Competitive environmental strategy : a guide to the changing business landscape / Andrew J. Hoffman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hoffman, Andrew J., 1961-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Industrial management--Environmental aspects--United States.

Industrial management.

Industrial management--Environmental aspects.

United States.

Strategic planning--Environmental aspects--United States.

Strategic planning.

Strategic planning--Environmental aspects.

Environmental policy--United States.

Environmental policy.

Physical Description:

xviii, 301 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Island Press, [2000]

Summary:

Competitive Environmental Strategy examines the effects of environmentalism on corporate management, explaining how and why environmental forces are driving change and how business managers can think about environmental issues in a strategic way. The author discusses: -- the evolving drivers of corporate environmental strategy, including regulators, shareholders, buyers and suppliers, insurers, investors and consumers-- how environmentalism alters basic conceptions of competitive strategy and organizational design-- how external institutions create both opportunity and limitations for environmental strategy-- how environmental threats can be incorporated into risk management, capital acquisition, competitive position, and other management concerns

Every individual who wishes to engage in business management in the 21st century will need to appreciate the implications of environmental issues on corporate activities and vice-versa. Competitive Environmental Strategy offers a valuable overview of the subject, and provides a wealth of real-world examples that demonstrate the validity and applicability of the concepts for business people, clearly showing how managers are turning an understanding of environmental issues to competitive advantage.

Contents:

Part I. A New Framework for Business Strategy 1

Chapter 1. From Environmental Management to Environmental Strategy 3

Part II. Drivers of Environmental Protection in a Changing Business Context 27

Chapter 2. Regulatory Drivers 31

Chapter 3. International Drivers 52

Chapter 4. Resource Drivers 70

Chapter 5. Market Drivers 85

Chapter 6. Social Drivers 105

Part III. New "Rules of the Game" 127

Chapter 7. Altering Strategic Objectives 131

Chapter 8. Strategy Originates within the Organization 160

Chapter 9. The Organization Lies within a Broader Institutional Context 183

Part IV. Competetive Environmental Strategy 201

Chapter 10. Environmental Strategy in an Institional Context: Two Sectoral Studies 203

Chapter 11. Environmental Strategy and Sustainable Development 228

Appendix A. U.S. Environmental Laws 243

Appendix B. Environmental Information Resources 249.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1559637722

OCLC:

43286421

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