The Dynamics of the Eco-Efficient Economy: Environmental Regulation and Competitive Advantage (In Association with the Belgian-Dutch Association for Institutional and Political Economy) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840645628 ISBN 13: 9781840645620

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2001

Synopsis

Entrepreneurs and managers are increasingly aware that the environment can be both a threat and an opportunity to their current economic activities. This timely book discusses the question of environmental performance versus corporate practices and finds that environmental considerations can have a positive effect on business.

The perception of the environment as a means to achieve competitive advantage for companies is a relatively recent phenomenon. The contributors address how to create institutional environments that stimulate businesses to integrate the environment in strategic decision making and thereby promote eco-efficiency. Together they build a convincing argument that the economy-environment trade-off is a false stalemate: societal and market forces may impact on the environment and on business in positive, neutral or negative ways. The authors use evidence from the United States and Europe to demonstrate that environmental considerations can have a positive effect on the competitive advantage of firms.

This book draws together three fields - environmental economics, environmental regulation and strategic management - and will be of great interest to scholars and practitioners working in these areas.

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About the Author

Edited by Emiel F.M. Wubben, Associate Professor in Strategic Management for the Management Studies Group, Wageningen University, the Netherlands

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Publication date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840645628
• ISBN 13: 9781840645620
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160
• Editor: Wubben Emiel F.M.