Succeed or sink : business sustainability under globalisation / Chris Rowley, Jayantee Mukherjee Saha and David Ang.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rowley, Chris, 1959-

Contributor:

Saha, Jayantee Mukherjee.

Ang, David.

Series:

Chandos Asian studies series.

Chandos Asian studies series : contemporary issues and trends

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Singapore--Case studies.

Sustainable development.

Corporate governance--Singapore--Case studies.

Corporate governance.

Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (191 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Chandos Publishing, 2012.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Aimed at business strategists, policy makers, researchers and adult learners, this book has an Asian perspective on business sustainability and is about understanding how recent developments and future actions in one part of the world will have a global impact. The book magnifies the concept of so-called 'globalisation' and examines the topic of business sustainability from a broad and integrated approach to business: encapsulating people, prosperity and the planet. Furthermore, it acknowledges the contributions, challenges and potential of not only the big corporate houses, but also the small

Contents:

Cover; Succeed or Sink: Business sustainability under globalisation; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of figures and tables; Figures; Tables; Foreword Dave Ulrich; Foreword S. B. Borwankar; Foreword Sanjay Chaudhuri; Map of South East Asia; About the authors; 1 Introduction: setting the context of business sustainability and globalisation; Introduction; Singapore in context; The research and methods; Structure of the book; Conclusion; 2 The depths and heights of business sustainability; Introduction; Business sustainability and globalisation; Bottom lines in business sustainability

Sustainability continuumMeasures of business sustainability; Conclusion; 3 Business sustainability in practice: case studies and examples; Introduction; SMEs and VWOs; Large local organisations; MNCs; Conclusion; 4 The challenges and the future for business sustainability; Introduction; Core values and business sustainability; Key challenges faced by organisations; Reasons for unsustainability of businesses; Key measures taken; Risk management strategies; Future challenges; Conclusion; 5 Towards a business sustainability future; Introduction; Future uncertainties

Innovative sustainability initiativeFramework of business sustainability; Raising awareness about sustainability; Conclusion; 6 Conclusion: business sustainability is beyond just lasting; Appendix: Singapore education and training system at a glance; The education system in Singapore - the genesis; Singapore education system - policies and practices; Continuing education and training (CET); Quality assurance; Conclusion; Adapted from:; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed December 26, 2013).

ISBN:

9781780633312

1780633319

OCLC:

867317926