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BL
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993226
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b747596
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Multinational enterprises and the challenge of sustainable development /\ edited by John R. McIntyre, Silvester Ivanaj, Vera Ivanaj.
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| Publication Statement
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Cheltenham, Glos, UK ;Northampton, MA :: Edward Elgar,, ©2009.
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xxvii, 313 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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1848444133
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: 9781848444133
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Multinational enterprises and sustainable development : a review of strategy process research / Vera Ivanaj and John R. McIntyre -- The UN galaxy, transnational corporations and sustainable development / Tagi Sagafi-nejad -- Are multinational corporations compatible with sustainable development? : the experience of developing countries / AAbdulai Abdul-Gafaru -- Sustainable development and resource-based foreign direct investment in developing economies : models of corporate production behavior / Kofi Afriyie -- Of butterflies and hummingbirds : industrial ecology 'on the wing' / Van V. Miller and Charles T. Crespy -- Multinationals and the challenge of sustainable development : knowledge in cooperative networks / Mohamed Bayad ... et al. -- The future of sustainable development and MNEs : a diffusion framework / Jonathan Lefevre and Gabriele Suder -- Multinationals' sustainable supply chains and influence on suppliers inside and outside the USA : a comparative approach / Bernd Philipp -- Sustainability metrics for multinational corporations : greater profits and a more sustainable world / Salwa M. Beheiry -- Assessing the sustainable development commitment of European MNEs / Silvester Ivanaj ... et al. -- Understanding the self-regulation potential of voluntary international initiatives for corporate conduct : the role of sponsor goals / Glen Taylor and Petra Christmann -- Sustainable development and corporate social responsibility of multinational enterprises in China / Maria Lai-Ling Lam -- The discourses and practices of corporate social responsibility as a new component of the strategies of multinational companies : an illustration with French multinational companies / Pierre Bardelli and Manuela Pastore-Chaverot -- International supply chain management : lever for sustainable development? : an analysis of discourses and applications / Yvette Masson-Franzil -- The search for a sustainable approach to traditional French wine production in the face of competition from multinational companies / Marie-Pierre Arzelier.
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| Abstract
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Transnational corporations play role in the design, diffusion, & consolidation of sustainable development in the context of globalization & multinational firms. In this volume, European & American contributors analyze this role & explore the complex & dynamic phenomena of economic, political, cultural & legal interactions involved.
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International business enterprises-- Environmental aspects.
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Social responsibility of business.
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Sustainable development.
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Corporate social responsibility.
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International business enterprises-- Environmental aspects.
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International business enterprises-- Environmental aspects.
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Multinationales Unternehmen
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Multinationales Unternehmen.
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Nachhaltige Entwicklung.
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Nachhaltigkeit
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Organisationshandeln
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Social responsibility of business.
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Social responsibility of business.
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Soziale Verantwortung
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Sustainable development.
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Sustainable development.
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| Dewey Classification
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658.408
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| LC Classification
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HD62.4.M85 2009
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QP 305rvk
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Ivanaj, Silvester.
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Ivanaj, Vera.
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McIntyre, John R.
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