Multinational enterprises and the challenge of sustainable development [Elektronisk resurs] / edited by John R. McIntyre, Silvester Ivanaj, Vera Ivanaj.

• COVER; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Introduction; Acknowledgments; PART I Corporate Governance Frameworks; 1. Multinational enterprises and sustainable development: a review of strategy process research; 2. The UN galaxy, transnational corporations and sustainable development; 3. Are multinational corporations compatible with sustainable development? The experience of developing countries; 4. Sustainable development and resource-based foreign direct investment in developing economies: models of corporate production behavior. 
• 5. Of butterflies and hummingbirds: industrial ecology 'on the wing'6. Multinationals and the challenge of sustainable development: knowledge in cooperative networks; 7. The future of sustainable development and MNEs: a diffusion framework; PART II Strategic Implications and Assessment; 8. Multinationals' sustainable supply chains and influence on suppliers inside and outside the USA: a comparative approach; 9. Sustainability metrics for multinational corporations - greater profits and a more sustainable world; 10. Assessing the sustainable development commitment of European MNEs. 
• PART III Discourse and Best Practices11. Understanding the self-regulation potential of voluntary international initiatives for corporate conduct: the role of sponsor goals; 12. Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility of multinational enterprises in China; 13. The discourses and practices of corporate social responsibility as a new component of the strategies of multinational companies: an illustration with French multinational companies; 14. International supply chain management: lever for sustainable development? An analysis of discourses and applications. 
• 15. The search for a sustainable approach to traditional French wine production in the face of competition from multinational companiesIndex. 

• Transnational corporations play a role in the design, diffusion, and consolidation of sustainable development in the context of globalization and multinational firms. This book analyzes this role and explores the complex and dynamic phenomena of economic, political, cultural and legal interactions involved. 

Ämnesord

Företagens samhällsansvar  (sao)

Hållbar utveckling  (sao)

Multinationella företag  -- miljöaspekter (sao)

International business enterprises --Environmental aspects. 

Social responsibility of business. 

Sustainable development. 

Sustainable development  (LCSH)

Social responsibility of business  (LCSH)

Genre

Electronic books.  (LCSH)

Klassifikation

HD62.4.M85 2009 (LCC)

658.408 (DDC)

Qbceg (kssb/8 (machine generated))