Business and public policy : responses to environmental and social protection processes /
Jorge E. Rivera.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.
- xvi, 249 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Business, value creation, and society .
- Business, value creation, and society. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-242) and index.
Machine generated contents note: List of figures; List of tables; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Publication acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Business responses to the protective policy process in the US; 3. Country context and the protective policy process-business response relationship; 4. Firm level characteristics and business responses to environmental/social protection demands; 5. Is greener whiter? Resistance strategies by the US ski industry; 6. Is greener whiter yet? Resistance or beyond compliance by the US ski industry?; 7. Institutional pressures and proactive environmental protection: evidence from the Costa Rican hotel industry; 8. Chief executive officers and proactive environmental protection: evidence from the Costa Rican hotel industry; 9. Certified beyond compliance and competitive advantage in developing countries; 10. Conclusion; References; Index.
9780521897815 (hbk.)
Industries--Social aspects. Industries--Environmental aspects. Business. Political planning.