Innovations in Sustainability: Fuel and Food: Organizations and the Natural Environment
Autor Alfred A. Marcusen Limba Engleză Hardback – 12 aug 2015
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781107072794
ISBN-10: 1107072794
Pagini: 379
Ilustrații: 1 b/w illus. 58 tables
Dimensiuni: 158 x 235 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.67 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Organizations and the Natural Environment
Locul publicării:New York, United States
ISBN-10: 1107072794
Pagini: 379
Ilustrații: 1 b/w illus. 58 tables
Dimensiuni: 158 x 235 x 24 mm
Greutate: 0.67 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Seria Organizations and the Natural Environment
Locul publicării:New York, United States
Cuprins
Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: the path to sustainability; Part I. Funding Sustainable Startups: 1. Leaders of the pack: Khosla Ventures and KPCB; 2. Scaling up: Intel Capital and Google Ventures; Part II. Business Models: 3. Follow the sun: First Solar and Suntech; 4. Making a revolution: Tesla and Better Place; Part III. The Macroenvironment and Industry Context: 5. Ticket to ride: Toyota and General Motors; 6. Blowing in the wind: Vestas and General Electric; Part IV. Finding Customers: 7. Carrying that weight: General Mills and Kellogg's; 8. Bridge over troubled waters: Pepsi and Coke; Part V. Competition between Mission and Non-Mission-Based Businesses: 9. Consensus capitalism: Whole Foods and Walmart; 10. Sustainability's next frontier: Dupont and Monsanto; Concluding observations: the journey continues; Index.
Recenzii
'Innovations in Sustainability covers an enormous amount of ground. … It makes fascinating reading and represents an original and much needed contribution to our understanding of the challenges facing sustainable innovations.' David Vogel, University of California, Berkeley
'It is becoming abundantly clear that grappling with the challenge of sustainability will become an increasingly pressing issue for many firms and that developing business models at scale that both 'do good and do well' is not an easy proposition. In this fascinating series of case studies Professor Marcus takes us behind the platitudes to detailed accounts of how particular firms struggled with these issues, highlighting stories of both success and failure in a way that provides concrete guidance to managers seeking to build more sustainable businesses.' Rebecca M. Henderson, John and Natty McArthur University Professor, Harvard Business School
'How can competition encourage innovation in sustainability? In return, how can such innovation transform the competitive landscape? In this insightful book, Alfred A. Marcus integrates his comprehensive knowledge of corporate sustainability with his expertise in corporate strategy to address these questions. Through the investigation of captivating cases drawn from the world's largest and most prominent organizations, he uncovers the paths that firms take to achieve their sustainability goals. A 'must read' for academics, managers, and policy-makers who want to better understand strategies leading to transformative innovation in sustainability.' Magali Delmas, University of California, Los Angeles
'Innovations in Sustainability represents an important contribution to the growing literature on the theory and practice of sustainable business. As we have seen, the last twenty years of sustainable innovation have been focused on incremental strategies like pollution prevention, eco-efficiency, and social responsibility. These have now been widely adopted and studied extensively. There is little left to learn or explore in this domain. The next twenty years of sustainable innovation will be focused on disruptive and transformational strategies like clean and regenerative technology commercialization, base of the pyramid business, and frugal innovation. As a result, this book by Alfred Marcus stands as a beacon lighting the path toward the next era of sustainable innovation that might truly lead us toward a more sustainable world.' Academy of Management Learning and Education
'It is becoming abundantly clear that grappling with the challenge of sustainability will become an increasingly pressing issue for many firms and that developing business models at scale that both 'do good and do well' is not an easy proposition. In this fascinating series of case studies Professor Marcus takes us behind the platitudes to detailed accounts of how particular firms struggled with these issues, highlighting stories of both success and failure in a way that provides concrete guidance to managers seeking to build more sustainable businesses.' Rebecca M. Henderson, John and Natty McArthur University Professor, Harvard Business School
'How can competition encourage innovation in sustainability? In return, how can such innovation transform the competitive landscape? In this insightful book, Alfred A. Marcus integrates his comprehensive knowledge of corporate sustainability with his expertise in corporate strategy to address these questions. Through the investigation of captivating cases drawn from the world's largest and most prominent organizations, he uncovers the paths that firms take to achieve their sustainability goals. A 'must read' for academics, managers, and policy-makers who want to better understand strategies leading to transformative innovation in sustainability.' Magali Delmas, University of California, Los Angeles
'Innovations in Sustainability represents an important contribution to the growing literature on the theory and practice of sustainable business. As we have seen, the last twenty years of sustainable innovation have been focused on incremental strategies like pollution prevention, eco-efficiency, and social responsibility. These have now been widely adopted and studied extensively. There is little left to learn or explore in this domain. The next twenty years of sustainable innovation will be focused on disruptive and transformational strategies like clean and regenerative technology commercialization, base of the pyramid business, and frugal innovation. As a result, this book by Alfred Marcus stands as a beacon lighting the path toward the next era of sustainable innovation that might truly lead us toward a more sustainable world.' Academy of Management Learning and Education
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Descriere
This insightful book employs high-profile company cases to focus on two major challenges for sustainable innovation: fuel and food.