Research Catalog

Title

Greening the firm : The politics of corporate environmentalism / Aseem Prakash.

Author

Prakash, Aseem.

Publication

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.

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Description

xiv, 181 pages; 24 cm

Subjects

• Eli Lilly and Company
• International business enterprises > Environmental aspects > Case studies
• Environmental policy > Case studies
• Industrial management > Environmental aspects > Case studies
• Baxter International Inc

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Greening the firm: an introduction. Beyond-compliance: an overview. "Unpacking" the firm. Research design and methods. Case selection. Organization of the book -- 2. Environmental policymaking within firms. New-institutionalism. Nature of goods and services. Notions of efficiency and capital budgeting. Firms as composite actors -- 3. Baxter and Lilly: evolution of environmental programs. Baxter: an overview. Evolution of environmental programs. Organizational structure. Eli Lilly: an overview. Evolution of environmental programs. Organizational structure. Baxter and Lilly: a comparison of environmental organization -- 4. Baxter and Lilly: case studies. Underground storage tanks. The Toxic Release Inventory and the 33/50 programs. Responsible Care. "Green products" Environmental audits. ISO 14000 environmental management standards -- 5. Beyond-compliance: findings and conclusions. Theoretical implications. Policy implications. Limitations and future research.

ISBN

0521662494 (hardbound)

LCCN

99033723

OCLC

• 505019605
• ocn505019605

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries