Measuring and Controlling Sustainability: Spanning Theory and Practice

By: Adam Lindgreen and Christine Vallaster and Dr Shumaila Yousofzai and Bernhard Hirsch

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Synopsis: Efforts to establish the measurement and control of sustainability have produced notable tools, but those instruments lack applicability in practice. Increasing the level of standardization of such tools also seems difficult to achieve, because the contexts surrounding the focal organizations differ considerably. Therefore, what we need is a systematic, interdisciplinary assessment of how to measure and control sustainability, so that we can establish an essential definition and up-to-date picture of the field. Measuring and Controlling Sustainability attempts to provide such an assessment in 17 chapters, organized into four main topic sections: (a) organizations and social value creation: concepts, responsibilities, and barriers; (b) accounting, measurement, performance, and diffusion of social value; (c) practical and managerial insights from real-life cases; and (d) choices, incentives, guidance, and ethics. This research anthology provides a comprehensive collection of cutting-edge theories and research that will further the development and advancement of measuring and controlling sustainable efforts in theory and managerial practice.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9781315401881
Related ISBNs:: 9781315401904, 9781138224636, 9781138224636
Publisher:: Taylor and Francis
Date of Addition:: 04/13/19
Copyrighted By:: selection and editorial matter, Adam Lindgreen, Christine Vallaster, Shumaila Yousafzai and Bernhard Hirsch
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Business and Finance, Earth Sciences, Politics and Government
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.