Succeed or sink [electronic resource] : business sustainability under globalisation / Chris Rowley, Jayantee Mukherjee Saha and David Ang.
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-c...
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Oxford, UK ; Philadelphia :
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2012.
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Table of 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.