /
2017 / English / PDF
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This book offers a comprehensive overview of sustainability and
management in India and through its insightful essays highlights
the complex and multifaceted nature of sustainability as a concept.
It also demonstrates the debates surrounding the concept of
sustainability and its ramifications for ground-level practice in
managing organisations and for public policy. The contributions
from sustainability enthusiasts, practitioners from disparate
fields and academics working at the Indian Institute of Management
Calcutta, have been divided into five themes: (1) sustainability as
a normative concept; (2) sustainability concept at the global
level, (3) sustainability practices in Indian organisations and
consumer behaviour; (4) sustainability, corporate governance and
corporate social responsibility and (5) sustainability: a critique
of organisational practice and government regulation. The themes
reflect both new and continuing issues confronting management in
the country today. Examples and in-depth studies make it relevant
to the grounded reality in India. The expertise and experience of
the contributors ensure that readers are left with a grasp of our
current understanding of how sustainability is related to society
and business, the direction this understanding will take in the
future.
This book offers a comprehensive overview of sustainability and
management in India and through its insightful essays highlights
the complex and multifaceted nature of sustainability as a concept.
It also demonstrates the debates surrounding the concept of
sustainability and its ramifications for ground-level practice in
managing organisations and for public policy. The contributions
from sustainability enthusiasts, practitioners from disparate
fields and academics working at the Indian Institute of Management
Calcutta, have been divided into five themes: (1) sustainability as
a normative concept; (2) sustainability concept at the global
level, (3) sustainability practices in Indian organisations and
consumer behaviour; (4) sustainability, corporate governance and
corporate social responsibility and (5) sustainability: a critique
of organisational practice and government regulation. The themes
reflect both new and continuing issues confronting management in
the country today. Examples and in-depth studies make it relevant
to the grounded reality in India. The expertise and experience of
the contributors ensure that readers are left with a grasp of our
current understanding of how sustainability is related to society
and business, the direction this understanding will take in the
future.