TY - BOOK AU - Rivera,Jorge E. TI - Business and public policy: responses to environmental and social protection processes T2 - Business, value creation, and society SN - 9780521897815 (hbk.) U1 - 658.408 PY - 2010/// CY - Cambridge, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Industries KW - Social aspects KW - Environmental aspects KW - Business KW - Political planning N1 - 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 ER -