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- the use of professional skills for identifying and achieving organizational objectives through the deployment of appropriate resources. Management involves identifying what needs to be done, and organizing and supporting others...
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- Globalization, Minima Moralia, And The Responsibilities Of Multinational Companies
- Globalization also involves the idea of the "global village" in relation to communication, information, networking, and monitoring. It is a matter of enlightened self-interest for companies to behave in a socially and environmentally acceptable way wherever they operate, not just so as to avoid damaging their reputation, but also to...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Social Entrepreneurship: The Contribution of Individual Entrepreneurs to Sustainable Development
- Social entrepreneurship is a phenomenon that has resisted attempts to establish a clear definition. A focus on organizational structures and/or what constitutes a worthy social cause has created a diverse set of terminology. Observing the positive social impact of entrepreneurs catering to basic needs, this paper recognizes their unique role...
- White papers 2004-03-01
- The Challenge of Environmental Responsibility and Sustainable Development: Implications for SME and Entrepreneurship Academics
- The move towards a "greener" or more environmentally-responsible framework of business operations has begun to be mirrored in the research and teaching work of many academics. However, it is suggested that the fields of entrepreneurship and SME studies have lagged somewhat behind other disciplines when it comes to including sustainable...
- White papers 2002-09-16
- Sustainable Development And Sustainability Of Competitive Advantage: A Dynamic, Sustainable View Of The Firm
- The core idea of the paper relates to the role of business in society at large. The paper presents a proposal for a dynamic and sustainable view of the firm, explaining the normative and instrumental character of its foundations. It shows how sustainable development changes the competitive landscape and in...
- White papers 2002-04-01
- New Business Models for Aid and Development: New Partnerships for Sustainable Development
- The demographics of developing nations show exponential levels of unplanned urban growth. This brings huge infrastructural engineering challenges. The old models of simple rural water supply and sanitation schemes are not applicable in the densely populated unplanned urban communities that are rapidly appearing within developing cities. The complexity of retrofitting...
- White papers 2003-02-19
- Co-Regulatory Frameworks For Product Stewardship
- Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry ACCI recognises the importance of sustainable development - which maintains the capacity of society, the economy and the environment to satisfy and sustain the needs and living standards of both current and future generations. Economic development and environmental protection are mutually reinforcing goals of...
- White papers 2005-02-01
- Whither Globalisation?: The Beleaguered Promise Of Foreign Investment For Sustainable Development
- Foreign Direct Investment FDI is a leading driver of globalization. Undertaken by TransNational Corporations TNCs, FDI is creating dense and complex global networks of production and consumption. This paper examines statistical and case studies of the relationship between FDI and economic growth in developing countries. It focuses on knowledge spillovers,...
- White papers 2005-11-01
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- Towards a process view of business case for sustainable development: lessons from the experience at BP and Shell.
- This paper seeks to complement empirical studies that have been done in researching the `business case' For sustainable development. Drawing on the process approach within strategic management, the paper offers a way of viewing the role of sustainabl This paper seeks to complement empirical studies that...
- Research articles 2003-03-22
- USAID awards $24 million for integrated pest management, sustainable agriculture research.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-14 October 2004-USAID: USAID awards $24 million for integrated pest management, sustainable agriculture researchC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:10132004 Washington, D.C. - The U.S. Agency for International Development USAID announced two $12 million awards to Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State...
- Research articles 2004-10-14
- Green Data Book Offers Factual Basis for Sustainable Development
- NEW YORK, New York ENS — --> Better environmental management can improve people’s livelihoods, health, and security now and in the future, but sound management depends upon accurate, timely information. The latest environmental information for 200 countries was presented Tuesday at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development meeting in the...
- Research articles 2005-04-21
- World Bank approves US$57.6 million for Sustainable Development in Brasilia.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-26 August 2005-WORLD BANK: World Bank approves US$57.6 million for Sustainable Development in BrasiliaC1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25082005 WASHINGTON - The World Bank today approved a US$57.6 million loan to the Government of the Federal District of Brasilia. The objective...
- Research articles 2005-08-26
- Water management must be integral part of sustainable development: experts
- STOCKHOLM AFP — Water management issues must be an integral aspect of sustainable development and ought to be adapted to take specific country situations into account, experts said as a World Water Week conference opened in Stockholm. Some 1.4 billion people in the world, primarily in Asia and Africa,...
- Research articles 2005-08-22
- Caspian Environment Forum to focus on sustainable development and management of world's largest closed sea; Representatives from five countries bordering Caspian to convene in Baku.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-22 November 2004-WORLD BANK: Caspian Environment Forum to focus on sustainable development and management of world's largest closed sea; Representatives from five countries bordering Caspian to convene in BakuC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:11192004 Baku - International financial organizations, donor governments,...
- Research articles 2004-11-22
- Sustainable development at the next level.(Focus)
- Ten years after the meeting of the United Nations World Commission of Environment and Development in Oslo, Norway, where the concept of sustainable development received support from environmental and social activists, the chemical industry is evaluating its future role. Although chemical companies have gone through an...
- Research articles 1998-02-16
- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AT THE NEXT LEVEL
- Ten years after the meeting of the United Nations World Commission of Environment and Development in Oslo, Norway, where the concept of sustainable development received support from environmental and social activists, the chemical industry is evaluating its future role. Although chemical companies have gone through an...
- Research articles 1998-02-16
- Water issues must be integral part of sustainable development
- STOCKHOLM AFP — Water management issues must be an integral part of sustainable development and ought to be adapted to take specific country situations into account, experts said as a World Water Week conference opened in Stockholm. Some 1.4 billion people in the world, primarily in Asia and Africa,...
- Research articles 2005-08-22
- Sustainable Development International Inc. Commences Trading On The NASDAQ OTC/BB
- EDMONTON, Alberta--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 23, 1999-- Mr. Harold Jahn, President & CEO, is pleased to announce that Sustainable Development International Inc. ("the Company" or "SDI") is now trading on the NASDAQ OTC/BB under the symbol "SUDI". The Company, headquartered in Edmonton, Canada, is a waste management and alternative energy...
- Research articles 1999-09-23
- ADB backing reforms to overhaul public sector management and service delivery in Punjab, Pakistan.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-4 December 2003-ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK: ADB backing reforms to overhaul public sector management and service delivery in Punjab, PakistanC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12042003 MANILA, PHILIPPINES -- The Asian Development Bank ADB is assisting the Government of Punjab, Pakistan, with reforms...
- Research articles 2003-12-04
- FISHERIES: SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT DEBATED BY MEPS
- Summary: The steady collapse of fish stocks around the world needs to be reversed, Members of the European Parliament heard during a special two-day hearing in Brussels on June 16 and 17. The hearing, on the subject of "Fishing effort and sustainable development", heard speakers...
- Research articles 1997-06-24
- Overview Of Business And The Environment
- Corporate social responsibility and sustainable development are emerging as strategic elements of overall firm management extending the role of environmental responsibility well beyond the traditional scope of the environmental manager alone. Consequently, environmental management, once a sunken-cost-defined category driven by legal compliance and liability, is now integrated, company-wide, and a...
- White papers 2003-01-01
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